Humber Learning Consortium

09/03/2026

There is still time to contribute to our Humber VPP research to develop understanding of Children, Missing Education (CME), Elective Home Educated (EHE) and Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

If you work with children or young people, we would like to hear from you about
- Barriers to entering/re-entering education in schools
- Reasons for young person leavining school
- Existing support and provison

https://emea.dcv.ms/oyDMb63wzm
Survey closes March 13th

05/02/2026

Do you work in education, or with young people? If so, we would like to hear from you.

HLC have been commissioned by the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership to better understand Children who are Missing Education (CME), who are Electivity Home Educated (EHE) or are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

As part of this research, HLC have developed a questionnaire to better understand perceptions of:
• Disproportionalities in the system
• Barriers to entering/re-entering education
• Reasons for leaving in-person education
• Mapping the current provision across systems
If you would like your opinions to be listened to, the link to the questionnaire can be found here https://emea.dcv.ms/oyDMb63wzm

We are also interested in speaking to families and children who have been or who are currently in these cohorts. If you are interested in shaping our understanding and would like to share your experiences, please contact [email protected].
More information on this study can be found at https://www.hlc-vol.org/2026/01/research-study

Participant Information Sheet Invitation and Purpose We are inviting you to take part in research to understand the experiences of young people who are currently Children Missing Education (CME), Elective Home Educated (EHE) or Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). As part of the study, w...

13/11/2025

🤩We've been celebrating the impact of our partnership work out in the community across Hull and East Yorkshire, to support disadvantaged groups and those not in education or work.

This amazing feedback is from Matt. He's successfully gained employment in warehousing and logistics, following personalised support from Tigers Trust on their six-week employability programme, delivered as part of our UK Shared Prosperity Funded (UKSPF) Exploring Opportunities. Well done Matt!👏

https://www.tigerstrust.co.uk/activities-courses/adults/tigers-pathways/

06/11/2025

In our latest newsletter we highlight our progress on NEET priorities across Hull & East Yorkshire and share a few of the journeys our partners are enabling—from first steps back into learning to sustained employment.

Since 2011, we have supported young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET), via community partners across European Social Fund (ESF), Springboard Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), Talent Match, Traineeships, This-Ability, 16–19 Study Programmes and Exploring Opportunities (UKSPF). In that time we have supported 9,500 young people, making us one of the region’s largest NEET providers🤩

Today, Exploring Opportunities in Hull is recruiting over 100 participants each month, 40% of whom are NEET—reflecting the national backdrop of rising NEET numbers.

Read about our impact and some of our amazing learner stories here...👉 https://www.hlc-vol.org/2025/10/hlc-e-bulletin-october-2025-vol-75/

Goodwin Development Trust Probe Hull Page CatZero Humber Giroscope Hull City Health Care Partnership CIC (Hull) The Warren Youth Project Unity in Community HU6 Hull FC Community Foundation Hull KR - Hull Live Tigers Trust Hull City Council

16/10/2025

Since April 2023, the HLC-led UKSPF Exploring Opportunities employment programme has supported 1,772 economically inactive or unemployed residents in Hull, with more than 500 people enrolling in the last five months alone.

The programme, which is delivered by 14 community-based partner organisations (CatZero Humber, City Health Care Partnership CIC (Hull), Citizens Advice, Enviromail, Giroscope Hull, Goodwin Development Trust, Hull FC Community Foundation, Hull KR Foundation, Education Development Trust, Probe Hull Page, The Warren Youth Project, Tigers Trust, Vulcan Centre, and Unity in Community HU6), is voluntary and offers individualised support via local organisations and key workers people know and trust.

James, who now works in waste management, is one of the many adults that has been supported back into employment following help from Enviromail. He was stuck in a cycle of no job, no experience. He was given structured tasks in a real work environment, learning the importance of teamwork, reliability, and resilience and encouraged to take the next step by completing a forklift licence course. This combination of hands-on experience and accredited training gave him the confidence to begin applying for jobs.

"Enviromail believed in me when I stopped believing in myself. They rebuilt my confidence and gave me the skills and support I needed to find employment. I feel really proud of what I’ve achieved, and I now have my sights on career in waste management.” Hull City Council

08/09/2025

🤩What a great day we’ve had at the Humber Street Gallery for our staff away day! Well done to all the team for creating these amazing terrariums for our newly decorated office, using recycled glass jars and home-grown succulents👏😍

07/08/2025

🌱From field to fork! 🤩

What a great way to learn new skills Good to Go👏👏

06/08/2025

🤩Congratulations to all our Goodwin learners on completing their Study Programmes! They have gained incredible personal and academic achievements this year! It's been a pleasure to get to know them all and to follow their journeys. Well done to the amazing team at Goodwin Development Trust - you must be so proud of them! Study Programme at Goodwin

This is what some of them had to say about their experience...😃

28/07/2025

😍Wrapping up 24/25 16-19 Study Programme in style at Niche Education & Training, Hull 👏👏🥳

28/07/2025

🤩Congratulations to all our learners at Niche Education & Training, Hull on completing their 16-19 Study Programmes in hair and beauty! 🎉 Their hard work, commitment and determination has paid off! It's been a pleasure to see them all develop their skills throughout this last year!

Big well done to the team for supporting these young people to achieve and progress into further learning and employment.

05/06/2025

🤩This film celebrates volunteering and the power it can have to change lives!

Tigers Trust, one of our Exploring Opportunities Hull partners, has created this to mark . Take a look and learn about the individuals they have supported into employment, education and training.

For more information about Exploring Opportunities Hull, please follow the link 😀 https://www.hlc-vol.org/our-programmes/exploring-employment-hull-draft/

12/05/2025

In aid of Mental Health Foundation's Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 (12th - 18th May), which this year celebrates the theme of communities, we would love to give you a little sneak peek of Good to Go's new educational wellbeing space down at the Newland Allotments.✨

Thank you to Humber Violence Prevention Partnership for the lovely pictures!🤩