RBET – Aylesbury is part of Red Balloon Educational Trust – Registered charity number 1109606.

Performance outcomes

At Red Balloon, our programme has been designed to re-integrate students into a learning environment, with an emphasis on reducing social isolation, building self-esteem, and reigniting academic ambitions.

We support a diverse group of young people, many of whom have been out of education a substantial period of time. Having missed extensive periods of schooling, many of our students understandably have significant gaps in their learning. We are committed to supporting their academic goals but also believe that academic attainment should not be the sole indicator of their performance.

We will therefore:

• monitor students’ personal development through readiness to learn;
• record student progress in core subjects in KS3;
• record student progress in external examinations;
• record percentage of students moving from RB into appropriate next placements;

… and ongoingly seek soft data in terms of feedback from students, parents and other involved agencies in terms of our performance.

Our aims for our students

The aims of the Red Balloon Educational Trust – Aylesbury are to:

• make appropriate provision (usually full time, but possibly part time in the early part of a student’s time at the Centre) for vulnerable young people unable to attend school;
• raise the self-esteem of our students;
• build confidence of our students;
• improve student attendance;
• enable students to make academic progress;
• help students identify and prepare for the next stage of their educational journey;
• provide opportunities for students to engage with the community.

Inspections

RBET – Aylesbury is yet to undergo any inspections.

Annual reports

Red Balloon Educational Trust produces an annual report for the work undertaken across the Trust, including RBAir, Red Balloon Worthing, RBET – Norfolk, RBET – Aylesbury and Central Services. Our most recent reports are available below.

2022/23
2021/22
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17

Policies

Policies are reviewed annually by the Centre trustees. The Chair of Trustees signs a policy list (held in the Centre office) to indicate that this has been carried out. Names of ‘responsible staff’ (eg Examinations Officer) as required within policies are also available from the Centre office.

All policies relating to GDPR, Data and Privacy for RBET Centres are available here

Key Centre information

Number of official complaints received: 0

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