AEPA report – Belonging and Excellence: The Importance of Local Education Partnerships

Published: 2 December 2025
The AEPA launched a new publication this week: Belonging and Excellence: The Importance of Local Education Partnerships. The report showcases the role local education partnerships play in connecting schools, with each other and their wider place. It includes case studies from across the country, including one from Sheffield focussed on SEND.

 

Learn Sheffield is a founding member of AEPA, the Area-based Education Partnerships Association.  This group brings together organisations like ours from across the country, connecting not-for-profit, local education services to share practice, support and guidance.

The AEPA launched a new publication this week:

Belonging and Excellence: The Importance of Local Education Partnerships. 

The report showcases the role local education partnerships play in connecting schools, with each other and their wider place. It includes case studies from across the country, including one from Sheffield focussed on SEND.

You can download the full report here: https://aepa.org.uk/belonging-and-excellence-the-importance-of-local-education-partnerships-publication/.

 

It has also been featured in TES and Schools Week.

 

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