Confederation of School Trusts (CST)

The Confederation of School Trusts is the national organisation and sector body for

academy trusts. Our members educate more than four million children through the

dedicated work of their 600,000 staff.

We believe school trusts offer the best model for improving education because they

uniquely unite schools in organisations with a strong, single purpose: education. This

encourages the sharing of expertise, ideas, and resources to give pupils a better

start in life.

We advocate for trusts by helping politicians, policy makers, and the wider public

better understand their power to help children. We support trusts through practical

advice, strategic guidance, and consultancy. We connect them with each other, and

with expert thinking and research.