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Guidance

RISE: North East

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the North East, including the regional plan and available support.

Applies to England

Documents

Details

The RISE regional support document has information on the support available from hubs and sector-led networks.

The regional plan and the regional plan summary set out how universal RISE will be delivered locally to improve outcomes for all children and young people.

RISE regional delivery partnerships 

RISE regional delivery partnerships bring local leaders together to solve some of the biggest challenges set out in the RISE regional plans. 

The current members of the North East partnership are: 

  • Nick Blackburn, Lingfield Education Trust 
  • Jo Heaton, Northern Lights Learning Trust 
  • Paul Marsden, Belmont Community School 
  • Kieran McGrane, Pele Trust 
  • Tony Murphy, Darlington Borough Council

Contact us at: northeast.riseregionalmailbox@education.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 19 September 2025
Last updated 3 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Added information on the RISE regional delivery partnerships, the regional plan and the summary of the regional plan.

  2. Updated details of RISE advisers.

  3. First published.

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