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The Literacy Link network welcomes findings of the reading for pleasure inquiry and calls for long-term investment in National Reading Guarantee
Our literacy thematic collaboration, Literacy Link, highlights the crucial role of charities in delivering Education Committee recommendations.
New PM must make educational equity a defining mission
The Fair Education Alliance is calling on the new government to make tackling educational inequity a defining mission.
Educational inequity demands a collective response
FEA responds to the Education Policy Institute’s Annual Report.
Young people’s reflections on the social media ban
YSG members share their reflections on the governments social media ban for under 16s.
FEA response to the Milburn Review
FEA response to the recent Milburn Review, an ongoing, independent inquiry led by former Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn that investigates why nearly one million young people (ages 16–24) in the UK are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET).
Announcing Liz Robinson as our new Chair of Trustees
Announcing our new Chair of Trustees, Liz Robinson.
Applications now open to join the Youth Steering Group
Applications are now open to join the Youth Steering Group. Find out more about how to apply, or share with young people you work with.
Initial response to the School’s White Paper
The Fair Education Alliance shares an initial response to the Department for Education’s White Paper ‘Every child achieving and thriving’.
Over 180 young people gather to engage with politicians and learn skills for social action
Over 180 young people aged 11-21 who have experienced barriers in education gathered in London at the Fair Education Alliance’s annual Youth Summit – a day designed, curated and led by young people determined to reshape the education system.
A note from our Chair as we look ahead
An update from our Chair, Dr Vanessa Ogden CBE, as we look ahead to what’s to come in 2026 for the Fair Education Alliance.
Making inclusive, high-standard schools a reality for children with SEND
As the government prepares to publish the Schools White Paper, the Fair Education Alliance and the Disabled Children’s Partnership are calling for bold, system-wide reform to make inclusion for all the norm not the exception. Read our shared vision here.
Our response to the National Youth Strategy
We welcome to the launch of the Government’s National Youth Strategy and its commitment to giving young people the agency and support they need to thrive.
Fair Education Alliance, supported by Bloomberg, enlists Metro Mayors as part of £6 million programme to tackle educational inequity
Today we announced the Mayoral Combined Authorities selected for three Collaboration Partnerships, as part of our ‘Neighbourhood to National’ strategy.
FEA congratulates government for change in benefits policy which will lift half a million children out of poverty
Our response to the Autumn Budget
Fair Education Alliance Response to Government Announcement on the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review marks a pivotal moment for education policy and our collective mission for education equity. There is much to celebrate for our members, for the education system and most importantly, for young people.
Our response to the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
This week’s release of the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper marks an important step forward in creating fairer routes into work and lifelong learning. We are pleased to see several announcements that reflect long-standing asks from the FEA and our members.
Building our place-based team
We’re recruiting for three Head of Collaboration Partnership roles- one for each of our Mayoral Combined Authority areas. These roles will sit at the heart of our place-based work spending time embedded in their region each week, enabling deep cross-sector collaboration and driving system-wide change.
Beyond Labour: Insights from Conservative, Lib Dem and Reform party conferences
Following last week’s reflections from Labour Party Conference, this week we’re turning our attention to the other party conferences we attended this season - Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Reform UK.
Each offered insight into how education, skills and opportunity are being discussed across the political spectrum - and what that could mean for the future of young people in England.
Labour Party Conference: Youth voice and early childhood in focus
Our Director of Collective Action, Janeen Hayat, shares key themes from Labour Party Conference and what they mean for our work going forward.
Fair Education in 2025: England’s Report Card
Today, we launch Fair Education in 2025: England’s Report Card — a shared milestone in our journey to ensure every child and young person thrives. The Report Card highlights the inequalities that continue to hold young people back, and the actions we can take together to close these gaps.