All trusts are different. The challenges they can face vary with location, maturity and size, as well as character, ethos and approach. But all trust leaders share a singular ambition to drive school improvement and create better outcomes for the children and young people they serve.

Aligned to the Confederation of School Trusts' Strong Trusts Assurance Framework, our innovative Trust Peer Review (TPR) evaluates your trust’s effectiveness in achieving that ambition and your specific development goals.

This expert-led three-day Trust Peer Review supports trust-wide development through peer challenge and collaboration, focusing on priorities identified by the trust itself.

A trained review team, guided by an experienced Lead Reviewer, gathers evidence across the organisation to celebrate strengths, provide fresh insights and identify actionable next steps in a written report.

The process involves close partnership with host leaders to understand context and engage colleagues, while also developing participating trust leaders as peer reviewers who gain valuable leadership and evaluation experience.

We encourage trusts to join the Trust Peer Review nationally but also welcome the opportunity to work with groups of trusts to deliver regional reviews.