The Research and Information on State Education Trust (known as RISE) 21 Fitzroy Court, Shepherds Hill, London N6 5RD is registered by the Charity Commission (No. 283726) and constituted by a trust deed dated 25th August 1981 and amended in1992.

The Trust is administered by its Trustees and a correspondent who is not a Trustee.

Trustees:  Hilary Chamberlain, John Coe, Ada Fordham, Ron Glatter, Melian Mansfield, Maurice Plaskow, Joan Sallis, Margaret Tulloch, Liz Williams.

Correspondent:  Libby Goldby

The charitable objects of RISE in its trust deed include

• promoting the advancement of education in the publicly maintained sector in the UK
• maintaining an educational information service, and
• promoting and encouraging research.

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RISE is a research charity. It aims to commission research and provide information on state education. RISE reports have covered many issues of particular interest to parents e.g. class size, school reports, home-school agreements, parental involvement in OFSTED inspections, school complaints procedures and school admissions.  Research has been funded by various trusts, including the Nuffield Foundation and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The most recent project researched the role of Parent Governor Representatives. Since 2003 all RISE research projects have been published via the Internet. They are available from the on-line publications section. Details of earlier printed publications are also available.

As well as seeking support for further research projects RISE is working on its information centre, an on-line catalogue of official on-line education data. This is intended to prove a valuable resource to researchers, information officers and journalists as well as parents, teachers and governors. The information is categorised to make finding official information easier. Sources include official data as well as press releases and parliamentary questions.

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