Learner Needs South East Surrey

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Learner Needs South East Surrey

• SLLP has been working with its Community Learning
  Partnership members to map geographical
  communities with multiple needs.
• SLLP has carried out research into thematic
  groups and the needs of these learners

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The Geography Of Need
PRESTON
COURT RUXLEY
LEATHERHEAD NORTH
MERSTHAM
WESTWAY
BOX HILL

• High social needs
• Areas of rural isolation
• BME communities e.g. in Epsom
• Influence of the Gatwick Diamond

CHART DOWNS, GOODWYNS NORTH HOLMWOOD
HORLEY CENTRAL WEST
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Did You Know?

• There are 100,000 carers in Surrey
• There are 10,000 travellers in Surrey, the 4th
  largest traveller population in the UK
• There were 10,000 new National Insurance
  registrations in Surrey during 2006-7 4000 of
  whom were from EU Accession countries. 2000 of
  whom were Polish.
• There are nearly 1,500 homeless people in Surrey
• There are 17,000 lone parents households in
  Surrey
• There are 4,000 adults in Surrey with class A
  drug problems
• Offending costs 11 billion in the UK each year.
  Surrey Probation deals with 1100 cases per year.
• 645 learners attended supported learning (SCC)
  courses in 2005

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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS?
HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THESE THROUGH ACTION FOR
COMMUNITIES?
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ESOL in the Community

• How can we help the asylum seekers who are no
  longer funded?

• The impact of new fees policy on ESOL enrolments
  could be examined.

• SCC Family Learning are able to provide Family
  ESOL (up to 96 hours) in schools. Is this offer
  widely known and utilised?

• ESOL fee subsidies are available for people on
  benefits or tax credits, but can the learners
  read the forms to apply for relevant benefits?
  Could we promote benefit clinics?

• Are there fee disparities between providers for
  ESOL courses in Surrey? Has this caused learner
  movement?

• What are quotas, and are they likely to be met
  early?

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Confederations for Communities

• There are at least 5 school confederations in
  South East Surrey

• Federations have facilities like classrooms,
  sports facilities, halls, computer suites and
  libraries which could be used after hours

• In striving to become Extended Schools, many
  federations are looking to develop their adult
  learning offer and are looking for partners to
  help them.

• A partnership approach between schools and
  adult learning providers is needed

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Reaching Rural Surrey

• South East Surrey is very rural in nature.

• Providers are reporting that larger and larger
  class sizes are needed to make community courses
  viable.

• Lack of public transport is often cited as a key
  barrier to accessing services

• Demand for courses in rural areas may not meet
  minimum class size quotas, but it does not mean
  that a demand or need isnt there.

• Is there a partnership solution?
• How do we advertise in rural areas?

• There are however many public venues and
  community halls in rural locations

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Caring Approaches For Carers

• Carers are often offered home-learning, but want
  to learn with others to increase their social
  networks outside the home

• Carers want to come to classes but face multiple
  barriers cost, availability of respite care,
  time and location, lack of transport

• Carers need help to get back into work but may
  not be eligible for support as they could have
  qualifications over level 2

• Carers want to be able to access confidence
  building and work skills sessions

• Receipt of carers allowance does not
  automatically trigger fee reductions, making
  course costs prohibitive

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Every Parent Matters

• There is a need for more parenting classes in
  South East Surrey but it is unclear who can fund
  them.

• FE Partners have expressed an interest in
  offering progression routes on from Family
  Learning in South East Surrey

• Teenage parents may be accessing a range of
  projects and support services, but are their
  Skills for Life needs being addressed?

• Surrey is developing excellent Childrens
  Centres. Are these being used to their full
  potential?

• How can we work together to provide more for
  families, make schools better informed, and make
  more use of family venues?

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Capital Investment

• Between 10-12,000 is available to fund capital
  community learning equipment.
• Funding is for the voluntary and community sector
  to develop capacity.
• Proposals to be put forward to this Partnership
  by early 2008

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How to Prioritise?

• There are many geographical areas of need with
  very localised statistics available to help us
  pinpoint hotspots of need or particular
  societal characteristics.
• There are many different types of learners (and
  more importantly non-learners) we could focus on
  attracting to make a real difference to their
  lives.
• What priorities does your organisation set for
  widening participation to hard to reach
  learners and what targets are set?
• How can we work together to better address the
  needs of these priority learners?

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Contact Us

• Kevin Delf, Chief Executive
• TEL [phone]
• EMAIL Kevin.delf_at_surreyllp.org.uk
• WEB http//www.surreyllp.org.uk