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Annual Report 2018/19 Our Mission: To provide outstanding community and skills learning that meets the needs of learners, communities and local businesses. Our Values: Our Strategic Objectives: Outstanding Learning & Support Learners Professional staff 1. Providing learning which is enjoyable, To keep learners at the To develop a motivated, successful and promotes health and centre of all we do ensuring committed, caring and wellbeing as well as progression to their safety and wellbeing, professionally qualified further study or work providing effective support workforce delivering 2. Providing outstanding guidance and and involving them in outstanding results. support at all stages of the learner planning and improving our journey services. Inclusivity & Innovation Curriculum and Quality Governance and Leadership 3. Promoting an inclusive and supportive To provide easy access to high To be a high performing, culture of high expectations in which quality provision which meets ambitious provider through diversity is valued and learners are the local needs and provides strong governance and safe and can excel clear progression routes for inspiring leadership and learners. management. 4. Aspiring to excellence and innovation in everything we do; involving Teaching, Learning and Finance and Resources learners and stakeholders in decision Assessment making and improving services To ensure a robust financial To develop inclusive, position in a time of reducing Achieve & Celebrate inspirational and innovative Government funding 5. Celebrating learner and staff teaching, learning and through efficiencies, targeted achievement and success assessment which enables growth, diversification and 6. Achieving high learner and employer learners to thrive and make development of shared satisfaction, providing excellent value substantial and sustained services. for money progress. Collaborate & Invest 7. Investing in the development of our staff so they can best contribute to our success 8. Collaborating and leading in strategic partnerships with local communities and businesses 9. Providing excellent learning facilities and a flexible service responsive to local priorities Page 2 Annual Report 2018/19 Chair and Principal’s report Welcome We are pleased to present our report for 2018- We have an inclusive group of learners. Two thirds 19. This has been an exciting and inspiring year. of our learners are from a black, Asian or minority We are proud to have won not just the TES Adult ethnic (BAME) background, a quarter of learners and Community Learning Provider of the Year have a learning difficulty or disability and three out Award 2019 but also the TES Overall FE Provider of 5 are studying at entry level. The proportion of the Year Award 2019. This is the first time this of learners gaining qualifications has remained accolade has gone to an adult education provider. consistently very high and over 91% for the last The judges described the Institute as a great place three years. Different groups of learners achieve to learn. Learners value the open and welcoming equally well irrespective of their gender, level of atmosphere which encourages a mix of different study, disability or ethnicity. groups of people to work together. The quality of teaching and learning has been We have been deeply embedded within our outstanding with interactive and lively lessons. community providing adult learning right across the Learners have been highly motivated, worked borough. We have worked in 44 settings, as well as collaboratively together, gained in confidence our main centre, bringing educational opportunities and most have made excellent progress. A high to those who might otherwise miss out. A great quality curriculum and well established internal example of the work our Family Learning Team progression routes have ensured many learners have done is the development of the Chill with your progress to the next level of study and gain relevant Child programme delivered at primary schools, jobs. giving parents the skills to help support their child’s mental wellbeing. We would like to thank our committed and talented staff, as well as our partners and governors who give their time and expertise throughout the year in the interests of our learners. Joni Cunningham Margaret Partridge Principal Chair of Governors Annual Report 2018/19 Page 3 Redbridge Institute has a board of 12 Governors with responsibilities for setting the strategic direction of the Institute. Governors have an essential role in raising standards, ensuring accountability and monitoring Institute performance. Kathy Atkins Indu Barot Cllr Stuart Bellwood Deanna Clarke Student Governor Student Governor Elected Member Vice Chair Community Interest Governor Joni Cunningham Olive Hamilton- David O’Donoghue Christina Norman Principal Andrews Business Interest Staff Governor Community Governor Governance Interest Governor Margaret Partridge Mo Rahee Cllr. Joyce Ryan Cllr. Anne Marie Chair Business Interest Elected Member Sachs Business Interest Governor Elected Member Governor Janis Lane Clerk to Governors Page 4 Annual Report 2018/19 Local challenges in Redbridge Redbridge is one of the most diverse boroughs in the country with a high percentage of the population (64.5%) coming from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background (average BAME population for London 43.1%). 43.4% of residents were born outside the UK. There are areas of affluence and also areas of deprivation where residents are struggling to meet the rising costs of living. The population is growing and projected to increase by 11% to 336,097 by 2027. • Seven of our 21 wards are among the 20% • Numbers of people accepted as homeless most deprived in England; Loxford and and a priority is 4.23 per 1,000 households Clementswood in the south of the borough just below the London average of 5.03 (DCLG are the most deprived wards. The Orchard 2016-17) Housing Estate is in the 10% most deprived • There has been an increase in the number of areas in England children under 16 living in poverty (14.7%) • Economic inactivity (24%)is higher than the London figures (21.9%) The learners benefitting the most from our adult education funding include those learners: • Overall the employment rate is higher ‒ who are unemployed for males 80.0% than for females 59.3%; Priorities for 2018/19 for ethnic minorities, the working age ‒ in low paid-paid employment employment rate is 65.3%. ‒ economically inactive, needing to retrain including those returning to work • Low pay is a particular issue. 28-32% of jobs being low paid compared to 19% across the ‒ with poor spoken and/or written English and whole of London. Women receive only 80% no or low level qualifications of the hourly rate for men working for a ‒ with a government entitlement to English similar number of hours per week compared and/or maths qualifications up to level 2 to an average of 87% in the Local London ‒ with learning difficulties and/or disabilities sub region. 23% of the employed population ‒ with barriers to learning who live in wards were paid below the London Living Wage and neighbourhoods identified as a priority (Trust of London 2018) and 48.7% of by the Council employee jobs were paid below the London ‒ who are digitally excluded Living Wage (ONS 2018) ‒ with health and wellbeing issues including • 7.9%, of residents have no qualifications, mild to moderate mental ill health higher than the London average of 6.8% with ‒ supporting their children’s progress in school a significant divide between Ilford South particularly in English, maths, science and and the more affluent Ilford north wellbeing. • 10.5% of Redbridge’s population cannot Other fee paying learners benefit from learning speak English well or at all. (GLA ESOL report which supports their personal development 2017) through enrichment provision including the arts • Just 43% of over 65s have basic digital skills, and languages. compared to 93% of 15 to 24 year olds; this Health priorities and concerns in Redbridge prevents people benefitting from services include: such as banking, shopping and government ‒ Increasing trend in recorded diabetes 7.9% tools which are increasingly moving online against 6.1% for London • 25.19% of residents lived in poverty (Trust ‒ Increasing trend in obesity in children (year of London) despite 61% of the population 6) 23.8% against 23.6% for London being in employment (GLA 2017) ‒ High incidence of TB (value 41.5) against London (value 27) Annual Report 2018/19 Page 5 7,016 enrolments 83% female 3,946 learners learners ethnic minority 69% learners 17% male learners with learning learners 26% disability/difficulty Adult Skills Community Qualification Learning 91.4% Achievement 91.5% Achievement In numbers Community Adult Skills Learning 94.5% retention 94.9% retention National Learner 98% satisfaction score Community 44 settings daytime81% learners evening13% learners Saturday 6% learners Page 6 Annual Report 2018/19 Income We were funded by Expenditure Finance Enrolments by fee category Annual Report 2018/19 Page 7 Learners by funding model Adult Loans Other Funding Number of 1.5% 4.4% learners Adult Skills 1,413 24+ advanced 61 Adult Skills learning loans 33.7% Other 183 Community 2,535 Community Learning Learning 60.5% Total 4,192 Community Learning learners by provision type Learner Numbers Proportion of new learners Page 8 Annual Report 2018/19 Learning Areas Enrolments in: 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 Health, Public Services and Care 458 500 477 Science and Mathematics 281 251 165 Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care 25 68 59 Informantion and Communication Technology 828 1,244 772 Retail and Commercial Enterprise 14 72 106 Leisure, Travel and Tourism 578 371 509 Arts, Media and Publishing 984 1,155 1,527 Languages, Literature and Culture 376 373 343 Education and Training 90 51 49 Preparation for Life and Work 2,922 2,902 2,136 Business Administration and Law 269 367 322 Annual Report 2018/19 Page 9 Community Learning Achievement Overall achievement for Community Learning is 91.5%.

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