Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

To work with partners to ensure that those, in Surrey and beyond, who have missed out on learning in the past, have opportunities to learn and to reach their full potential.

Vision

In three year’s time...

To have built a bridge linking potential learners from disadvantaged communities with life changing opportunities.

The bridge will be constructed in a variety of ways

Developing the capacity of communities to benefit from learning through helping them to develop their own community learning projects; training trusted members of the community as Community Champions to provide information and inspire confidence; and working with partners to arrange for courses to take place within local venues.
Ensuring ongoing support for learners engaged to ensure that when they start their learning journey they have opportunities to progress.
Developing new provision and approaches to engage learners more effectively and using this knowledge to provide training partner organisations which provide for these learners.
Helping providers of learning to understand what potential learners need and want and therefore what needs to be done differently to engage these. We act as a 'centre for intelligence'providing information about successful approaches to engage disadvantaged learners in communities.
Improving the services offered to learners by influencing the policies and plans of those responsible for planning and funding learning.

Target Audiences

Disadvantaged communities living in Surrey and other parts of the South East
19+ Adults (and young disadvantaged adults 16-19 where these are not being catered for)
Families
Partner organisations providing support for these groups

Our Values

Impartial: We hold and express our own views and are impartial in our relations with partner organisations.

Honest: Honesty, openness and transparency define the way in which we conduct our business.

Customer focused: Our primary customers are learners and communities with multiple needs and we listen and respond to their needs.Partners who provide for these are also customers.

Quality: Quality is a key in the services we provide, the procedures we adopt, and the staff we employ.

Long-term view: We engage in activities to promote sustained and beneficial change.

Inclusive: We are committed to equality, diversity and partnership working.

Learning: We are an organisation that is constantly learning, developing our staff and being able to adapt to new ideas.