RISE: South West regional support
Updated 3 July 2026
Applies to England
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Regional Director and RISE advisers
The Regional Director for the South West is Lucy Livings.
The foreword from the Regional Director and information on the RISE advisers are available on the regional plan for the South West.
Accessing RISE support and local hubs
RISE advisers will connect you to regional hubs and peer schools. Engage early to secure places on networks, CPD and discovery visits.
English hubs
English hubs offer a range of support and continuing professional development (CPD) to primary schools to improve the teaching of early reading.
Find your English hub and contact them directly.
Maths hubs
Maths hubs provide support to schools and colleges to help them continuously improve mathematics education. Each hub is a partnership of schools, colleges, multi-academy trusts and other organisations.
Find your maths hub from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) website.
Music hubs
Music hub partnerships are made up of a range of organisations that work together to deliver high-quality music provision for all children and young people in and out of school.
Find your music hub and contact them directly.
Attendance and behaviour hubs
Find the South West schools leading attendance and behaviour hubs and contact them directly.
Early years stronger practice hubs
Early years stronger practice hubs provide funded support and advice to early years educators. They can help to improve quality by:
- sharing good practice through local networks
- offering evidence-informed professional development opportunities
Find your early years stronger practice hub and contact them directly.
Reception networks
Contact a lead school directly if you want to get involved or access support from the network. Find your lead school from reception networks.
Sector-led networks
Contact your Regional Director’s office if you are interested in working with us to develop or contribute to future networks.
Chair Learning Sets
These learning sets are for academy trust chairs.
Contact: southwest.riseregionalmailbox@education.gov.uk
CEO Learning Sets
These learning sets are for academy trust leaders.
Contact: southwest.riseregionalmailbox@education.gov.uk
South West Disadvantage Network
This network is for leaders of local-authority-maintained schools, academies and academy trusts and other education professionals.
Contact: dnicholls@twhf.org.uk
South West Attendance Network
This network is for leaders of local-authority-maintained schools, academies and academy trusts, and other education professionals.
Contact: kate.richardson@clf.uk
South West CFO and Business Leaders Network
This network is for school business professionals from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and academy trusts.
Contact: paul.evry@mosaicpt.org.uk
South West Inclusion and SEND Network
This network is for leaders of local-authority-maintained schools, academies and academy trusts, and other education professionals.
Contact: tdexter@futuralearning.co.uk
South West Primary School Improvement Network
This network is for local authority and academy trust primary school improvement professionals.
Contact: jhicks@dsat.org.uk
South West Secondary School Improvement Network
This network is for local authority and academy trust secondary school improvement professionals.
Contact: jon.lunn@tedwraggtrust.co.uk
South West Trust Leaders Network
This network is for academy trust leaders.
Contact: sarah.gardner@olympustrust.co.uk
South West Equity Network
This network is for leaders of academy trusts and local-authority-maintained schools.
Contact: david.watson@sast.org.uk
South West Leaders Sustainability Network
This network is for leaders of local-authority-maintained schools, academies, academy trusts, and other education professionals who are responsible for sustainability leadership and from an education, finance or operations background.
Contact: c.graham@coriniumeducationtrust.net
Teaching school hubs
Teaching school hubs are centres of excellence led by schools and multi-academy trusts.
They offer teacher training and professional development for teachers and leaders at all stages of their careers.
Find a teaching school hub and contact them directly.