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SHINE: Support and Help IN Education
Every child deserves the best start in life.
SHINE gives children brighter futures by unlocking barriers to learning.
We support children and young people in hundreds of schools across the North West, North East and Yorkshire & Humber.
We focus on areas of deprivation where we have the biggest opportunity to make a positive difference to children’s lives.
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SHINE identifies, evaluates, and scales up the most promising educational ideas.
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SHINE connects donors with teachers to create new opportunities for disadvantaged children.
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SHINE's projects have made a significant impact.
We helped almost 50,000 children across nearly 500 schools, while also providing support to over 3,300 parents and 1,700 teachers.
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SHINE backs innovative learning approaches aimed at levelling the playing field for all children.
We fund school-based projects supporting children aged 0-19, addressing a wide range of areas such as reading, maths, science, verbal communication, parental engagement, school transitions, and wellbeing.
Find out moreEducation should unleash life’s potential, but too often, a child’s future is shaped by their background and circumstances beyond their control.
Many from low-income homes start school without key skills, fall behind, and over half leave school without essential GCSEs in English and maths – limiting their opportunities for further education or good jobs.
The divide is particularly acute in parts of the North.
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Helen Clarke: why parental engagement is key to closing the maths attainment gap
"We need to rethink how to support mathematical development in ways that feel natural and joyful for young children."
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Arithmagicians helping pupils build key mathematical fluency and confidence
“In the schools where they really found time and prioritised the launch of it… the children absolutely adore it.”
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Lee’s story
Even though he was only 10 years old, Lee would storm out of the house in a rage, refusing to say where he was going or when he would be back
Lee was finding primary school increasingly stressful. The noise of other children and all the questions from the teacher made him anxious and upset. Nobody seemed to understand how he was feeling.
Khadija’s story
Khadija arrived in Bradford from Pakistan in 2019. She didn’t speak very much English and was particularly worried about how her youngest daughter, Hafsa, was going to manage at school.
Not knowing many people in the city, and with little knowledge of British education, Khadija tried her best to teach 3-year-old Hafsa with some resources she purchased herself, but it was a struggle.
Ali’s story
Despite her best efforts in school, Ali is behind age-related expectations in maths
Ali didn't enjoy maths, because she found it boring. "I never do maths at home," she said.