Leading Edge Partnership
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The Leading Edge Partnership programme is an educational scheme organised by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
in the United Kingdom
. It was introduced in 2005 as a programme for High Performing Specialist Schools
, a designation launched in 2004.
The programme is managed by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Leading Edge is designed to enable high performing schools to share their expertise with other local schools in order to raise standards with particular emphasis on pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
There are currently over 200 Leading Edge schools in around 100 local authorities.
Department for Children, Schools and Families
The Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was introduced in 2005 as a programme for High Performing Specialist Schools
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
, a designation launched in 2004.
The programme is managed by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Leading Edge is designed to enable high performing schools to share their expertise with other local schools in order to raise standards with particular emphasis on pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
There are currently over 200 Leading Edge schools in around 100 local authorities.