Child of the North report published

December 8, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Children in the North are more likely to live in poverty than thosein the rest of England – and increasingly so. Poverty is the leaddriver of inequalities between children in the North and theircounterparts in the rest of the country, leading to worse physical andmental health outcomes, educational attainment, and lower lifelongeconomic productivity. The COVID-19 […]

National Tutoring Partnership webinar Monday 6 December

December 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Introduction to the NTP – Yorkshire Opportunity Areas This webinar will give you an opportunity to learn more about the high-quality tuition support available to your school through the NTP. We will discuss how your school can get involved, as well as a breakdown of all three tuition routes, including Tuition Partners that are operating […]

Opportunity Area Programme – Health and Education Insight Guide Webinar – 14th October 3:30-5:30PM

October 5, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sign up for the webinar on 14 October, 3:30-5:30pm here to discuss how the Opportunity Areas are supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing, using data innovatively to inform the early identification of autism, and ensuring children who need glasses wear them in class to improve literacy in Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Hastings, Oldham and Bradford. Read more about these projects […]

Dolly Parton children’s book scheme brought to Keighley

August 10, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hundreds of children in Keighley are set to receive a free monthly book in a scheme originally launched by singer Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will deliver a free age-appropriate book every month to children aged from birth to their fifth birthday who live in the Keighley Central, Keighley East and Keighley West wards. […]

Sign up to Opportunity Areas Webinar – Opportunity Area programme’s approach in Teacher Recruitment and Retention and Workforce Development – Thu, 1 July 2021 at 15:30 – 17:00

June 18, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Learn more about the Opportunity Area programme’s place-based approach in Teacher Recruitment and Retention and Workforce Development. About this event Teacher Recruitment and Retention and Workforce Development – what worked for us and how we approached it. You will hear short presentations on the place-based approach the Opportunity Areas programme has taken toTeacher Recruitment and […]

Fifth year of Opportunity Area programme to benefit thousands more young people

May 19, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

£18 million to build back better for children and young people in some of England’s most disadvantaged regions Opportunity Areas have delivered proven results in early years for disadvantaged children, in phonics results and at Key Stage 2 Investment will help level up outcomes in education and support recovery from the pandemic https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-more-young-people-to-benefit-from-opportunity-areas Thousands more […]

BBC Look north autism – caer’s trials on identifying autism earlier

April 19, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Twinning – sharing best practice in school improvement

March 17, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Opportunity Areas (OA) are ‘Twinning’ with non-OA areas to share best practice and implement initiatives that have proven to work. Braford Opportunity Area has ‘Twinned’ with Knowsley Local Authority to deliver its school to school support programme, which alongside other OA funded school improvement activity has delivered notable successes, with 36 schools of the 62 […]

TEACHER WELLBEING COVID SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCHES IN BRADFORD

March 2, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Bradford Opportunity Area has funded a free and anonymous support service set up specifically for teachers and school staff The service aims to provide practical and emotional support for school professionals operating in challenging times A newly launched Wellbeing Support Service for teachers, funded by the Bradford Opportunity Area, has been rolled out across schools […]

GROUND-BREAKING EARLY YEARS AUTISM PROJECT TO BE LAUNCHED ACROSS ALL BRADFORD PRIMARY SCHOOLS

February 16, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Bradford Opportunity Area has led a pilot project, to help identify autism in children, which will now be launched across primary schools in Bradford and York this year. A project to help identify autism in young children is set to be launched across primary schools in Bradford and York this year, following a successful pilot […]