Accountability Agreement 2026 to 2027

1. Reach residents with greatest need

Learners: 4,344; 78% from 5 most deprived IMD deciles

Maintain or improve reach:

• ≥ 4,344 learners
• ≥78% from 5 most deprived IMD deciles;

Monthly 1-to-1 and Quality Assurance Board; Monthly senior  management meetings; Termly Steering Group

Place-based inclusion; local priorities

2. Increase English, maths and digital participation and progression

Enrolment Numbers:

English: 802

Maths: 674

Digital: 1115

c.72% positive destinations (at time of publication) defined as: Employment; Further Learning; Independent Living/Personal Progression; Community Participation; Seeking or Preparing to Progress

Maintain or improve enrolment numbers:

• English: 820
• Maths: 690
• Digital: 1140
• Maintain or improve
• ≥ 72% positive destinations

As above

DfE/WMCA essential skills; including digital

3. Progress residents towards work and priority sectors

Enrolment Numbers:

Into Employment: 255

Vocational Quals: 433

Apprenticeship Programmes: 513

c.40% positive destinations (at time of publication) defined as: Further Learning; In paid employment 16 hrs p/wk or less; in paid employment 16 hrs p/wk or more; self employed for 16 hrs p/wk or more

Maintain or improve enrolment numbers:

• ≥ Into Employment: 255
• ≥ Vocational Quals: 433
• ≥ Apprenticeship Programmes: 513
• ≥ 40% positive destinations

Termly Steering Group; R14/final ILR

Get Britain Working; LSIP; priority sectors

4. Launch clean energy/utilities Sector Work-based Academy Partnership (SWAP)

No baseline data. New business development opportunity for pilot delivery in 2026/27.

Deliver at least four employer-informed SWAP cohorts; 32 learner starts, 32 completers and 50% into employment; sustained employment at 6 weeks and 13 weeks

Quality Assurance Board; Monthly senior  management meetings; Termly Steering Group

Clean energy industries; construction; green jobs

5. Strengthen ESOL integration and progression

ESOL enrolments 2837 of which:

Foundation: 88

Pre-Entry intensive

161

Higher level intensive:

116

Vocational: 323

Mainstream: 2149

c.57% positive destinations (at time of publication) defined as: Employment; Further Learning; Independent Living/Personal Progression; Community Participation; Seeking or Preparing to Progress

Maintain or improve reach:

• ≥ 2837 enrolments of which minimum
• Foundation: 128
• Pre-Entry intensive: 200
• Higher Level intensive:116
• ≥80% from five most deprived IMD deciles
• ≥ 57 % positive destinations

Monthly 1:1s; Quality Assurance Board; Monthly senior  management meetings; Termly Steering Group

Inclusion, employment and community integration

6. Expand first-step community progression

Connect to Skills project:

Enrolments: 958

≥72% from 3 most deprived IMD deciles

c.50% progression into further learning (at time of publication).

Connect to Skills:

• 2000 enrolments
• ≥72% from 3 most deprived IMD deciles
• ≥70% unemployed or economically inactive
• ≥50% progressing into Essential, Language, Work or Life Skills or other provision

Monthly 1:1s; Quality Assurance Board; Monthly senior  management meetings; Termly Steering Group

Get Britain Working; place-based participation

7. Strengthen family and inclusive learning outcomes and progression

Family Learning:

Learners: 545

Enrolments: 734

≥65% from 5 most deprived IMD deciles;

c.75% positive destinations (at time of publication) defined as: Employment; Further Learning; Independent Living/Personal Progression; Community Participation; Seeking or Preparing to Progress

Maintain or improve reach:

• ≥ 545 learners
• ≥ 734
• ≥65% from 5 most deprived IMD deciles
• ≥75% positive destinations

Monthly 1:1s; Quality Assurance Board; Monthly senior  management meetings; Termly Steering Group

One Coventry; inclusion/Alternative Provision/SEND where applicable