Opportunity North East Board Announced
The Board for Opportunity North East has been announced.
Opportunity North East, which was unveiled by the Department of Education on Monday 8th October, is the England’s first and only region-led Opportunity Area and is set to bring a £24 million investment to support education in the North East.
Schools North East Director, Mike Parker, is one of the 12 representatives from the region who will sit on the Board of Opportunity North East.
The Board will be chaired by Lord Agnew, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System, and will include representatives in education and business from across the region, including Schools North East.
Mike Parker, Director of Schools North East, said: “I am delighted that Schools North East, the UK’s first and only school-led regional network in the UK, has a seat at the table and is able to play a part in the decisions that will be made on how provision can be improved in the North East.
“Schools North East will work to ensure that the voices of our region’s schools are heard and listened to. We will continue to champion the bright and fulfilling futures that the children in our region deserve.”
Opportunity Areas, which were launched in 2016 and were based in a singular area, were designed to give schools access to funding and resources to boost opportunities for children in that area. Opportunity North East is the first initiative in which the Government is providing funds that will be used across an entire region.
You can read the full release on the announcement of the Opportunity North East Board here.