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Thursday 22nd May 2025

CST comment on teacher pay award

The Government has today set out its response to the School Teachers' Review Body recommendations on teacher pay. This includes a 4% rise in teacher pay from September, with funding of £615m towards teacher and school support staff pay rises.

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Press Releases

17th August 2020

No Young Person’s Life Chances Should be Affected by this Pandemic

Leora Cruddas, chief executive of CST said: “The uncertainty around this year’s results has been extremely hard for students, schools and trusts. It is right that the Ofqual has moved to end this uncertainty by awarding GCSEs based on the centre assessment grade.

16th August 2020

Decisive Action is Needed to Remedy the Current Uncertainty About A-level and GCSE Results

Leora Cruddas, chief executive of CST said: “The current uncertainty and series of U-turns is extremely hard for students, schools and trusts. We accept that in the context of a global pandemic, there is no perfect solution. However, the uncertainty is simply unacceptable.

6th July 2020

CST announces partnership with CJK Associates

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) is delighted to announce a partnership with CJK Associates.

2nd July 2020

Statement from the Confederation of School Trusts on Autumn Planning Guidance

It is the government’s intention for all pupils to be back to school in September.

6th May 2020

Online CPD programme supported by CST and NTA, powered by BlueSky

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) is working with BlueSky to provide a specific programme of free CPD webinars to schools and trusts as they navigate the challenges COVID-19 presents.

29th January 2020

NFER Research Teaching Autonomy - CST press release

Commenting on new research from National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), "Teacher Autonomy: how does it relate to job satisfaction and retention." Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) said:

27th January 2020

School Resource Management Advisor pilot evaluation

Commenting on the School Resource Management Advisory (SRMA) pilot evaluation report, Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) said:

3rd December 2019

LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THIS SUCCESS

Commenting on the publication of the OECD 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results today, Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts said:

11th October 2019

WE MUST NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS

"It is very important that we distinguish between pupil moves that are not made in the interests of pupils and pupil moves into Alternative Provision. The Education Policy Institute is right to shine a light on the issue of better recording and regulation of pupil moves and the need for better regulation of Alternative Provision.

3rd October 2019

The Future Shape of the Education System

Coming at the end of the party conferences, the paper sets out a direction of travel and calls for all political parties work together with the sector to agree a long-term plan for education, to complete the reform journey which has its origins with the Labour administration at the turn of the century and has continued through the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition and successive Conservative governments.

26th June 2019

Leora Cruddas: Time for education sector to complete the reform of England's education system

Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST), today launched a call for evidence to develop a sector-led White Paper on the future shape of England's education system.

13th June 2019

School leaders set out how a great culture achieves positive behaviour

"Schools must be trusted to continue to set and implement behaviour policies"

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