Join the Alliance
The Fair Education Alliance is a cross-sector coalition of organisations united by a shared purpose. The breadth and diversity of our member organisations give our Alliance its strength, and our commitment to deep collaboration and trusted relationships enables us to do together what no single organisation could achieve alone.
We unite behind a shared vision: no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background.
Our members work across different sectors, phases of education, regions of the country and areas of expertise. They support children and young people at every stage – from cradle to career – and work across more than 24,000 education settings. Crucially, this includes 95% of schools in the most income‑deprived areas.
New member applications
Member applications are now open. We review new applications quarterly. Submit your eligibility form by 10th November to be considered in this round.
If you pass the eligibility stage, you’ll be invited to submit a full application by 8th January, ahead of review by the Alliance secretariat and sign-off by our board in February.
The dates for the next three rounds are below.
Round 1 - February 2027
Eligibility form deadline: 10 November 2026
Full application invitations sent by: 24 November 2026
Full application deadline: 8 January 2027
Board decision: February 2027
Round 2 - April 2027
Eligibility form deadline: 2 February 2027
Full application invitations sent by: 16 February 2027
Full application deadline: 23 March 2027
Board decision: April 2027
Round 3 - July 2027
Eligibility form deadline: 27 April 2027
Full application invitations sent by: 11 May 2027
Full application deadline: 15 June 2027
Board decision: July 2027
Key Information
Eligibility forms received after a deadline will be considered in the next round.
If you pass the eligibility stage, you’ll have at least five weeks to complete your full application.
We aim to send invitations by the date shown, and sometimes sooner.
Dates are indicative and may change. We’ll update this page if they do.
During the application review process, please aim to respond to our queries within 48 hours, to avoid delays in your application progressing. If you have annual leave, please also include another staff member in emails to answer questions we may have.
Next Steps
If you are interested in becoming a member, please read our new strategy and member guide (including criteria for membership). If, having read these, you feel your organisation would be eligible and would like to pursue membership of the Fair Education Alliance, you can submit your eligibility form here.
In the meantime, please sign up to our weekly bulletin to stay up to date with news across the Alliance.