MAT SHOWCASE 2025
A dedicated space showcasing groundbreaking practices implemented by Multi Academy Trusts
The MAT Showcase
Showcasing MAT Innovations That Inspire
At the Schools & Academies Show, we believe the best ideas spark from open conversations and bold thinking. That’s why, new for 2025, we’ve introduced the MAT Showcase to the show floor - providing a unique space for trusts to take centre stage and showcase the creative and innovative practices they have been engaging in.
This interactive new feature brings something fresh to the floor! The MAT Showcase gives you exclusive access to the cutting-edge work being undertaken across leading MATs, from efficient business management and innovative technology integration to effective retention, attendance and estate management strategy.
Get ready for soapbox talks, live demonstrations and engaging discussion as a careful selection of the UK’s leading trusts take to the MAT Showcase to share their journeys and solutions to some of the biggest challenges currently facing the trust system.
Leading the Way in Educational Excellence
Whether you’re looking for guidance on operational excellence, integrating tech into your school estates or improving staff retention, the MAT Showcase is your chance to ask questions, discover solutions to your biggest challenges and gain inspiration from trusts leading the way and showcasing excellence.
Live Demonstrations
Live teaching demonstrations will allow you to see first-hand exactly how technology can be interwoven into quality first teaching, at any key stage, to support pupil outcomes.
Soapbox Talks
Soapbox talks will provide informal and relaxed spaces to speak with representatives present and hear from them about the journey their trust has undertaken.
Get Answers & Engage
Trust representatives will be available throughout the day, allowing delegates to ask questions, explore ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations.
Driving Change & Delivering Impact
MAT’s Featured in the Showcase:
Ideas don’t spread on their own; they thrive through connections, shared understanding, and finding common ground. That’s the essence of the MAT Showcase; an opportunity for delegates and trusts to share their stories, experiences, and journeys, to sparking meaningful change.
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Shireland Collegiate Academy will be demonstrating how their organisational transformation has been underpinned with the use of technology and how this permeates every level of their organisation. From teaching and learning to estate management, Shireland have leveraged the use of tech to enhance their organisational outcomes. The use of data and technological advancements are not a bolt on at Shireland, they are a core feature of their organisational development and they are at the MAT Showcase to talk to you about their journey in becoming one of the leading trusts in this space.
STEP Academy Trust
Step Academy Trust will we showcasing their innovative approached to teacher retention and recruitment. Ensuring trusts have the right people in the right place to deliver the best possible outcomes for their setting is a key challenge faced by the sector at the minute. Step have met this challenge head on through the development of their teacher training and CPD programs. With a strong correlation between staff CPD and retention, Step are able to share valuable insights on how their staff development program builds a highly skilled workforce.
Northern Education Trust
Northen Education Trust are known across the country for their work around attendance and developing a culture of praise and recognition, this all feeds into a broader organisational, trust wide culture. We are delighted to welcome them to the showcase to share with delegates how they have tirelessly tackled the challenges of attendance and built a positive workplace culture for pupils and staff alike. Their work about supporting attendance has been instrumental in improving pupils outcomes and we are excited to have them at the show and being able to share their insights with our community.
