High Needs Learners – Destinations (2024-25 Year-End)

Learner Destinations

All levels

We successfully support many of our high needs’ students into positive destinations, with the majority, 82.8%, going onto further education and training. 2.1% into higher education and 3.4% into work. Of the remaining 12.3% many go into voluntary work or adult social care which based on their starting points is a positive destination.

Impact on Regional Skills and the Regional Economy

STEM in the curriculum – trend analysis

Bar chart showing high needs learners STEM in the curriculum

In 24/25 the number of high needs learners enrolled onto STEM programmes remained consistent with 23/24, following a 3-year trend of increase. This demonstrates our ongoing focus on ensuring high needs learners access the STEM curriculum, alongside their peers.

Progression to advanced level – trend analysis

Bar chart showing percentage of high needs learners progression to advanced level

There was a significant improvement in learner progression in 24/25, with 70.6% of high needs learners progressing onto the next level of study. 20.6% returned on the same level, however, this would include those returning on the same level but larger size of qualifications e.g. Level 1 Certificate to Level 1 Diploma. 8.8% of learners returned on a lower-level qualification, most of which would be due to leaners moving into a differing curriculum area to their original study, where skills would require building.