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RISE: East of England

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

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
19 September 2025
Last updated:
27 August 2026
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  1. We have removed the list of regional RISE advisers from this page. We have published the lists of advisers on a separate page.

  2. Updated 'RISE: East of England regional support' to add 'Research schools', 'Whole school SEND regional SEND teams' and 'Find a school business professional network' sections.

  3. Added information on the RISE regional delivery partnerships, the regional plan and the summary of the regional plan.

  4. Added ‘Research and evidence’ and ‘Reception networks’ sections to ‘RISE: East of England’. Updated ‘Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs’ section.

  5. Updated with links to 'RISE East of England Teaching Exchange' and 'East of England: Stronger Practice Hubs'.

  6. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

RISE: East of England regional support

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RISE regional plan: East of England

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Regional plan for East of England: summary

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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 East of England partnership are: 

  • Caroline Derbyshire, RISE Adviser 
  • Jo Harrison, Parent Carer Forum
  • Claire Kershaw, Essex Local Authority 
  • Sufian Sadiq, Chiltern Learning Trust 
  • Mark Woods, Meridian Trust 

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

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