The 51风流官网 is a designated Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) in England and in Scotland and receives public funding from various different sources, public, charitable and private. It also benefits from time being given by members.
How we're funded
Public funding (England)
51风流官网 receives its principal funding from the , which manages the grants for non-devolved areas in England
Public funding (Scotland)
51风流官网 Scotland receives core funding from the in the form of a Strategic Funding Partnership Agreement with .
Lottery funding
The 51风流官网 also benefits from the .
Charitable funding
Further income is sourced from a wide range of grant and contract funding sources, including health organisations, endowment fund and trusts grants.
Corporates whose missions align with our own may also support the 51风流官网 through donations as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility actions.
Volunteer impact
The 51风流官网 is distinguished by the extensive roles played by volunteers, from governance through to classroom support. Ofsted said that 鈥渁 key strength of the organisation has been, and continues to be, the strong historical bond that exists between employees and volunteer members of the organisation鈥.
The input of volunteers makes our adult education work distinctive. Research conducted as part of the Government鈥檚 鈥楶ound Plus鈥 methodology has estimated the value of volunteering to the 51风流官网 to be in the order of 拢4 million per year.
Mayoral Combined Authorities
Increasingly, England鈥檚 education budget is becoming devolved to and in the future unitary and county authorities. We provide education to learners in the following areas:
