After we concluded Bradford Opportunity Area a bunch of us decided to try and keep working together in alliance. We’re Education Alliance for Life Chances and today we met for the first time this academic year! @BetterStartBfd hosted and we heard about the work of Bradford SAFE Taskforce

For a lot of us in schools it's a struggle at the moment. We have to work together and do things differently. Education Alliance for Life Chances brings together schools, the NHS, the local authority, the police, University of Bradford and our star researchers Centre for Applied Education Research to tackle the barriers we face.

UK schools join the SAMHE citizen science project! They will receive a FREE indoor air quality monitor linked to an interactive Web App where teachers and pupils can view the data and use it in the classroom. More information here: SAMHE Project samhe.org.uk

4 in 5 16-18 year olds say they need to move areas for better opportunities, including 90% in Yorkshire. This is stark - we are losing talent to other areas. We need to grow opportunities that provide secure well paid jobs and career progression. theguardian.com/inequality/202…

Yet again-more stark evidence of where you live making a negative impact on children’s life chances. Here at the EALC we are working to alleviate the impact of poverty on young people's life chances. suttontrust.com/news-opinion/a…

Looking forward to next week’s Learning Symposium in Keighley. The headline is ‘Built in Bradford, Not Bolted On’ - can’t wait to collaborate with others to improve health outcomes in the Keighley area.

Read our new blog on the EALC website - it's about the pioneering work we’re doing in Keighley around nutrition and food poverty. It’s about getting school leaders, academics and foodbank organisers working together and exchanging ideas. Read it here: bradfordbirthto19.co.uk/educational-st…

Incredibly proud that EALC’s Act Locally: Keighley has been shortlisted for ‘Research initiative of the year’ award for the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership Awards 2023. It’s great see our pioneering work being recognised!

We're super excited to find out who the winners are for the ‘Research Initiative of the Year’ category at tonight's #CelebrateAsOne Bradford District Craven Health & Care Partnership Awards 2023! Read more about the fantastic projects shortlisted in our latest article: cityofresearch.org/research-initi…

EALC director Kathryn Loftus is attending todays Food Symposium in Bradford. Hoping to find support and ways to help our place-based program 'Act Locally' in #Keighley where local people prioritised tackling food insecurity, poor diet and nutrition

Key learnings from Ofsted report include: - Alliances with voluntary/community sector essential - Engagement with communities should be standard - Schools should be involved at all levels Our #actlocally work across #Bradford does all this and more! gov.uk/government/new…

It was great to be support the partnership work of improving Bradford’s school attendance and supporting the LA’s launch of the Attendance Charter on Thursday. #everydaycounts

Interesting to read this EEF report on school attendance. Our multi agency school attendance task and finish group looks beyond our district to find the best evidence of what works to tackle severe and persistent school absenteeism. eef.li/St6MUZ

Great to see so many involved and engaged in change-making at our first Holme Wood Schools and VCSE Network meeting! This group has been created out of our Act Locally program in Holme Wood and exists to connect education settings with voluntary and community organisations.

We're really proud of the projects we've been working on this year at the Education Alliance for Life Chances. Our work is always impact focussed and you can see our highlights below:

Here at the Education Alliance for Life Chances, we are doing pioneering collective impact work in Manningham and Girlington as part of our Act Locally programme. Check out our statement of intent for this area here: bradfordbirthto19.co.uk/educational-st…

Here at EALC we're doing groundbreaking work in central Keighley, working with education and community leaders to help tackle food insecurity and poor nutrition. Read the community statement of intent here: bradfordbirthto19.co.uk/educational-st…

Check out the statement of intent for our Act Locally programme in Holme Wood below! We've brought together a great group of education, social care, policing and community leaders to help tackle crime and antisocial behaviour. bradfordbirthto19.co.uk/educational-st…