Guidance

RISE: East of England

Published 19 September 2025

Applies to England

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Regional Director鈥檚 welcome

The Regional Director for the East of England is Jonathan Duff.

The East of England has extraordinary potential, but to realise this we must work together on common challenges and share our learning and resources.听

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme is already playing a vital role in helping schools access high-quality improvement support, contributing to this government鈥檚 ambition to break the link between a child鈥檚 background and their future success. I hope the RISE resources prove valuable in supporting your school鈥檚 improvement journey.听

Together with your RISE advisers, I look forward to working across the region to deliver on our 4 shared priorities:听

  • raising attainment in English and maths听
  • improving attendance听
  • strengthening inclusive mainstream provision听
  • delivering high-quality reception practice听

By working in partnership, we can raise aspirations and make the East of England the best place in the country to grow up.

RISE advisers

The RISE advisers for the East of England are:

  • Clare Flintoff 鈥� former Chief Executive, Asset Education

  • Lucy Scott 鈥� Chief Executive, Eastern Learning Alliance听

  • Lucie Calow 鈥� Director of SEND, Unity Schools Partnership听

  • Julian Axford 鈥� Director of School Improvement, Chiltern Learning Trust

  • Jonathan Taylor 鈥� Chief Executive, Sapientia Education Trust听

  • Lesley Birch 鈥� Deputy Chief Executive, Meridian Trust

Hubs

Maths hubs

There are 40 national maths hubs in England. Each hub is a partnership of schools, colleges, multi-academy trusts and other organisations. Hubs provide a range of:

  • subject and pedagogical knowledge
  • wider professional and school development opportunities for teachers, leaders and teaching assistants, from reception to A level

This consists of:听

  • work groups (particularly supporting implementation of teaching for mastery pedagogy)听听
  • specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics (SKTM) programmes听听
  • professional learning communities for leaders听听听
  • development programmes for local leaders of mathematics education (LLME)
  • targeted, bespoke, intensive support for schools in need of greater assistance to help them benefit from universal support

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Areas: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk District (Kings Lynn and West Norfolk), Peterborough, Suffolk district (West Suffolk)
admin@cambridgemathshub.org听

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Areas: Essex听districts (other than Harlow), Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock
info@vennessexmathshub.co.uk听

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Areas: Norfolk听districts (other than King鈥檚 Lynn and West Norfolk), Suffolk districts (other than West Suffolk)
admin@anglesmathshub.org听


Areas: Essex district (Harlow), Hertfordshire
admin@matrixmathshub.co.uk


Areas: Bedford, Buckinghamshire District (Aylesbury Vale is shared with Bucks, Berks and Oxon Maths Hub), Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes and West Northamptonshire
enigmamathshub@denbigh.net

English hubs

English hubs offer a range of support and continuing professional development (CPD) to primary schools to improve the teaching of early reading, with a particular focus on:

  • systematic synthetic phonics
  • early language
  • reading for pleasure

This consists of tailored support from a literacy specialist, CPD and funding to buy phonics and early language resources.听

English hubs are also running a secondary pilot that builds on the existing offer by helping secondary schools:

  • embed reading as a whole-school priority
  • improve outcomes for pupils with reading needs
  • strengthen professional knowledge around effective reading support

There are 34 English hubs in England.

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Areas: Babergh, Colchester, Ipswich, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Tendring, West Suffolk

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Areas:听Breckland, Great Yarmouth, King鈥檚 Lynn and West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich and South Norfolk


Areas: Barking and Dagenham, Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Forest Gate, Harlow, Havering, Islington, Maldon, Newham, Redbridge, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Tower Hamlets, Uttlesford


Areas: Broxbourne, Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, East Hertfordshire, Enfield, Fenland, Forest Heath, Hackney, Haringey, Hatfield, North Hertfordshire, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire, Waltham Forest, Welwyn


Areas: Barnet, Bedford, Brent, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hertsmere, Hillingdon, Huntingdonshire, Kensington and Chelsea, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Watford

Teaching school hubs

Teaching school hubs听are centres of excellence led by schools and multi-academy trusts.听

They offer teacher training and professional development for teachers and leaders at all stages of their career.听听

They play a significant role in the delivery of:听

Teaching school hubs are the main provider of appropriate body services.

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Areas: Braintree, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford
dbrechin@swchs.net听

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Areas: Breckland, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk, Waveney
inspirationteachinghub@inspirationtrust.org

听听
Areas: Babergh, Colchester, Ipswich, Tendring, East Suffolk, West Suffolk, Mid Suffolk
info@utsh.org听

听听
Areas: Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire
info@cptshn.co.uk听

听听
Areas: Broadland, King鈥檚 Lynn and West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich
julian-tsh@ndhs.org.uk听

听听
Areas: Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Maldon, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock
CHTSH@harrisinstitute.org.uk听

听听
Areas: Dacorum, Hertsmere, St Albans, Three Rivers, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield
enquiries@albantsh.co.uk听

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Areas: Broxbourne, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, East Hertfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, North Hertfordshire, Stevenage
ctshadmin@chilternlearningtrust.org听

Music hubs

Music hub partnerships consist 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. The hub programme funds a network of 43 hub partnerships that cover every area of England.


Areas:听Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
cm@cambridgeshire.gov.uk


Areas: Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
musichub@essex.gov.uk


Areas:听Hertfordshire
ask.hms@hertfordshire.gov.uk


Areas: Norfolk and Suffolk
music.service@norfolk.gov.uk


Areas: Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
inspiring.music@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

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