Join CST

Five reasons to join CST today

1. We listen, understand and influence policy makers on your behalf as the voice for school trusts.
2. Our professional community connects you to practitioners in other trusts to strengthen your networks and create opportunities to give and get support.
3. We support you with what you need to know to run a strong and sustainable school trust.
4. Our holistic view of trust leadership means that we provide specialist knowledge for both your governance and executive leaders.
5. We have a vision of a system that holds trust on behalf of children and delivers an excellent education for every child.

Completing your application

It takes less than 10 minutes to complete our online application forms. Before you begin, please check our membership fees and decide which type of membership you wish to apply for.  Further details about our different types of membership can be found on our membership page.

Once we have received your application form, we will send you confirmation of receipt, further details about your membership benefits and information about paying for your membership. 

Looking for individual registration?

If your trust is already a CST member and you wish to sign up for your own personal account please use our individual registration form.

Need more help?

If you have any questions or need help completing your application please email membership@cstuk.org.uk to get in touch with our dedicated membership team.

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