Key insights for trust CEOs, directors of education, and school improvement leaders
As trusts scale, ensuring impactful and sustainable school improvement becomes both more complex and more critical. Developed in partnership with the Confederation of School Trusts (CST), this School Improvement Deep-Dive Report explores how trust leaders across England are building capacity, aligning strategies, and embedding evidence-informed practices across their schools.
Based on responses from 417 trust CEOs, this report provides a national picture of where trusts are focusing their efforts, what models they’re using, and how school improvement is evolving at scale.
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Why trust leaders should read this report
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Explore national priorities in school improvement:
60% of CEOs are prioritising professional development, while 54% are investing in building school improvement capacity across schools and central teams. -
See how improvement is organised across trusts:
The large majority of trusts rely on trust staff working across multiple schools, with fewer using external providers. -
Understand how trusts are using evidence and research:
From external CPD to practice networks, the report explores how trusts support evidence-informed teaching and leadership at scale. -
Review alignment across trust improvement plans:
Only 20% of CEOs say their plans are completely aligned trust-wide.