The Essex Primary Heads' Association is run by primary heads for primary heads.
EPHA aims to support all primary-phase headteachers - both in maintained schools and academies - in their leadership and management roles and to promote and improve primary education in Essex, in collaboration with the Local Authority and other education partners.
- Spring 2026 - termly primary headteacher meetings
- Autumn 2025 - termly primary headteacher meetings
- EPHA Annual General Meeting - Thursday 2nd October 2025
- EPHA safeguarding resources for September 2025
- Summer term 2025 - primary headteacher meetings
- Attendance Q&A with Anita Patel-Lingan, Education Statutory Compliance Manager
- Governor exclusions' training - delivered by Pam Langmead
- Statutory policy list from the DfE updated
- The EPHA Colleague Supporter programme
- Seven-minute safeguarding staff meetings
Thursday 4th June 2026
Small Schools Group
Thursday 4th June 2026
Managing complaints - training for governors, staff and headteachers
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Suspensions and permanent exclusions - training for governors, staff and headteachers
Wednesday 17th June 2026
North East termly headteachers' meeting
Thursday 18th June 2026
South termly headteachers' meeting
Wednesday 24th June 2026
West termly headteachers' meeting
Thursday 25th June 2026
Mid termly headteachers' meeting
Latest Downloads
- Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance July 2026 changes highlighted
- Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance July 2026
- Delivering School-Age Childcare Provision Non-Statutory Guidance April 2026
- LA Termly newsletter to Governing Bodies - Summer term 2026
- Transition Template 2026
- Consent form to share information for POWER
- Restrictive intervention and use of reasonable force including model policy Resources - April 2026
- Restrictive interventions 7-minute staff meeting - handout
- Restrictive interventions 7-minute staff meeting - PP
- Parent Guide to School Complaints