Free: The Pros & Cons of GAG Pooling for Multi-Academy Trusts - 25 September, 2-3.30pm
Join us for an in-depth webinar designed for MAT CFOs, CEOs, and executive leaders. This session will offer a balanced evaluation of GAG pooling, exploring its potential benefits and the challenges that come with it, to help you make informed decisions for your trust.
| Time | Thursday 25 September 2025, 2-3.30PM |
| Location |
Online |
Course Content
- A look at different approaches to GAG pooling and reserves pooling within multi-academy trusts (MATs)
- The potential benefits of GAG pooling for financial management and aligning trust-wide priorities
- The challenges and risks associated with GAG pooling
- Strategies for effectively implementing GAG pooling
The session includes a 1-hour discussion, followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A.
Speakers
Stephen Mitchell, CEO, Keystone Knowledge
Stephen is a highly experienced leader with a strong background in finance, organisational leadership, and education management. As the founder of Keystone Knowledge and CEO of a successful multi-academy trust, Stephen is passionate about improving management quality to ensure the best outcomes for children.
A qualified accountant and MBA graduate, Stephen is a Fellow of multiple professional institutes, an accredited global trainer, and a regular contributor to industry publications and conferences.
About the author
Stephen is an experienced leader in education, and the CEO of Keystone Knowledge. He has worked as CEO, CFO, COO across academies since 2012 and delivered programmes of change and rapid organisational improvement.
He holds an MBA with a thesis on improving the quality of management in education, is currently working on his Doctorate, and is a national lead assessor on the School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) programme for the DfE. He regularly speaks at national conferences on a range of topics relevant to the education sector.
