Deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) @CSTVoice. All opinions are my own. Retweets not an endorsement.
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Today at #CSTConf26 I announced that CST is building the Centre for Multi-School Effectiveness. 🧵
Many schools now work together in groups – from trusts in England to school networks worldwide. The Centre will build credible, practical evidence on effective practices.
The Centre is for everyone – built with the sector, for every multi-school organisation and every child they serve.
Coming spring 2027.
Steve Rollett retweeted
Australia's reading and maths results in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, published earlier this month, are the worst on record. This isn’t a funding problem; it’s a system design problem.
In the latest edition of The McKinnon Exchange, Jordana Hunter and I argue that Australia needs to move beyond playing whack-a-mole — flurries of new initiatives and isolated interventions — and start building coherent school systems that improve outcomes at scale.
mckinnon.co/policy-innovatio…
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A really important piece of research that opens up discussions on the nature of school improvement: not just if trusts aid this work, but how and the conditions required for this to be most effective. Another excellent publication from the @CSTvoice
It’s been pleasing to see the reception this research has received. I think many people have rightly understood that at its heart this is a good news story about the work done by teachers, leaders and support staff to improve education for children. Good news is always welcome.
Steve Rollett retweeted
Some compelling evidence that trusts have had a positive impact on attainment...
Commentary from me in @tes about our new longitudinal research into improving attainment in school trusts.
I’m also delighted to say that @ImpactEd_Group has also conducted independent research, which finds some similar conclusions.
tes.com/magazine/analysis/se…
We've just published new research which finds a positive effect of trust membership on pupil attainment. In this substack I explore what this might mean for school improvement work in trusts. steverollett.substack.com/p/…
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A very important thread on the impact of #SchoolTrusts @CSTvoice
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Do academy trusts help school improvement? Our research shows that they do - and they are particularly beneficial for schools in disadvantaged communities, writes @steverollett of @CSTVoice
tes.com/magazine/analysis/se…
1/14 Today we publish Advancing Education. Did joining a school trust help schools improve? We examined national data from 2007–2025. This thread explains the method, the findings and why they matter for children.
