These were outstanding schools which have taken up the government's offer to opt out of local authority control and become independent academies. (bbc.co.uk)
Furthermore, the report says that existing independent academies are being increasingly forced into «arranged - marriages» with larger Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) as an act of preservation and to generate economies of scale. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Furthermore, existing cost - cutting and cash - strapped independent academies are being increasingly forced into arranged - marriages with larger Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) as an act of preservation and to generate economies of scale, in response to the postcode lottery of government funding. (qaeducation.co.uk)