confederation of school trusts
Nottingham
The Confederation of School Trusts is the national organisation and sector body
for academy trusts. Almost three million children are educated in our members’
schools and we work to drive real change to make their lives better. We do this
by advocating for, supporting, and connecting school trusts.
We advocate for trusts as the best approach for improving education by helping
politicians, policy makers, and the wider public better understand what they do.
We support trusts through practical advice, strategic guidance, and consultancy.
We connect them with each other, and with expert thinking and research.
Like our members, we are a charity aimed at promoting the public benefit of
education. We believe school trusts make lives better for children because they
bring schools and people together 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.
Our members are responsible for almost three quarters of academy schools, with
trusts ranging from single school trusts to national trusts with dozens of
schools. We represent schools of all types, including special schools,
alternative provision, specialist schools, and faith schools.
