As well as the support offered to all EIAs , PEIAs will benefit from: local needs fund attendance mentoring pilot – currently in Middlesbrough only family hubs , where available There are also wider programmes available including: behaviour hubs subject hubs early years recovery programme national professional qualification National Tutoring Programme We will also prioritise free schools applications in EIAs .

Department
for Education

Guidance

Priority education investment areas

Updated 7 June 2023

Applies to England

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-investment-areas/priority-education-investment-areas

In March 2022, the schools white paper identified 24 priority education investment areas (PEIAs). These are a subset of the education investment areas (EIAs) and have been selected either because they were previously an opportunity area or due to combined levels performance and deprivation.

Priority education investment areas: selection methodology explains how the PEIAs were chosen.