SHINE and its partners have urged the government to reallocate savings from declining pupil numbers to boost funding for long-term disadvantaged students.
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SHINE CEO Fiona Spellman looks back on another eventful year in education, and looks forward to what 2025 might hold.
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A 45% uplift to the Early Years Pupil Premium is the right way to ensure greater targeting of spend on disadvantaged children, writes Fiona Spellman.
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New study reveals that many secondary school students in Sunderland need more support to be able to reach their full potential.
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Our proposals to secure an end to the disadvantage gap by the end of the decade.
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Relationships and communication are key to improving school attendance, says SHINE teacher Marie Beale.
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Dr Lesley Curtis OBE, Headteacher of Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, discusses the importance of investing in high-quality education for children under five.
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SHINE's Fiona Spellman takes a look back at another challenging year for education and expresses her continued admiration for teachers.
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SHINE urges Conservative leadership candidates to make fixing the north-south education divide an economic priority
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Rather than the onus being on children’s readiness for secondary school, perhaps we should think instead of the readiness of secondary schools to meet children’s needs.
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Schools need to be involved from the very beginning in the creation of new Family Hubs, urges SHINE's Fiona Spellman.
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Pupil Premium changes means schools will miss out on funds as they look to recover from the pandemic. SHINE supports calls for a reversal of this decision.
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Northern schools are facing a funding crisis and those in the poorest areas are being hit hardest, SHINE has warned.
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Fiona Spellman, CEO of SHINE, responds to the government decision on this year's GCSE and A Level grades.
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SHINE has urged the government to back a University initiative that will see students and recent graduates trained to provide catch-up support in schools.
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Schools in areas of disadvantage have always delivered much more than curriculum in the classroom. However, I worry at the consequences of schools being expected to do so much.
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Schools can take away some important lessons from the coronavirus outbreak, says headteacher Janice Allen from Falinge Park High School in Rochdale.
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Many schools now offer support that extends far beyond the classroom and at this time of crisis, they have demonstrated their value like never before.
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Anna-Louise Van De Merwe, national director of the Foundation Years Trust, explains how her small charity has moved quickly to adapt to the lockdown.
Insight, NewsIn a sector founded on vision and courage, it’s more important than ever we charities are willing and able to step up to the plate.
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