Schools in Excellence in Cities areas face a whole range of problems including low educational achievement across the community, truancy, exclusion and youth crime. EiC Action Zones (EiCAZs) are one of the six key strands which comprise the Excellence in Cities initiative and have been set up in urban areas where there is this mixture of social disadvantage and under-performance in schools. The Zones enable local partnerships, which includes the private sector, to urgently target action on areas of need and develop innovative solutions for raising educational standards.

Each EiCAZ is non-statutory and is managed by the EiC Partnership. EiC Action Zones typically focus on the needs of one or two secondary schools and their associated primary schools. They provide a bottom up approach to overcoming local barriers to achievement.

There are currently 134 EiCAZs in operation, and this includes 33 which were formerly statutory Education Action Zones Click here ( 164 Kb) to download a list of current EiCAZs.

If you need the contact details for any of the EiC Action Zones, please get in touch with the relevant Local Education Authority.