We're committed to giving all our students the best possible learning experience we can, whatever their individual needs. Our equal opportunities statement and other policies can be viewed on our website alongside other York Learning policies.
Our Adult Education Learner Charter sets out our commitment to you, and what we expect from you as a learner.
Our Intent
The adult curriculum aims to be flexible, accessible and responsive to the existing and future needs of a wide range of communities, employers and learners across York. Effective partnerships across communities, employers and a range of other organisations ensures the curriculum offer is aligned to local and regional economic need and increases mobility whilst reducing gaps in life chances between groups of the populations.
In summary, the Intent of the Adult Curriculum is to:
- provide life chances and opportunities through learning via a responsive flexible offer to increase the social mobility of all our residents
- encourage prosperity through opportunities to upskill or reskill for the unemployed and those in the workforce
- improve wellbeing and quality of life for residents and communities through an inspiring and creative tailored lifelong learning offer
- work with community-based partners and employers to co-design meaningful courses
We aim to do this by:
- providing learners with high-quality information, advice, and guidance through an ambitious, employer-led, and community-responsive program, enabling them to develop essential skills and confidence for progression
- providing a purposeful curriculum which helps learners enhance their personal qualities, knowledge, skills, confidence, and ambition, preparing them for success in education, employment, and their careers.
- ensuring all learners, including young people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are proficient in English, Math, and digital skills, offering flexible provision with multiple entry points throughout the year
- providing outstanding community skills and wellbeing programs which directly tackle health inequalities and the mental health crisis, expanding opportunities for the disadvantaged
We promise to:
- work hard with you to meet your individual needs as a learner and support the development of your skills and support you to recognise your transferable skills
- meet our commitment to equality and promote British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths, beliefs and cultures
- make sure you learn in a healthy and safe environment which recognises life’s challenges but also make you aware of safeguarding and Prevent and how to keep yourself safe
- give you accurate information about further learning that meet your needs which can support your progression into further opportunities whether that is for employment or health
In addition, we promise to only collect information about you and your learning which helps us to develop your skills or is required by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. We comply with the Data Protection Act 2018.
As a learner we ask you to:
- attend every session of your course, arrive on time and actively participate in the class and course activities. Please be aware that for courses where we draw down funding to allow you to access the course for free or at a reduced rate, in line with the funding rules if you're absent from your funded course for 3 consecutive weeks we reserve the right to withdraw you from the course. No refunds will be available in this case
- treat others with fairness, dignity and respect
- provide the information we need about you and your learning, including your expectations and long term goals
- tell us about any additional support you may need need to successfully learn when you sign up for the course to enable us to help you get the best out of your learning experience
- provide feedback on your learning experience – your views are important to us
- be open to challenge yourself in a safe environment, whilst being aware of your emotional and physical safety
- recognise that everyone has the right of free speech, provided this does not incite violence or hatred against other people or groups, particularly in relation to their race, religious beliefs, gender or sexual orientation