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Tuesday 18th March 2025

Statement on Curriculum and Assessment Review interim report

The interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published today.

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24th November 2021

CST publishes codification of the role of the Chief Executive in School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) today publishes a framework for the core responsibilities of the role of Chief Executive Officer in School Trusts.

28th October 2021

Targeted funding which follows the child, pupil or student is essential for our long-term sustainability as a nation

There are some important themes in the spending review 2021 in relation to education which should be welcomed. CST welcomes the investment in early years, schools, post-16 and mental health support teams.

22nd October 2021

#LetsGoZero: CST Partners with Ashden to help Schools Become Carbon Zero by 2030

As COP26 prepares to accelerate global action on sustainability, the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with leading climate solutions charity Ashden, to support School Trusts in the reduction of their carbon emissions.

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.

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