Leora Cruddas is the founding Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts – the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England. She has advised successive governments and sits on several DfE Advisory Bodies. She also sits on the advisory board for Evidence Based Education and is a fellow of the RSA.
Prior to founding CST, she was Director of Policy and Public Relations for the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). Leora has six years of experience as a Director of Education in two London Local Authorities.
She is Visiting Professor at UCL Institute of Education.
Leora was awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours, 2022
