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Samsons Academy aims to increase provision for women and girls through the StrongHER programme.
increase provision for women and girls through StrongHER;
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Samsons Academy intends to further develop its 17–23 transition programme.
further develop the 17–23 transition programme;
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Samsons Academy plans to expand its Bridging the Gap programme into additional schools across Bedfordshire.
expand Bridging the Gap into additional schools across Bedfordshire;
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
The Trustees will continue to strengthen governance arrangements through policy review, trustee development, and enhanced impact measurement.
During the coming year, the Board will continue to strengthen governance arrangements through ongoing policy review, trustee development, enhanced impact measurement, improved data reporting and continued investment in organisational resilience.
Governance · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
The Trustees monitor participation across projects to ensure services remain accessible to underrepresented groups.
Trustees monitor participation across projects to ensure services remain accessible to those who are traditionally underrepresented or face additional barriers to engagement.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Samsons Academy's programmes are designed using trauma-informed and intersectional principles to address multiple forms of disadvantage.
Programmes are designed using trauma-informed and intersectional principles, recognising that individuals often experience multiple and overlapping forms of disadvantage.
Policy · Policy statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Samsons Academy is committed to treating all individuals with dignity, fairness and respect regardless of their background.
The Charity remains committed to ensuring that all individuals are treated with dignity, fairness and respect, irrespective of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.
Policy · Policy statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
Samsons Academy actively encourages feedback from participants, schools, commissioners and partner organisations to improve service quality.
Feedback from participants, schools, commissioners and partner organisations is actively encouraged and used to inform future programme design, improve service quality and strengthen organisational learning.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
Samsons Academy ensures regular supervision, reflective practice opportunities, and continuing professional development for delivery staff.
Delivery staff receive regular supervision, reflective practice opportunities and continuing professional development.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
The Charity's trustees have completed safeguarding training to reinforce their understanding of statutory responsibilities.
During the reporting period, all five serving Trustees successfully completed safeguarding training, reinforcing the Board's collective understanding of its statutory responsibilities for protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Governance · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
The Charity's monitoring framework includes both quantitative performance measures and qualitative evidence.
Each project incorporates a monitoring framework that combines quantitative performance measures with qualitative evidence gathered from participants, delivery staff, schools, referral agencies and partner organisations.
Service · Procedural statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
The Trustees are committed to recruiting additional trustees with specific expertise to enhance governance capacity.
As a result, the Charity is actively seeking to appoint two additional Trustees to complement the existing Board and enhance governance capacity.
Governance · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
The Charity's governance arrangements are reviewed annually to ensure they remain proportionate and effective.
The Board has continued to review its governance arrangements during the year to ensure they remain proportionate to the Charity's growth and increasingly diverse programme delivery.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
The Charity has seen a rise in young people accessing its programmes who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
Over the past year, we have seen a significant rise in the number of young people accessing our programmes who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, exploitation, violence, family breakdown, emotional distress and challenges linked to education and social inclusion.
Service · Observational claim · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 11
Safeguarding is a priority and embedded throughout all aspects of the Charity's work.
Protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults remains the Charity’s highest priority. Safeguarding is embedded throughout all aspects of Samsons Academy’s work
Service · Policy statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 11
The Charity has identified increasing demand for services and funding uncertainty as key risks to its operations.
The key risks identified include: • increasing demand for services • funding uncertainty
Governance · Risk statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
The Charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover approximately three months of operating expenditure.
The aim remains to maintain reserves sufficient to cover approximately three months of operating expenditure, subject to available resources.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
The Charity faces significant increases in operating costs, particularly energy and insurance expenses.
Like many charities, Samsons Academy has continued to face significant increases in operating costs, particularly in relation to energy, utilities, insurance and general premises expenditure.
Financial · Risk statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
The Academy's financial sustainability is maintained through careful monitoring and prudent budgeting practices.
The Trustees are pleased to report that the Charity remained financially sustainable throughout the year. However, we were almost 55k down on last year with regards to secured grants.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Participants' mental health improved across several key outcome areas, including increased confidence and emotional regulation.
Consistent improvements were observed across key outcome areas, including increased confidence, emotional regulation, resilience, communication skills, attendance and engagement, self-worth, wellbeing and the development of positive peer relationships.
Service · Observational claim · From Samsons Academy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8