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Impact Report 2024-25

Portland College is a national charity based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, providing specialist further education, care, employment support and community services for people with disabilities. In 2024/25 the organisation opened its first Nottingham City campus to meet rising SEND demand, supported 281 citizens through care services, achieved 114 new job starts through Portland Pathways, and delivered 9,379 volunteering hours. Portland College, Portland Pathways, Pollyteach School and Portland Freedom together serve hundreds of disabled people across the East Midlands.

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About

Specialist further education at Sherwood Forest campus; Portland Freedom supported living and day services; Pollyteach School alternative provision; Jump Start AP; Portland Pathways community employment and mental health; Newstart Arts and Activities; Woodland Adventure Zone

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 281 citizens supported through CQC-registered care services including 17 residential learners, 73 day service and 40 short breaks
Key Metric 2 114 new job starts achieved through Portland Pathways employment and mental health service across Kirkby, Mansfield, Newark, Sutton and Worksop
Key Metric 3 9,379.5 volunteering hours delivered, valued at £109,894 in added savings in 2024/25

Key Outcomes

  • First Nottingham City campus opened on Forest Road West in 2024/25; second campus completed, opening September 2025 — expanding specialist SEND provision in the region
  • 26% reduction in low wellbeing and 23% improvement in moderate wellbeing among Portland Pathways clients (Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)
  • 94% achievement rate for accredited qualifications at Portland College; 95% of Jump Start Year 11 learners secured a post-16 destination

Geography

East Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
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Key Metric 1
851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
Key Metric 2
27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
Key Metric 3
94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni