As curriculum and assessment reforms take shape, trusts face important decisions about what should be consistent across their schools and where autonomy should remain. This session will explore what a strong trust-level approach to curriculum looks like in practice: how trusts can build shared expertise and expectations without unnecessary standardisation, strengthen curriculum leadership across schools, and ensure local context and community needs continue to shape what pupils experience.

• What should genuinely be consistent across a trust’s curriculum, and where should schools retain autonomy?
• What does effective curriculum leadership look like at trust level, and how can trusts spread expertise and strong practice between schools?
• How can trusts maintain coherence while ensuring curriculum decisions remain responsive to the communities their schools serve?