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    ContractsLeadership Development Programme to Reduce Student Absence and Exclusions in North East Schools
    Awarded contract

    Leadership Development Programme to Reduce Student Absence and Exclusions in North East Schools

    Awarded
    £85k
    Published 12 Aug 2026

    Support North East school leaders to develop inclusive practices that reduce student absence, exclusions, and improve educational attainment in a region facing significant disadvantage.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 12 Aug 2026· 4 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £85k
    Published 12 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £85,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • DE
      THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 weeks ago.

    12 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The North East region faces significant educational challenges: A-level grades remain below pre-pandemic levels, GCSE pass rates lag far behind other regions (17.8% vs 28.4% in London), and schools struggle with the highest absence rates in England (one in five pupils severely absent). These issues stem partly from child poverty, high SEND prevalence, and school exclusions. This opportunity seeks an experienced provider to design and deliver a leadership development model that helps school leaders implement whole-school inclusion approaches. The provider will: develop school leader expertise through workshops, provide strategic implementation tools, share evidence-based best practices, and leverage technology where suitable. The goal is to help schools take a relational approach to attendance challenges, reducing unnecessary exclusions and suspensions while improving student attendance and educational outcomes. Successful delivery will contribute to breaking cycles of disadvantage and improving future opportunities for young people in the region.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, North East Combined Authority has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. NEAT Academy Trust1× · 17%
    2. NCG1× · 17%
    3. FIRST Face to Face Ltd1× · 17%
    4. THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD1× · 17%
    5. NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST1× · 17%
    6. QUEEN'S HALL ARTS1× · 17%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED, QA Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e271
    NE
    Buyer
    North East Combined Authority
    Sector
    Education & Training