CST Early Years Summit 2025

1 May 2025 at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre

Join us to explore this year's theme Excellence in early years education

This year’s summit will explore creative strategies for achieving excellence in early years education to deliver life-long benefits for young learners. Education leaders, policy makers and child development experts will discuss the meaning of ‘reception readiness’ and what effective early intervention looks like. We will also address the challenges related to assessment practices and transition data, considering the latest research findings on key factors driving children’s progress, and sharing practical examples of good practice. By joining this summit, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Gain insight into the policy and research that is shaping early years education
  • Explore the unique challenges for trust leaders, headteachers, and directors of early years and gain practical strategies and guidance to take back to your colleagues
  • Benefit from shared experiences and lessons learned by education leaders in different settings across the country to inform the practices in your own
  • Participate in a constructive professional dialogue with your peers and leading experts in the field
  • Connect with other CST community members to build your professional network.
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

Join the CST Early years professional community

This conference is an extension of the CST Early years 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.

Introducing our keynote speakers

Dr Julian Grenier CBE

Senior Content and Engagement Manager for Early Years, Education Endowment Foundation

Edward Melhuish

Professor, University of Oxford

Lee Owston

National Director, Education, Ofsted

Ticket options Book your delegate place

For details about commercial tickets, please contact conference@cstuk.org.uk.

CST Member

CST Member

£275

CST members only: Full conference access including keynotes, workshops, lunch, and resources

Book your place

£330 inc VAT at 20%

CST Member
Non-member

Non-member

£340

Non-CST member place for conference including keynotes, workshops, and lunch

Book now

£408 inc VAT at 20%

Non-member

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ABOUT THE SUMMIT CST Early Years Summit 2025

The event programme is provisional and subject to change. Booking terms and conditions apply.
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