The Confederation of School Trusts has published new guidance on how trusts can best support and enhance education
The Building strong trusts guidance sets out seven areas that school trusts should focus on to benefit pupils, staff, and society.
These areas include:
Strategic governance: The trust anchors its strategy in the needs of its schools, the communities they serve and the wider educational system in line with its charitable objects
Expert, ethical leadership: The accounting officer and executive team create a culture of expert, ethical leadership based on the Seven Principles of Public Life. They create a culture of one organisation, built around the trust’s purpose and values
High quality, inclusive education: The trust creates a culture that is motivating and ambitious for all, especially disadvantaged children, and children with SEND, so that all pupils can achieve their potential
School improvement at scale: A strong conception of quality and culture of continuous improvement is pervasive across all the schools in the group
Workforce resilience and wellbeing: The trust creates a positive working culture for all staff that promotes collaboration, aspiration, and support
Finance and operations: Everyone in the organisation recognises the importance of effective and efficient use of resources for the wider benefit of all pupils
Public benefit and civic duty: Part of the culture of the trust is to work beyond its own organisation with other trust leaders and civic actors the wider common good
This guidance is in contrast to the Department for Education’s draft trust quality descriptions, which aim to define quality for regional directors’ commissioning work.
The guidance aims to support the sector in building organisational strength and resilience by creating school environments where all children and adults can flourish. It is meant to be flexible and allow for creative and innovative approaches to building a strong trust in unique circumstances.
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