Education Investment Area

[5] Alongside further government support and funding, Education Investment Areas benefit from a number of perks.

Their local authorities are to be given £30 million over a three-year period to fund opportunities and care for children with special needs.

The government is expected to cooperate with dioceses, academy trusts and local authorities with the intention of encouraging further academisation in these areas.

Education Priority Areas reached their peak in the early 1970s and had swiftly declined by the beginning of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.

[14] The Labour government of Tony Blair introduced Education Action Zones (EAZs) through the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

[16][17] These zones were governed by Education Action Forums, charitable organisations made up of trustees from schools and businesses.

The forums employed staff, agreed plans for improvement with the Department for Education and Skills and were led by directors.

[20] The Conservative government of Theresa May introduced Opportunity Areas (OAs) in 2016, after an announcement from Education Secretary Justine Greening in October.