This joint paper from APSEND and CST highlights some of the excellent ‘upstream’ preventative work that takes place in trusts across the country.
In June 2025, the APSEND National Network for MAT CEOs and the Confederation of School Trusts held a joint engagement call for their members, during which they shared plans to develop a strong collective voice with respect to current funding and commissioning challenges in the sector.
Both were keen to highlight the vital role the specialist sector currently plays, especially in relation to the excellent ‘upstream’ preventative work that takes place in many trusts across the country through their outreach work.
As such, they issued a call for evidence from their members in the form of short case studies focused on their work in this area.
This paper presents the findings from that call for evidence and includes 27 case studies from 17 different trusts.
