During our work over the past few years, we kept being told about “rising needs in the early years”. Our research project, commissioned by the Local Government Association, has explored what early years practitioners think is changing when they describe this phenomena, what might be driving these changes, how well the current system is set up to respond to rising needs, and what national policy changes are needed to equip the system to do so.
Read MoreOver the past two years, we have been exploring with a small group of local authorities the barriers, opportunities and good practice in relation to addressing school attendance challenges. It is a national priority and an area where local practice is evolving at pace. We are keen to hear from and support LAs, Combined Authorities and local partnerships on how they are addressing their own attendance challenges. Please do get in touch (adam.lewis@isospartnership.com) if would like to talk to us about how we can help.
Read MoreJodie Reed will be taking up the position of co-CEO at Home-Start UK from September, while remaining an Associate at Isos Partnership
Read MoreOver the past three years, we have worked with four local areas to pilot new approaches to developing professional accountability in local education systems as part of the LocalEd 2025 programme. At the end of January 2025, we held a national conference to celebrate and share the learning from this work.
Read MoreOver the past three years, we have worked with four local areas to pilot new approaches to understanding and addressing “vulnerability”, as part of the LocalEd 2025 programme. At the end of January 2025, we held a national conference to celebrate and share the learning from this work, and the power of what we have come to call the “granular approach”.
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