Confederation of School Trusts (CST)

The Confederation of School Trusts is the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England advocating for, connecting and supporting executive and governance leaders.

• We are a membership organisation of organisations. This means that the organisation – the trust – is the member. Through them we engage with thousands of trust executive and governance leaders.
• We are proud to support and represent more than 70% of the academy sector in England. Our members are responsible for the education of more than three million young people and children.
• CST is shaping the education policy agenda for school trusts.  Bringing together trusts in England from every region and of every size, CST has a strong, strategic presence with access to government and policy makers to drive real change for education on the big issues that matter most. 

Our mission

• To build an excellent education system in England – every school part of a strong and sustainable group in which every child is a powerful learner and adults learn and develop together as teachers and leaders.

Our vision

• A system that holds trust on behalf of children

Our values

• Selflessness
• Integrity
• Objectivity
• Accountability
• Openness
• Honesty
• Leadership

How we are funded

• Like other sector bodies, income is generated via a number of different activities. These are membership subscriptions;  training, conferences and events, including sponsorship and exhibitions; and our platinum partner programme.