Education & Young People

Aim High Alternative Education Provision launched in partnership with Haddon Training — delivering accredited qualifications in Horse Care and Animal Care for young people aged 14-25 with an EHCP; first intake starting Spring 2026; new site announced in Chester to double charitable impact

New permanent training facility opened in Herne Hill, South London, formally opened by Lord James Timpson in November 2024 — enabling training on day release and for young people at risk of offending; first ever apprenticeships delivered through combined in-prison and outside-prison training

50,000 educational awards funded since 1989 — milestone reached August 2025; top courses: NEBOSH HSE Award (270 learners), NEBOSH National General Certificate (78 learners), Nutrition to Support Physical Activity (60 learners), Business Start-up (58 learners), CMI Management Certificate (57 learners)

51% of 2024's new Trainees needed housing action on release (up from 33% in 2023) — reflecting the impact of the prison capacity crisis; 273 Trainees started a permanent job, apprenticeship or further/higher education course at the time of reporting

146 anticipatory alerts issued across Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Philippines; Typhoon Kalmaegi early action reached 22,266 people; payment time in Ethiopia cut from 45 to 20 days; Morocco feedback response time cut from 49 to 7 days

Rebuilt financial resilience through handing back loss-making contracts, reducing agency spend and driving efficiency — positioning the charity for a growth strategy to 2030

Co-authored report with RNIB and APPG on Eye Health containing 21 recommendations for government, based on YouGov poll of 2,000 employers; residential employment and assistive technology course oversubscribed fourfold

85% of users who gave feedback rated Cerebra's information guides as excellent; top downloaded resource was the Disability Living Allowance Guide (13,721 downloads), helping families secure vital benefits