Area-based Education
Partnerships
Association
The Association of Education Partnerships (AEPA) is led by a national steering group, which is co-chaired by Baroness Estelle Morris and Christine Gilbert CBE.
AEPA Membership
Membership of the Association is open to all organisations and clusters of schools that share our concerns. Our membership includes over 30 partnerships across England from established organisations to groups that are still developing.
For more information please contact info@aepa.org.uk

Regional
We take responsibility for the quality of education in a local area and help to drive improvements in outcomes for children and young people.

Connected
We act as an engine of improvement locally, brokering connections and initiatives across schools, and stimulating innovation.

Collaborative
We bridge the divide between different types of schools provide a framework to allow schools to work together.
Core Beliefs
School-led improvement works well if the system is inclusive and collaborative.
Place still matters. Member organisations define themselves by locality.
Social, emotional and cultural capital is also our responsibility to enrich young people.
Partnerships need a national presence and voice to champion changes required to better support education.
News & Events
Our aim is to learn from each other by sharing experiences and ideas and expand the conversation to other parts of the education system.
AEPA Roundtable: Mental Health & Wellbeing in light of COVID-19
About this event This was true of Birmingham Education Partnership before the pandemic –this session will also consider where we are in the light of COVID. The session will hear from Birmingham Education Partnership CEO Tim Boyes (who is also working with the city leading on inclusion) with the session led by BEP’s mental [...]
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