High Aspirations

We work to ensure all children - wherever they live and whatever their background – have an excellent education and the support and opportunities they need to prepare for work and life.
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Developing an education system that has high aspirations for every child

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Building the case for inclusive education

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Tackling the lost learning crisis

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Promoting the importance of enrichment, play and creativity

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Everything to Play For

A Plan to Ensure Every Child in England Can Play

June 2025
Growing Up Well
High Aspirations
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Ambitious for Young People

A new era of support and opportunities

June 2025
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children in need
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Everyone Included

Transforming our education system to be ambitious about inclusion

May 2025
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A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity

March 2025
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State of Play

An interim report from the Raising the Nation Play Commission

February 2025
Growing Up Well
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Beyond the classroom

The role of enrichment in tackling the school absence crisis

February 2025
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
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A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for improving school attendance

October 2024
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
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A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for upskilling our children and young people for digital futures

August 2024
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
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A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for addressing the autism assessment and support crisis

February 2024
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Early Impact
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
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All Together Now

Inclusion not exclusion: supporting all young people to succeed in school

April 2022
High Aspirations
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