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Tuesday 28th January 2025

Helping trusts approach procurement with purpose

A new partnership between the Confederation of School Trusts and procurement experts Value Match is aimed at helping trusts make smarter decisions when buying goods and services.

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13th October 2021

New benchmarking service now available to guide the remuneration of school trust executive teams

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST), as the sector body for School Trusts, today releases a salary benchmarking service for executive roles in School Trusts, in conjunction with partners XpertHR, Cendex and Browne Jacobson. This new evidence-base for School Trusts will be built upon year-on-year, ensuring a reliably current and comprehensive annual salary report of executive roles in School Trusts.

30th September 2021

CST seeks to codify the role of the Chief Executive in School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) has today launched a consultation on the core responsibilities of the role of Chief Executive Officer in School Trusts. This marks the first time this vital role will be defined within a framework.

10th August 2021

CST comment on this year's extraordinary efforts

Let’s celebrate the extraordinary efforts made by young people, teachers and leaders this year.

28th June 2021

Independent survey to inform a new national benchmark for trust executive team remuneration

Today marks the start of an independent survey that will gather data to create a new national benchmark for school trust executive team remuneration.

9th June 2021

CST announces partnership with Education Mutual

The Confederation of School Trusts is delighted to announce a partnership with Education Mutual

30th April 2021

CST responds to the speech from Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools

In her speech to the annual conference of the Confederation of School Trusts, Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools paid tribute to Trusts which she said have taken a wider leadership role through the pandemic, – supporting each other, their communities and the wider sector. But she also cautioned that it is Ofsted’s job to remain agnostic about school structures.

29th April 2021

CST responds to the speech from Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England

CST is committed to the promotion and advancement of equity and social justice. To this end there are strong equity and social justice themes through our conference. One of our equalities themes is the importance of girls’ safety and education, and the participation of women in public life.

29th April 2021

CST responds to the speech from Ian Bauckham CBE, Chair of Ofqual

Mr Bauckham’s speech at the annual conference of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) includes some important messages and reflections. Mr Bauckham, himself a chief executive of a School Trust said: “We have all grown hugely in our confidence in remote teaching, and by the 2021 lockdown, in very many cases, it was actually happening very effectively indeed.”

28th April 2021

New University of Nottingham Report shows Trusts are ‘robust structures’

A new report published jointly today by The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) and the University of Nottingham shows how School Trusts managed disruptions and discontinuities in the global pandemic between March 2020 and March 2021.

28th April 2021

Sector organisations to develop an Academy Trust Governance Code

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) and The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland are delighted to announce a joint project to develop an Academy Trust Governance Code. Like the Charity Governance Code, the Academy Trust Governance Code will be sector-led. This reflects that the Trust sector has reached a stage of maturity where it can define standards of good governance.

20th April 2021

Media release: Festival will celebrate vital role of the arts in schools and colleges

CST comment on media release: Festival will celebrate vital role of the arts in schools and colleges

22nd February 2021

CST comment on the full opening of schools from 8th March 2021

CST comment on the full opening of schools from 8th March 2021

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