{"id":24484,"date":"2026-11-09T09:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=24484"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:46:47","slug":"executive-pay-in-school-trusts-the-governance-imperative","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/total-rewards\/pay-equity\/executive-pay-in-school-trusts-the-governance-imperative\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive pay in school trusts: The governance imperative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-44166fc9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div 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latest salary benchmarking data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">A sneak peek at the Brightmine Compensation Planning platform and data. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please complete the form to gain access to the recording.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-register-now-to-participate-in-data-collection-and-receive-your-personalised-report-including-a-proportionality-analysis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/content.brightmine.com\/Partnerships_TC_Data_Contribution_CP\/?ga=uk&amp;cmpid=PLC%7CCP%7CHRCOM%7C2610%7CBM261005154949%7Ccst_partnership_2026&amp;sfid=701Vh00000jtT9B&amp;utm_source=chronl&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=reward_2026_uk&amp;utm_content=education_flyer&amp;utm_content_type=qrcode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register now<\/a> to participate in data collection and receive your personalised report, including a proportionality analysis.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure 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