The names of 29 more schools that will become lead schools for the government’s attendance and behaviour hubs programme have been revealed. It means the names of 86 of the planned 90 hub lead schools are now known, after 21 were announced in August and a further 36 in November. The list of new hubs has not yet been published, but most are named in a letter seen by Schools Week, dated January 9 and addressed to council attendance leads from Simon Blake, deputy director of the Department for Education鈥檚 attendance division. The attendance and behaviour hubs are the result of Labour鈥檚 decision to merge two of the last government鈥檚 schemes 鈥� and come with much less funding attached. The Conservatives鈥� behaviour hubs programme received 拢10 million of funding, although its record after its launch in 2021 was mixed. By contrast, the new integrated hubs programme will get 拢1.5 million of funding. More names to be published The government intends for the hubs to support schools in improving attendance and behaviour by sharing best practice and helping implement changes. Education specialists with leadership, behaviour and attendance expertise will work with the 90 hubs to support around 5,000 schools in total. Former behaviour tsar Tom Bennett and ex-headteacher Jayne Lowe were appointed as ambassadors for the scheme last year. Other than one all-through school, all of the 29 hubs are either primary or secondary schools, meaning none of the hubs named so far are special schools. None of the latest group of hubs are in London, with ten schools in the capital having been appointed in the first two rounds. The letter says extra schools in south east England were 鈥渋n the process of being appointed鈥� at the time it was written. These have since been appointed, but their names are as yet unknown. Blake鈥檚 letter says: 鈥淚 am writing to inform you that we will be launching our in the coming months. The hubs programme is intended to galvanize a community of practice: allowing schools to work together to share practice and insights.鈥� Schools urged to seek support The letter asks councils to let local schools know about the ongoing call for in accessing support from the attendance and behaviour hubs programme, the deadline for which is in February. There are two main pathway through which schools can access support under the programme… Lighter touch support 鈥� partner schools will have access to a structured attendance and behaviour CPD offer, opportunities to visit their lead school, and discuss and share practice with other schools in their hub Enhanced support – partner schools will have access to ten days of intensive leadership support over three terms supporting them to develop and implement an attendance and behaviour focused action plan Blake鈥檚 letter adds: 鈥淚 have attached a list of lead schools that have been appointed for all regions for reference. “This information is not yet in the public domain so would be grateful if you could keep it within your authority. I know that a number of you are also already in dialogue with our regional teams to support this initiative.鈥� While the new hubs are not due to be announced until later this week, one of the newly appointed schools 鈥� the Lord Grey Academy in Milton Keynes 鈥� referred to the programme in a for the role of 鈥榲ice principal behaviour鈥� posted on December 19. 鈥淲e are very proud to have just been designated as a lead school – attendance and behaviour hub by the Department for Education (DfE) supporting other schools in the region with Enhanced and Regional Support. This role offers an unique opportunity in supporting other schools to develop practice too.鈥� The 29 new attendance and behaviour hub lead schools on the list seen by Schools Week are… East of England Purford Green Primary School, Primary Woods Loke Primary School, Primary Southfield Primary Academy, Primary The Eastwood Academy, Secondary Chesterton Community College, Secondary Ely College, Secondary East Midlands Hollingwood Primary School, Primary Keelby Primary School, Primary St Mary C of E Primary Academy, Primary Landau Forte College, Secondary London None North East Caedmon Community Primary School, Primary North West Coop Academy Woodslee, Primary Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery, Primary Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary South East The Lord Grey Academy, Secondary Worthing High, Secondary Extra schools in the process of being appointed South West Lostwithiel School, Primary Penrice Academy, Secondary Cranbrook Education Campus, All-through West Midlands Ark St Alban鈥檚 Academy, Secondary Brookfields Primary School, Primary Chadsmead Primary Academy, Primary St Mary鈥檚 Catholic Primary, Primary St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy, Primary Q3 Academy Langley, Secondary Yorkshire & Humber The Willows Academy, Primary Edlington Victoria Academy, Primary Horizon Community College, Secondary The Laurel Academy, Secondary The 57 schools previously announced SchoolRegionPhaseTennyson Road Primary SchoolEast of EnglandPrimaryDenbigh High SchoolEast of EnglandSecondaryBedford Free SchoolEast of EnglandSecondaryBluecoat Wollaton AcademyEast MidlandsSecondaryTidemill AcademyLondonPrimaryCharles Dickens Primary SchoolLondonPrimaryForest AcademyLondonPrimarySt Paul’s Way Trust SchoolLondonAll-throughDrayton Manor High SchoolLondonSecondaryAshington AcademyNorth EastSecondaryThe Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolNorth WestPrimaryWright Robinson CollegeNorth WestSecondarySt Edmund’s Catholic SchoolSouth EastSecondaryWallscourt Farm AcademySouth WestPrimaryMarine Academy PrimarySouth WestPrimarySt James SchoolSouth WestSecondaryE-ACT Heartlands AcademyWest MidlandsSecondaryE-ACT North Birmingham AcademyWest MidlandsSecondaryShireland Collegiate AcademyWest MidlandsSecondaryMoor End AcademyYorkshire & HumberSecondaryDixons Trinity Academy and Dixons Kings Academy (joint)Yorkshire & HumberSecondaryCharnwood CollegeEast MidlandsSecondaryGranville AcademyEast MidlandsSecondarySir Jonathan North Girls’ CollegeEast MidlandsSecondaryThe Newark AcademyEast MidlandsSecondaryChurch Lane Primary School & NurseryEast MidlandsPrimarySneinton St Stephen’s CofE Primary SchoolEast MidlandsPrimaryRiverside SchoolLondonSecondarySwanlea SchoolLondonSecondaryMulberry Academy ShoreditchLondonSecondarySt Edward’s Church of England AcademyLondonSecondaryCumberland Community SchoolLondonSecondaryCroftway AcademyNorth EastPrimaryHawthorn Primary SchoolNorth EastPrimarySt Bede’s Catholic AcademyNorth EastPrimaryDyke House Sports and Technology CollegeNorth EastSecondaryBelmont Community SchoolNorth EastSecondaryMacmillan AcademyNorth EastSecondaryDean Trust ArdwickNorth WestSecondaryOur Lady’s RC High SchoolNorth WestSecondaryWorkington AcademyNorth WestSecondaryOasis Academy Harpur MountNorth WestPrimarySt Barnabas and St Paul’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorth WestPrimaryWebster Primary SchoolNorth WestPrimaryThe Langley AcademySouth EastSecondaryGlenmoor AcademySouth WestSecondaryHazelwood AcademySouth WestPrimaryAvonbourne Boys’ Academy and Avonbourne Girls Academy (joint)South WestSecondarySomervale Secondary SchoolSouth WestSecondaryFive Acres High SchoolSouth WestSecondaryMoat Farm Junior SchoolWest MidlandsPrimaryThe Khalsa Academy WolverhamptonWest MidlandsSecondarySt John’s CofE Primary SchoolYorkshire & HumberPrimarySpring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolYorkshire & HumberPrimaryCarr Manor Community SchoolYorkshire & HumberAll-throughRoyds Hall, A Share AcademyYorkshire & HumberSecondaryCorpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolYorkshire & HumberPrimary