CfBT Education Trust is a leading education consultancy and service organisation. Our object is to provide education for public benefit both in the UK and internationally.

Established 40 years ago CfBT Education Trust now has an annual turnover exceeding £100 million and employs more than 2,000 staff worldwide who support educational reform, teach, advise, research and train.

Since we were founded, we have worked in more than 40 countries around the world, including the UK, managing large government contracts and providing education services as well as managing directly a growing number of schools.

As a not-for-profit organisation (registered charity - number: 270901. Company limited by guarantee - incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number: 867944 and registered office: 60 Queens Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 4BS, United Kingdom) all of our funds are used for educational purposes and we reinvest £1million every year specifically for practice-based educational research.

Find out more about us in our Annual Report 2008 and click here to watch CfBT Education Trust's DVD
An Introduction to our Work Worldwide.

Read more about 40 years of CfBT in the history of CfBT.



Mission Statement

Our overarching commitment is to education which enables individuals, institutions and communities to achieve their maximum potential. CfBT Education Trust recognises that, in teaching and learning, clients and beneficiaries are often not the same people. We aim to meet the needs of beneficiaries and communicate perceptions of those needs to our clients

Our Values

All of our business is carried out according to our values. By doing this we are able to focus our work on improving education for public benefit.

  • Learners and teaching are at the heart of all that we do and we value educational activities which are inclusive and sustainable
  • We are an international organisation committed to sharing our expertise as widely as possible
  • We believe in diversity in the provision of education, giving consumers a real choice
  • We value staff who take responsibility for delivering consistently high standards and believe that well managed institutions and good support and training for teachers will provide the basis for excellence
  • Our practice is informed by our commitment to research and evaluation
  • We have strong roots in English language teaching: English medium schooling enables economic development and social mobility