Area of Development: Social and Community infrastructure

Issue 3: Community Learning

Objective

Actions

Success criteria and timescale

Progress

Date

3.

To ensure that there is the best possible educational provision for children, young people and adults in the Town.

3.1

Continue to explore and work on the proposed idea of a ‘learning campus’ for Whitchurch.

Provision of educational opportunities for the whole community is high-quality, easily accessible and available to all. [M/L]

a] There is continuing work on the idea of a learning campus. [M/L]

3.2

Lobby for better adult education opportunities within the Town to include vocational, academic and leisure courses.

b] Community consultation identifies the communities’ needs/wants in relation to adult education. [S]

3.3

Support the Beechtree Community Centre in its plans for community education.

c] Community groups have developed their facilities and learning  programmes [eg  Beechtree Community Centre and Brownlow Community Centre] [M]

3.3 Beechtree Community Centre working on new facilities

3.4 Brownlow Community Centre improvements made and consideration being given to developing an arts centre

Aug 2011

3.4

Work with and encourage the trustees of the Brownlow Centre in their ambitions to improve the quality of the building and what it is able to offer as a venue for community learning and other activities.