Press

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.  

Amy Lewis, Head of Coram Beanstalk, and Co-Chair of the Literacy Link shares her reflections on the recent autumn gathering and the upcoming National Year of Reading.

Following the launch of our Neighbourhood to National strategy, members across the Fair Education Alliance are already putting Collective Voice, Collective Action and Collective Strength into motion.

Take a look at what’s coming up in the next few months.

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. 

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.

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.  

Youth Steering Group member, Thomas, shares his reflections on Labour Party Conference.

Our Director of Collective Action, Janeen Hayat, shares key themes from Labour Party Conference and what they mean for our work going forward.

Thank you to every member who submitted their Ecosystem map data this year. Your contributions mean we can now share the latest update to the Ecosystem Map - giving us the most up-to-date picture of where we’re working, who we’re partnering with, and the difference we’re making together.