Fair Education Alliance
Annual Report 2021-22
In 2022 we are not giving our children and young people the education they deserve. As this year’s Report Card shows, the gaps remain stubbornly wide, greatly due to factors outside the education sector including the pandemic, rising poverty, increasing inequality and insufficient school funding.
We’re proud of the work of the FEA members despite those challenging circumstances, and the outcomes they have achieved.
Highlights from 2021-22
75% of members took part in at least one FEA activity in 2021-22. This ranged from attending our Annual Summit or a Collective Action Working Group, to co-creating our new membership tools. Here are some of our collective achievements in 2021-22:
We shared a unified collective message about what we want for education in England and how we can achieve it
We influenced the focus of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) ensuring small group ratios and prioritisation of pupils eligible for pupil premium.
We called for increased investment in education and targeted support for specific groups of pupils.
80%of members say the FEA’s strategy for a fair education is clear to them.
“The FEA’s work to influence policy is shining a light in the right places to start to tackle educational disadvantage.”
We increased connections and collaboration across the ecosystem so organisations learn from each other, avoid duplication and act together
New membership tools including our member directory and our ecosystem map will help members spot overlaps and gaps across the thousands of education settings where they work.
651 people connected across our activities.
86%of active members rated their FEA membership as good or excellent.
“The whole summit was run so well – not a moment was wasted. We came away feeling totally energised about the year ahead and how we can work more effectively with the FEA and organisations within it.”
We increased diversity of leadership in education by investing in young people as co-leaders of our movement, and ensuring underrepresented groups are given platforms to lead change
167 people attended our Youth Engagement Working Group since its launch in February.
Young people were keynote speakers, chairs or panellists at every FEA event.
81%of FEA members involve young people in their work.
“The last year has shown us why it is so important that the Fair Education Alliance exists. With the COVID pandemic impacting education so drastically and the cost-of-living crisis worsening, the FEA have been integral in ensuring the perspectives of the young people most affected are heard.”
We scaled initiatives systemically to tackle entrenched issues in the areas of greatest need
Our Fair Education Awards equipped 16 education initiatives to start-up and scale with training, funding and connections.
Our Award Winners worked with 556,872 pupils and 210 teachers in 2,323 schools.
73%increase in school partnerships.
“Since winning the FEA Innovation Award, we have experienced a level of growth in our knowledge, our reach, and our impact that I could have never imagined. The guidance and support we received on how to operate a business that leads positive change is outstanding and learning from others who have gone before us has been key to our success.”
We hope that this report inspires you with the power of working together!
Thank you to our funders, trustees, advisors, member organisations and Secretariat for your dedication to making this work possible and for your unwavering commitment to our system-wide approach to enable all children and young people to thrive.