Documents

Financial Statement 2019/2020

Financial Statement 2020/2021

Financial Statement 2021/2022

Signed Accounts 2022/2023

Financial Statement 2023/2024

Financial Statement 2024/2025

Governing Body Membership

Committee Membership

Constitution

Governance Structure

Matters Referred to the Governing Body for Decision

Committees’ Terms of Reference

Lead Governor Role Descriptions

Standing Orders

Schedule of Meetings 2025/2026

Privacy Notice

External Review of Governance

External Governance Review Report

External Governance Review – Original Actions 2024

External Governance Review – Updated Actions 2025/2026

Register of Interests

Financial Support Statement

Student Engagement Policy

Student Attendance and Punctuality Policy

Fircroft College Plagiarism Policy 2025/2026

Student Charter 2026-27

Data Protection Policy

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy

Health and Safety Policy and Procedure

IT Call Logging and Escalation Policy

Internet Network and Digital Communication Policy

Freedom of Expression Policy

Complaints and Compliments Procedure

Student Union Constitution

Fitness to Study Policy

Student Disciplinary Policy

External Speakers Policy

Safeguarding Policy 2026-27

Safeguarding Delegation of Responsibility

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

PREVENT Policy

Admissions Policy

Sexual Harassment Policy

Rights of Individuals Policy and Procedures

Whistleblowing (Public Interest Disclosure) Policy

Freedom of Information Policy

CCTV and Audio Recording Policy

Childcare Support Procedure

Student Funding Policy

WMCA Financial Support Procedures 2026-27

External Events and Activities Policy

Artificial Intelligence Policy

Research

Lenehan.M (2017) Residential Adult Education: Transforming the lives of educationally, socially and economically disadvantaged adults. Fircroft College

Clancy and Holford (2017) Life-changing things happen. University of Nottingham

Adriaanse, Barnes and Hughes (2016) Adult education, too important to be left to chance. University of Warwick

Adriaanse and Hughes (2017) Adult Education: Important for Health and Well-being. University of Warwick

inTuition Research Supplement.Issue.3 (2018)

Conway-Jones, M. (2019) “Better Citizens”: levels of citizenship and their significance for an adult education provider. In proceedings of 48th SCUTREA conference. University of Nottingham.

Strategy and Impact

Fircroft College Accountability Agreement 2026/2027

Fircroft College Accountability Agreement 2025/2026

Fircroft College Accountability Agreement 2024/2025

Fircroft College of Adult Education Impact Report 2024/2025

Fircroft College of Adult Education Impact Report 2023/2024

Fircroft College of Adult Education Impact Report 2021/2022

Towards 2030 And Just Transitions: Fircroft College of Adult Education Strategy

Fircroft College Impact Framework – Learning To Become A Better World

Estate and Sustainable Development Strategy 2024 – 2030

Curriculum Strategy 2024-2027

Ofsted Good         

At their October 2017 Inspection, Ofsted judged that Fircroft remains a Good Provider. They said we have:

• Very high achievement rates
• Strong links with partners
• Clear focus on those who are most disadvantaged
• Support staff with good knowledge
• Very strong emphasis on involving learners

 You can read their report here: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/130467

Matrix      

Matrix is the quality standard for information, advice and guidance – http://matrixstandard.com/

Their report says we have 3 real strengths:

• “passion for delivering an effective social justice agenda”
• “strong, effective, dynamic and developmental partnership working”
• “enable clients to make well-informed and realistic decisions”

Disability Confident 

As a Disability Confident ‘Committed’ employer, Fircroft is committed to:

• Actively looking to attract and recruit disabled people
• Providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Proactively offering and making reasonable adjustments as required
• Ensuring employees have appropriate disability equality awareness
• Promoting a culture of being Disability Confident
• Supporting employees to manage their disabilities or health conditions
• Ensuring there are no barriers to the development and progression of disabled staff
• Ensuring managers are aware of how they can support staff who are sick or absent from work
• Valuing and listening to feedback from disabled staff
• Providing occupational health services if required

You can find out more about Disability Confident here.

Mindful Employer

The Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health is a voluntary agreement seeking to support employers in working within the spirit of its positive approach. The Charter is one element of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER® initiative which is aimed at increasing awareness of mental health in the workplace and supporting businesses in recruiting and retaining staff.

A wide range of employers from all over the UK are involved in the initiative which gives businesses and organisations easier access to information, practical support, training, networks and assistance from other employers.

MINDFUL EMPLOYER is a UK-wide initiative run by Workways, part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust. More information at www.mindfulemployer.net