Confederation of School Trusts

We are delighted to announce the first of our keynote speakers for our 2024 Annual Conference, who will bring their own unique takes on #building, sharing experiences from both within education and the wider public realm. Our speakers include: - HM Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver - Sir Martin's 30-year career in education started as a teacher and he most recently served as Chief Executive of Outwood Grange Academies Trust - Scientist and broadcaster, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE - Dame Maggie is passionate about inspiring the public, and particularly children, to understand science - Chair of the NHS Confederation, Lord Victor Adebowale CBE - Lord Adebowale worked for charities focusing on homelessness and social and health care, and now oversees the sector body for NHS trusts - Star Academies Chief Executive, Sir Hamid Patel CBE - Sir Hamid has led Star since its inception, with particular focuses on teacher training, leadership development, community cohesion, curriculum reform and social mobility   In total we will welcome around 120 speakers to the event through our keynotes and workshops, with further details of the programme to be unveiled shortly. Tickets are available to book now on our dedicated annual conference website: https://lnkd.in/e6mStTPT #CSTConf24

School trusts are finding new ways to work with public services, charities, and business, to support pupils on both sides of the school gates. Discover how in our new report, produced in association with Browne Jacobson https://lnkd.in/eBe-nThx

Explore the data, trends, and policy implications of this summer’s exams with our targeted seminars for data professionals, trust leaders, and trustees on 4 September - free for CST member trusts. Visit your professional community for full details: https://lnkd.in/ehyuSpkU

Thousands of students will today receive their exam results across GCSEs and Level 1-2 VTQs. CST Deputy Chief Executive Steve Rollett said: "Students and the school staff that have supported them should be extremely proud of their achievements. "We congratulate young people on their results and wish them the very best for their next steps."

Come to our Annual Conference and explore…Building a socially just society ⬇️ Many trusts were originally founded to operate in areas with high levels of socio-economic disadvantage and challenges including child poverty, family destitution and serious youth violence. The Harris Federation, one of the oldest trusts in England, sees part of its mission as challenging disadvantage and disrupting the status quo of inequality. In this session, Sir Dan Moynihan, Chief Executive of the Harris Federation, talks to Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of Education Policy Institute, about closing the disadvantage gap and striving to reduce youth violence. Book your place now: https://lnkd.in/e6mStTPT #CSTConf24 #Building

Are you a trustee or chair of the trust board looking to refresh your skills and knowledge in the new term? Our training programmes can help – here’s what’s coming up in September: 💻 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 (𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲) – 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 This course is designed for trustees that are new to trust governance, taking them through what strength looks like in this area, as outlined in CST’s Governing a school trust guidance paper. It will equip delegates with the core knowledge, skills and behaviours to effectively fulfil their duties as trustees, and to understand what constitutes strong governance at board level. Book now: https://lnkd.in/eHEWhHSE   💻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 (𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲) – 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 This programme will help you to develop the unique skills, knowledge and understanding that the role requires and establish your board leadership. Each 90-minute seminar explores a different aspect of the role of the chair of a school trust and features expert input from a broad range of guest speakers. Book now: https://lnkd.in/e-xcfHyC 📚 Both training programmes are led by Programme Director and governance expert, Jackie Eason MBE, who has extensive experience in the sector, and can help you to build your skills and confidence. #governance #schooltrusts #professionaldevelopment

Ethnic diversity in schools in England remains a challenge for all of us. In our new discussion paper, we explore National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)'s research and look at practical feedback from CST member trusts and other sector colleagues about their approaches and challenges. The paper seeks to offer some concrete steps that school trusts can make to take real ownership of encouraging diversity, and to encourage innovative thought about new approaches to recruitment, retention and progression and, importantly, governance. Download it here: zurl.co/bBKx

Thousands of students will today receive their exam results across A Levels, AS Levels, T Levels, and Level 3 VTQs. CST congratulates them and their teachers on their hard work and achievements. CST Deputy Chief Executive Steve Rollett said: "Behind these results are years of hard work by students and teachers, exploring and discovering knowledge that makes our world tick. "Whatever students choose as their next step - perhaps further study, perhaps into work - we want to congratulate them on their achievements and celebrate the power of education to make all of our lives richer, to open up opportunities and new futures."

We are pleased to be welcoming Ambition Institute and National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) to our Annual Conference in November as programme partners. Sessions from Ambition and NIoT include: - Building expertise – Investing in school leader development - Building a sustainable workforce - It all starts with ITT - Building the SEND workforce children need - Building trust leadership for the future Plus more! Join us for #CSTConf24 to explore our theme, #building, and connect with colleagues from the sector: https://lnkd.in/e6mStTPT

Domain six of our Building strong trusts assurance framework looks at finance and operations, and the effective and efficient use of resources. ‘Strong’ in this area looks like: - A good financial oversight by the board - Ensuring the funding to the front-line to support the quality of education is prioritised - An understanding of how the trusts’ financial health, efficiency and resource allocation compares with similar organisations locally and nationally Read the full set of questions to consider in our framework: https://zurl.co/TYlF