Rukia leads the delivery of CST’s trust development services, connecting school trusts with expert governance and leadership specialists. This involves working closely with school trusts to understand their context and service requirements to develop a tailored project that is closely aligned with their objectives. Rukia has been involved in school governance since 2016, including being chair of a local governing body, and she is currently a trustee of a 24-school primary trust in the East Midlands.