Confederation of School Trusts Deputy Chief Executive Steve Rollett said: "School trusts are a crucial part of our education system and it is welcome the Secretary of State has reiterated government’s support for their vital role. It is appropriate trusts are accountable - as indeed they already are.
"Any new checks must however have a clear purpose and not duplicate or conflict with school inspections or regulation by the Department for Education.
"Trust inspection will also need a really clear and evidence-based concept of what quality looks like, while allowing for the diversity of approaches that is a key strength of the trust system."
CST has previously set out a potential high level model for trust inspection. Further details can be found on the CST website: Inspecting school groups
