RISE Universal Offer
Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) is the service to help every school improve. Universal RISE is about making it easier for leaders to find relevant, high-quality resources, facilitating collaboration, and promoting the sharing of effective practice. Universal RISE helps schools to diagnose their school improvement needs, identify high-quality support, and implement that support. More information about RISE can be found here.
National RISE conferences
In-person events for senior leaders and those who lead on inclusion and/or SEND in schools, trusts and local authorities. Inspiring talks, networking, and actionable strategies along with practical support, including a new self assessment tool.
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Conference |
Dates |
Details/registration | Delivery |
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RISE: Focus on Mainstream Inclusion Conferences |
Various dates in March 2026 |
Further details and registration links | In-person |
RISE support for Reception Improvement
- Reception networks: a guide to the government’s universal support to help schools improve the quality of reception-year provision.
- RISE support for reception improvement: professional development resources for improving teaching and leadership of reception years.
East of England RISE networks
The RISE Universal Offer provides CPD opportunities to schools across the East of England.
Three Universal RISE networks are taking place across the East of England:
These networks provide CPD opportunities which are DfE-funded, so there is no charge to schools.
See below for details of each network and the events they are running this term.
Disadvantage Network
Reducing the Disadvantage Gap: Reception Year Quality Showcases
The Disadvantage Network is hosting a number of events in March 2026 to showcase effective practice in Reception Year.
The showcase events are free to attend (max. 2 attendees per school) and will take place across the East of England region. Each showcase will cover 2-3 areas of practice.
Reception Year Quality Showcases (March 2026) flyer
See the registration links below for full details of each showcase event.
Upcoming showcase events:
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Host School |
LA Area |
Date |
Time |
Register / details |
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Wymondham College Prep School |
Norfolk |
17/3/26 |
8:30-11:45 |
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Watchlytes Primary School |
Herts (Welwyn Garden City) |
17/3/26 |
8:45-12:00 |
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Richard Whittington Primary School |
Herts (Bishop's Stortford) | 18/3/26 | 9:00-12:00 | Register |
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St Andrews CofE Primary School Great Yeldham |
Essex (Great Yeldham) | 19/3/26 | 9:15-12:15 | Register |
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Katherine Semar Infant School |
Essex (Saffron Walden) | 23/3/26 | 8:15-12:15 | Register |
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Fleetville Infant and Nursery School |
Herts (St Albans) | 24/3/26 | 8:30-12:00 | Register |
| Beckers Green Primary School | Essex (Braintree) | 25/3/26 |
9:30-11:30 |
Register |
More dates will be released soon.
If you have any questions about the showcase events, please contact Mark Lambell at mlambell@meridiantrust.co.uk.
Further resources are available from the DfE website:
The KS2 Attainment Network, also known as the RISE East of England Teaching Exchange, brings together schools, trusts and leaders into a connected regional network, supporting collaboration and shared learning alongside practical KS2 support. The Exchange is delivering a co-ordinated programme of webinars to provide clear, practical support for schools to raise Year 6 attainment.
Sessions have been designed to be role-specific for teachers, subject leads and headteachers, focusing on practical, immediately useable support.
Find out more:
- Upcoming webinars
- On-demand practical resources
- Find out more about the KS2 Attainment Network
- Sign up for a KS2 Attainment Network event
KS4 Attainment Network
The KS4 Attainment Network aims to connect schools, trusts and leaders through collaborative, themed conferences that focus on practical solutions for long-term impact. The conference series is designed to share proven strategies, resources and expert insights that help schools tackle key challenges in raising attainment.
Upcoming conferences:
- 24 March - Designing and delivering great professional development: this conference focuses on professional development. We know that long-term improvement is about investing in improving teachers over the long term; this conference focuses on how to design and deliver truly impactful CPD. You'll hear from sector leading experts and school leaders who have driven success in their own settings about exactly what they did to earn that success.