Welcome to The MAT Unpacked, the podcast that opens up what “good” really looks like in multi-academy trusts. Hosted by Chris Whiting from Academy Advisory, each episode brings you honest and open conversations with trust leaders, auditors and specialists who’ve been there, done it, and learned the lessons. We go beyond theory and compliance to explore the decisions, processes and practical approaches that help trusts run well, financially, operationally and educationally, so they can keep focus where it belongs: improving outcomes for children and young people. What you’ll get from every episode Real stories from the sector — what teams actually did, why they did it, and what changed as a result Practical insight, not jargon — translating finance, risk and governance requirements into clear, usable action Actionable takeaways — questio
