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Supporting education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise impact and sustainability
This week ImpactEd Group's Alex Warner attended the Annual @aoc-info.bsky.social Conference to meet colleagues and share the latest on Going Further "The event was a powerful reminder of the strength of shared commitment"

#AoCConf25

Latest on the FE Research:
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November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What shapes an inclusive environment where every child can thrive?

It's a question we've been exploring in depth through the teaching, training and leadership lens with our work on Inclusion in Practice.

We're working to help more school leaders identify how to create meaningful improvements.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Case Study: Trauma-informed practices driving sustained attendance improvement at Abbey Hey

Read the full case study ---> www.impactedgroup.uk/case-studies...

#attendance #school #education #behaviour
Trauma-informed practices driving sustained attendance improvement at Abbey Hey
Abbey Hey’s three-year journey with Conscious Discipline®, combined with the collaboration with ImpactEd over the past academic year, illustrates the power of bringing together attendance, behaviour, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Acting on the Engagement Gap, explores how schools are responding and using TEP data locally, to drive engagement and outcomes.

Research Director, Dr Lauren Bellaera shares some of the latest findings

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#education #engagement
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Join our Fundraising Readiness Cohort

Charities will be supported through four key stages:
🔹 Launch webinar to run through the audit process and key guidance
🔹 Evidence-based audit
🔹 Bespoke Fundraising Readiness Report
🔹 Benchmarking insights webinar

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November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Understanding Attendance Targeted research approach to improve pupil attendance

Understand the drivers of pupils absence in your setting using nationally benchmarked tool
Select the measures most relevant to your setting to create short pupil-facing diagnostic

www.impactedgroup.uk/research-cam...
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Free webinar "Inclusion as a shared responsibility" Thurs 13th 4pm

🤝 Our expert panel will discuss practical ways schools and trusts can engage with families, LAs and external partners.

👉 Sign up: www2.ambition.org.uk/inclusion-as...
Inclusion as a shared responsibility – Free Webinar | Inclusion in Practice
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Curriculum and Assessment Review, led by Becky Francis, was published today. A tour de force of a publication, it is encouraging to see our research on pupil engagement and the work we supported on oracy shaping the recommendations so directly:
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Consider this: if you were to conduct the same educational evaluation twice, using identical methodologies and research questions, would the outcome of the evaluation be the same?

This question struck me during a recent evening at Wicked (happy #halloween).

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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Consider this: if you were to conduct the same educational evaluation twice, using identical methodologies and research questions, would the outcome of the evaluation be the same?

This question struck me during a recent evening at Wicked (happy #halloween).

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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How can you make evaluation specific and practical? How do you link recommendations to evidence? How should you present recommendations in reports? Kristy Evers explores in this practical update: www.impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs/from-report-to-reality-making-insights-practical

#evaluation
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Enjoy a well earned rest & recharge this half term! 🌟 If some R&R sparks an idea how to boost attainment for pupils in the North, we offer up to £25K funding and support through our Let Teachers SHINE award! 👉 letteachersshine.org.uk #Literacy #Numeracy #Science #AttainmentGap #NorthernTeachers
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Going Further: Be part of a new Research Cohort on Engagement in FE

We are building on our learnings from the school system to shine a spotlight on engagement in FE, as the sector navigates learner attendance and workforce retention challenges.

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October 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Be Fundable: Phase Two – Join our Fundraising Readiness Cohort

In September, we published Be Fundable: Bridging the Gaps Between Charities and Funders www.impactedgroup.uk/research-cam..., which provides detailed insights into what funders are looking at when making funding decisions.

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Be Fundable Bridging the Gap Between Charities and Funders
Be Fundable Bridging the Gap Between Charities and Funders New research reveals why being
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October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ImpactEd Group is proud to have become the UK's first employee-owned education consultancy, reinforcing our long-standing commitment to responsible business and distributed leadership.

In-full:
www.impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs/impacted-group-becomes-uks-first-employee-owned-education-consultancy
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We're diving deeper into one of the most critical aspects improving edtech: evaluation. If you're an #EdTech founder wondering how to move beyond vanity metrics and demonstrate that your technology drives meaningful learning, this new podcast series is for you.

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Kristy Evers speaks with Professor Alison Clark-Wilson on evaluating edtech
Podcast Episode · Talking Impact for EdTech Founders · 10/17/2025 · 26m
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October 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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🎓 Webinar: Building evidence-informed teaching that works for all

Join Dr Jen Barker, Peps Mccrae, Cathie Paine & Rachael Stevenson for a panel exploring what works — and how schools can make it work for every pupil.

📅 Don’t miss it — sign up here: www2.ambition.org.uk/evidence-inf...
Evidence-informed teaching – Free Webinar | Inclusion in Practice
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October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great article today in Schools Week by Rebecca Maw CEO The Key on what schools can do-now to ease the Year 7 dip

Check out the full story:

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Solutions: How a youth work approach (re-)engages Year 7
The Year 7 dip is real – but not inevitable. Here are five steps to overcome it
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October 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Are you or the students you work with interested in a career in healthcare?

Help us understand the current landscape for students

Survey
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You’ll get the chance to enter a prize draw to win 1 of 5, £50 vouchers.

#careers
October 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Largest national study on attendance reveals family and home environment as key driver of student attendance

Access the findings here:

www.impactedgroup.uk/research-cam...

Read more in The Educator

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Insights Update: Understanding Attendance
In this Insights Update, we share the latest evidence from our research on Understanding Attendance.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
For the first time ever, we've gathered comprehensive insights from funders of UK charities to reveal what they actually look at – and for – when making funding decisions, providing unprecedented visibility into funding processes.

Attend the webinar

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October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"The SIFT programme has provided us both with invaluable opportunities to dive deep into the UK education sector, each bringing our unique backgrounds and gaining distinct yet complementary experiences across ImpactEd Group’s practices."

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October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week we have been all together at our residential, bringing colleagues from across the country together.

A huge thank you to our keynote speaker Ava Sturridge-Packer CBE for sharing her journey - thank you.

#education
October 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Further education changes lives, power communities, and support 1.6 million learners across England.

That’s why we’re expanding our work at ImpactEd Group to include Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges. And we’re thrilled that Alex Warner is joining us as an Associate to help lead this effort
October 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
We're pleased to announce our partnership with @steplab.bsky.social for their inaugural impact evaluation. The project will begin with developing their theory of change before progressing to an evaluation of pupil and teacher metrics.
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM