Annex B York Learning - Partnership Working

For the last 18 months we have been working alongside existing and new partners, building new targeted relationships to grow our offer and better meet our community’s needs.

Where possible, these partnerships are ‘ground up planning’ – where our partners are working on the ground and gives us clear indications as to what their clients would like in terms of training, whereby we arrange/create a course to suit. 

Partnerships can run in parallel across multiple curriculum areas at the same time, meaning a user of an organisation can access multiple YL provision simultaneously.

· Job Centre Plus YL weekly presence; IAG and Project referrals; referrals for IAG, English, maths and ESOL; recent request from NHS to provide literacy and ESOL support to cleaning employees.

· Action Towards Inclusion partners mutual referrals including ICT classes, CVs and job applications, counselling, debt and money management, energy support, mental health.

· CVS - Social Prescribing Teams Ways to Wellbeing and the NHS Primary Care Link Workers; referrals for York Learning courses funded by community funding streams for individuals with health, social, economic, and educational barriers in the community.  Leading to a social prescribing offer with CYC LAC teams.

· Family Information Service, CYC, Health Visitors, Early Health Teams - cross working referrals to course and developing courses to support projects.

· CYC HR; WDU; and York Apprenticeship Hub related to sharing information and specific training courses for CYC including a wellbeing offer.

· Restart Scheme LEM - NE & Humber monthly regional meetings - with an employability related theme and EN:Connect employment and Skills in Communities Forum- for housing projects in the region.

· CYC housing teams – L2 IAG training and networking; Tenancy Ready courses (around managing money and accessing services for those going into housing for the first time) and RetroFit courses (where housing staff are assessing needs.)

· Partnership with two local AAT providers (bookkeeping, accountancy) cross referrals relating to levels of learning. 

· IT ReUse: we signpost learners in need to for free refurbished tech – we provide free guidance and training/IAG for all their recipients. 

· Changing Lives; partners on 100% digital and developing digital skills

· 100% Digital York: cross-organisational steering group – 

· Various local employers both large and small such as Childcare & Adult Care providers.

· Men into Childcare to promote more men working in early years settings.

· Future Intentions Yorkshire and Local Foundation Partnership providing IAG training/support.

· Hull/Doncaster University related to - Level 5 CYP Management learners progress to their BA Hons Degree in Early Years (distance Learning course). 

· Yorkshire Education: ‘Teacher Assistant Induction Course’ as an introduction to TA work, and sign posting of potential candidates for the TA qualifications to us.

· Menfulness/Yorkey Dads – to enable easy access to courses and development of identified courses.

· Our City Hub - Myriad of work for ESOL and MFL course developed to support host language skills with an ‘Ukranian - Intro to Culture and Conversation’ course. 

· York Explore Libraries; long running partnership with access to classrooms, exhibition space and joint projects.

· North Yorkshire Adult Learning & Skills Service – supporting their development of a new Counselling programme and cross referrals. 

· Local and national agencies that offer a counselling service. Counselling learners at level 4 work at different services as placements.

· Early Talk for York project, heavily involved in developing a model where children in reception are learning alongside their parents & with the Shine Education Trust.

· Various primary-secondary schools supporting parents needs and transitions to and from.

· Foxwood and Tang Hall Community Centersproviding training on giving out information and guidance to residents.

· Refugee Action York (RAY). 

· York City Church (The Citadel) – many of our ESOL learners and refugees are supported widely here and has enabled us access to additional premises to help us meet increased demand. Room for Creches/cookery classes have helped learners get through food and hygiene certificates, ESOL cookery workshops. 

· York St Johns – as a university of sanctuary, have given us two classrooms for Ukrainian learners free of charge on a short-term basis

· City of Sanctuary – signposting Ukrainians to our classes

· Migration Yorkshire/ MESH – signposting Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) to our classes. 

· I am Reusable (John McGall) maths initiative plans in the pipeline, under Multiply

· Restore charity getting homeless people into their own accommodation. 

Bespoke training created for various organisations to their design, including:

MySight York, The Bungalow (adults with SEN), Blueberry Academy, York Travellers Trust, CFO Hub York (probationers), St Sampson’s Over 60’s Centre; Refugee Action York, KYRA, Early Talk York, St. Nicks Field, York Carers; York Men’s Shed; and the NHS – early intervention into Psychosis service; NHS fibromyalgia clinic

Community Arts Activities and Events – (This year ‘Flight’)

· Foss Park Acute Mental Health Hospital, York Hospital Renal ward, Amitola Care Homes (adults with mental health and learning difficulties),

Arts for Wellbeing at -

· York Art Gallery; Ecotherapy creative writing group, St Nicks; Derwenthorpe Crafts Group; Door 84;

· Murton Museum of Farming (and The Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers) and St Nicholas Fields Eco Centre. Access to specialist spaces & equipment

Within our 16-18 Study Programme

· Danesgate, Huntington House (Mental Health for young adults) Orca House (was Lime Trees), CAMHS;

· GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited) - Building relationships to develop the PSD and Employability curriculum with guest speakers and promoting health/wellbeing:

· Developing work placement opportunities for learners

· Providing discounted activities for young people to get involved in.

· Promoting part time/casual employment opportunities to learners.

· Rowntree Park -Working in partnership to develop the PSD curriculum, healthy lifestyles and sustainability

· York College – Access to specialist facilities and developing referral pathways

· Ministry of Justice Project known as - The CFO Hub

Wide ranging network of referral partners and support agencies supporting ex-offenders in York Learning’s probation project across housing, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, health services, debt and money management; education and other specialist agencies, including:

· York and North Yorkshire Probation Service

· Changing Lives 

· St Giles;

· Foundation and CYC housing/ Resettlement Services

· CAB

· NY - Liaison and Diversion Team

· NY Police

· Sacmha Counselling 

· Age UK

· Shelter

· Experience Counts

· JCP

· NHS Sexual Health, HIV Services, Family Health 

· York City Football Club Foundation

· York College

· York Menfulness

· York St Johns

Commissioning – SEND partners

· Blueberry

· Choose 2 Youth

· Ad Astra

· ToolBox

· United Response

· Tang Hall Smart

· Get Go