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Fair Education Alliance welcomes expansion of Free School Meals to children on Universal Credit
The Fair Education Alliance has welcomed today’s announcement from the Government that all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) from the start of the 2026 school year.
Calling for mental health reform in schools: a youth voice in the House of Lords
Fair Education Alliance Youth Steering Group member, Israa, shares her thoughts on mental health reform in schools.
Communities in the lead: opportunity, inequity and the power of local change
At the Fair Education Alliance, we’ve long recognised the power of place. Over the past five years, we’ve explored how systems-level, community-led collaboration can transform outcomes for children and young people. Read more about how we’re putting place at the heart of our strategy going forward.
Shaping our future together
Yesterday, we hosted our final member workshop to shape our strategy for 2025-30. What did we learn from the workshops and our member survey?
Applications now open to join the FEA Youth Steering Group
At the Fair Education Alliance, we believe that creating a fairer education system requires young people to be leading the change alongside adults. We are excited to announce we are recruiting 12 new Youth Steering Group Members!
How to deepen your involvement with the Fair Education Alliance
Digital Communications Manager, Beki Tovey, shares some practical ways to connect more deeply with the FEA and play a bigger role in shaping our collective impact.
Launchpads, not Barriers
We often talk about closing the gaps from cradle to career—and one of the biggest strengths of our alliance is the diversity of our members, tackling educational inequity at every stage. In this post, we zoom in on access to higher education.
Reflections on Anthropy 2025
CEO Gina Cicerone shares her thoughts on attending Anthropy 2025 at the Eden Project, Cornwall.
Response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
The Fair Education Alliance responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.
Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report
The Fair Education Alliance was pleased to see the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, which signalled positive changes that will close the gap between children and young people from low-income households and others. Read our full response here.
More Impact, More Change: Our Strategy Refresh Journey
In this blog, our Director of Operations & Impact, Rachel, shares why we’re refreshing our strategy now and how we’re approaching it.
Innovation Award Winner - PLACE to page and practice
Sean Harris, Director of PLACE and Innovation Award Winner discusses the significance of place-based approaches to address inequality in the Tees Valley and emphasises the importance of collaboration.
Sign our open letter to the Chancellor
The Fair Education Alliance is coordinating an open letter to the Chancellor to collectively advocate for children and young people from low-income households during the current Government Spending Review process.
Reflections from our Team Strategy Retreat
Saradia McCahon, Impact and Evaluation Manager, shares her thoughts on theory of change following our team strategy retreat.
Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review: Voice of the Future
Work experience students Nashita and Jamal share their findings from the Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Our 2025 Member Survey
Make sure your voice is heard and help us stay up to date through our 2025 Fair Education Alliance Member Survey!
Our Spending Review Submission
The Fair Education Alliance recently submitted a bid to the Treasury in anticipation of the upcoming Spending Review. Children and young people - especially those from low-income households, who have the odds stacked against them in terms of academic outcomes, skills, and employment - must be supported to reach their potential.
Response to New Ofsted Report Cards
The Fair Education Alliance responds to the proposals from Ofsted for new Report Cards for schools.
What’s next for the Youth Steering Group?
On Saturday the Fair Education Alliance’s Youth Steering Group gathered in Leeds for a training day, and to take part in a session on our strategy refresh.
Angel, a Youth Steering Group member, shares her thoughts on the experience.
A Unique Identifier for Children
We were so pleased to see one of our recommendations from our Fair Education Priorities - a unique identifier for children - appear in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.