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Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE): school support
School improvement support available through the RISE programme.
The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme aims to break the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success.
At the core of RISE are the RISE advisers, who are educational experts with direct experience of improving schools.
RISE teams provide support at 2 levels:
- universal support to help all schools improve
- targeted interventions for eligible schools
Targeted support
For targeted interventions, RISE advisers engage with the eligible school and its responsible body to agree an improvement plan. Improvement is expected over 12 to 24 months and is monitored by regular Ofsted inspections.
Universal support
For the universal service, RISE teams work across schools to:
- signpost effective practice
- encourage peer-to-peer support
- bring schools together to share knowledge and innovation
Regional support
There are 9 RISE regions in England.
Updates to this page
Published 19 September 2025