Resources

Helping MAT finance teams stay ahead

We believe in supporting MAT finance teams to deliver excellent financial management. Explore a range of resources and best practice recommendations from our team of experts, as well as current advice from MAT leaders.

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From our blog

Follow our blog for everything new and noteworthy in MAT finance – from product announcements to feature updates, user stories to MAT growth insights, let’s talk about it.

27 November 2025
IMP Software Partners with ISBL to Support Clearer Interpretation of ICFP Performance
25 November 2025
The Benefits of Multi-Academy Trusts Moving to a Unified Platform for Financial Management
19 November 2025
Beyond Bake Sales: 5 hard-won lessons from school trusts that act like startups 
19 November 2025
Building SLT Engagement with ICFP: A Practical Guide for Multi Academy Trusts 
11 November 2025
How Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) Helps Primary Schools Plan with Confidence
16 October 2025
“Mounting financial pressures” across multi-academy trusts revealed in MAT Finance Sector Insight Report 2025

The MAT Finance Show

Watch all the episodes of The MAT Finance Show, our podcast dedicated to exploring the MAT finance sector.

27 March 2024
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 31
MAT Budgeting 101: How to achieve a cohesive approach across your schools
6 March 2024
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 30
Needs-based budgeting and GAG pooling - a sector update
13 December 2023
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 29
How we enable ICFP to be embedded
17 November 2023
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What's stopping the sector from embedding ICFP
13 October 2023
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 27
MAT centralisation. A guide to financial operating models
10 October 2023
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 26 - v2
Will there ever be a time when trusts are funded directly?

IMP Events

Find out where you can meet us or book your place for one of our events.

MATS SUMMIT (1)
Event Date | 26 November 2025
In-Person
MATs Summit
MATPN SOUTH
Event Date | 25 November 2025
In-Person
MATPN South
SAA SHOW
Event Date | 19 November 2025
In-Person
Schools and Academies Show
MAT Finance, Evolved: One Unified Platform for Everything
Event Date | 4 February 2026
Webinar
MAT Finance, Evolved: One Unified Platform for Everything
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Event Date | 3 December 2025
Webinar
IMP Purchasing - Product Tour
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Event Date | 25 November 2025
Webinar
IMP Planner: Product Tour

Case studies

MATs just like yours share their experiences with IMP Sofware and the impact we have helped them have on their trust.

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MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Inclusive Multi Academy Trust Implements IMP Planner and IMP ICFP for Smarter Budgeting
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MAT Size | 20 + Schools
Advance Learning Partnership Adopts IMP Purchasing to Optimise Finance
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MAT Size | 20 + Schools
Leigh Academies Trust Implements IMP Planner for Centralised Budgeting and Reporting
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MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust Optimises Budget Control with IMP Purchasing
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MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Vantage Academy Trust Adopts IMP Purchasing for Real-Time Financial Oversight
Learning without Limits
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Learning without Limits Academy Trust Implements IMP ICFP for Budgeting & Curriculum Planning

Whitepapers

Download our latest research on the challenges facing the MAT finance sector.

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The IMP MAT Finance Sector Insight Report
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Topic | GAG pooling
GAG Pooling & Centralisation in MATs
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Topic | MAT Growth
The 2030 MAT growth challenge
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Topic | MAT Growth
A growing philosophy
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Pooling reserves and budget centralisation in multi-academy trusts

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