Our vision is to deliver learning that promotes the wider benefits of learning, enables people to develop skills, knowledge and confidence, increases health and well-being and encourages a culture of life-long learning. Learners can be progressed to further study or training and/or employment by securing an accessible, coherent and high-quality learning programme for adults and families in Harrow.
Strategic Priorities:
- Widening participation in learning through targeting adult learning and enabling learners who do not currently participate to access the learning process.
- Enhancing individuals’ life opportunities by providing a wide range of learning. This can improve employability skills, health and well-being, community cohesion and citizenship, personal development and stronger family relationships.
- Enabling adult learning to support a range of local and regional priorities and service delivery areas.
- Developing high-quality teaching, learning and assessment that enables learners to achieve their learning goals and progress to relevant learning and/or employment.
- Increase the funding levels for adult and family learning by lobbying and bidding for additional funds
These priorities are shaped by the needs of Harrow’s local communities, in particular:
- Developing vocational pathways and employability skills to improve social mobility.
- Widening access to English language skills.
- Improving access to health and well-being courses.
- Enhancing community cohesion and citizenship.
- Enhancing access to creative and cultural opportunities.
These align with the London Borough of Harrow priorities of being:
- A council that puts residents first.
- A borough that is clean and safe.
- A place where those in need are supported.
Learners are taught and supported by staff who take pride in seeing them achieve their personal and career goals and developing their interests and hobbies. Many learners progress from learning English to taking vocational subjects, alongside improving their ability to use mathematics. Staff support learners very well on every step of their journey
Ofsted 2024
