Strategic priorities

Staffordshire County Council strategic plan

We have an important role to play in supporting the priority outcomes in the Staffordshire County Council strategic plan.

Community Learning Priorities and Subcontracting Policy 2023-2027

• Community Learning Strategy (367 KB)
• Subcontracting Policy (180 KB)
  
  

Community Learning closely aligns to the Council’s strategic outcomes and priorities. The overarching outcomes of the Service are as follows: 

• Community Learning courses will contribute to better health and wellbeing, confidence, resilience, and independence for all Learners, leading to raised aspirations. 

• Learners and families who participate in Community Learning courses gain the skills they need to achieve their personal aspirations, including making progress towards good jobs and giving their children the best start in life. 

• Bring local communities together through the promotion and delivery of lifelong learning to bring about new opportunities and improve lives, whatever people’s circumstances.   

Skills Bootcamps 

The Council welcomes applications for funding for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent for the Financial Year 2026-2027 (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027). 

Please read the Skills Bootcamps Specification prior to fully completing the Skills Bootcamps Application Template. 

Completed application forms and required documentation and policies must be submitted to skillsbootcamps@staffordshire.gov.uk by Monday 2 February 2026 12 noon.

• Skills Bootcamps Specification
• Skills Bootcamps Briefing Session
• Skills Bootcamps Application Template
• Skills bootcamp frequently asked questions

Accountability Statement 2025-2026

• Accountability Statement 2025-2026 (257 KB)

Delivery Contingency Plan 

• Delivery contingency plan

Past funding levels

The actual level of funding paid and retained for previous academic years can be found below:

• 2023-24 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (378 KB)

• 2022-23 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (385 KB)

• 2021-22 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (141 KB)

• 2020-21 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (112 KB)

• 2019-20 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (395 KB)

• 2018-19 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (390 KB)

• 2017-18 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (252 KB)

• 2016-17 Actual Level of Funding Paid and Retained (438 KB) 

 Enrolment Forms

Community Learning

• Accredited Enrolment Form
• Community Learning Enrolment Form

Moorlands Multiply Project only

• Moorlands Multiply Enrolment Form

Course code requests (Partners only) 

• Course Code Request Form