CST Communications Summit 2025

Our 2025 Communications Summit has taken place. Save the date for next year’s event: 5 March 2026.

Communications Summit

Join us to explore this year's theme The vision thing

Knowing and communicating how and what we do

Schools historically have focused on tactical communications – day to day messaging that deals with daily lives of pupils and teachers.

But school trusts offer the opportunity to move to a more effective model of strategic communications, rooted in a strong expression of organisational values and vision.

By better expressing our collective mission we can develop genuine two-way dialogue with our communities, that increases the power of our everyday communications, and fosters deeper support for trusts’ work supporting pupils.

Be inspired

Be inspired

Hear from some of today's leading educational thinkers

Time to think

Time to think

Give you and your leadership team time to re-think how your trust works

Meet and share

Meet and share

Connect with colleagues from school trusts across the country

Work smarter

Work smarter

Engage with innovative providers to the school trust sector

What previous delegates said

Communications Summit

Join the CST Communications professional community

This conference is an extension of the CST Communications professional community - a unique space for school trust staff to network, share, and learn, all year round. Community membership is an integral part of CST membership.

Be inspired and learn Our highlighted speakers

Jenny Childs

Group Manager, Public Affairs Sectors, Information Commissioner's Office

Nico Rehman

Digital Marketing Manager, REAch2 Academy Trust

Lauren Wilson

Head of Brand Strategy and Partnerships, Thinking Schools Academy Trust

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About the summit CST Communications Summit 2025

The event programme is provisional and subject to change. Booking terms and conditions apply.
Imagery is from past events and may not reflect the 2025 programme.

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