Thank you to everyone who was able to join our recent AEPA (Area-based Education Partnerships Association) briefing with Sir Kevan Collins on Friday 9th October. Slides from Sir Kevan’s briefing can be accessed below for reference and we hope these are useful to those who attended, and those who were unable to join us.
AEPA briefing slides - Kevan Collins - 09/10/26 (PPTX)
We are also able to invite you to listen to a short AEPA roundtable reflecting on Sir Kevan’s briefing and the priorities he shared with us all. The discussion is hosted by Stephen Betts, Chief Executive of Learn Sheffield, and features Baroness Estelle Morris, Chair of Birmingham Education Partnership and former Secretary of State for Education; Stephen Hall, Chief Executive of Camden Learning; and Carole Bennett, Chief Executive of HFL Education. Together, the roundtable considers the implications for curriculum reform, SEND and inclusion, academisation, and the future role of local education partnerships.
The roundtable is available here.
Our next AEPA briefing will take place on Friday 13th November, from 9.00am to 10.00am.
Baroness Estelle Morris, former Secretary of State for Education and Co-Chair of the Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, will be joined by Katie Carr, Director of Education Practice at Public First and lead researcher for the Inquiry. They will discuss the findings and recommendations of the recent report on improving outcomes for white working-class pupils, and the implications for schools, trusts and local education partnerships.
Hertfordshire schools and trusts are part of an AEPA member area and are invited to join us and will have been sent joining instructions by email.
Please feel free to share the briefing details with colleagues and invite as many people from your school, trust or setting as would find useful. There is no need to book, we welcome your attendance on the day.
If you have not received an invitation and link please contact penny.slater@hfleducation.org.
If you would like to know more about AEPA, how they work together and how to become a member, visit their website https://aepa.org.uk/ or email info@aepa.org.uk to find out more.