Streams Learning Hub CIC

During the financial year ending 31st May 2025, Streams Learning Hub CIC continued to develop as a specialist, inclusive learning community supporting young people in Bristol, with a particular focus on neurodivergent and home-educated learners. The Hub operated three days per week during term time, alongside additional pop-up workshops and partnership sessions. We supported an average of 18 learners in each session (half days), representing a significant increase in engagement from our first operational year. Delivery of our workshops remained predominantly in person, enabling self-directed and project-based learning and consistent pastoral support. Our programme is learner-led and project-based, with young people engaging in STEM, creative, and interdisciplinary workshops. During this year we expanded our external partnerships, delivering sessions in collaboration with organisations including Science Creates, Mosaic and University of Bristol led initiatives. Notably, we delivered a term long project with the University of Bristol’s Caring AI team, exploring young people’s perspectives on artificial intelligence, data use, and ethics in their everyday lives. We were awarded grant funding from Patagonia to deliver a Bio Youth Leadership project, supporting young people to explore environmental responsibility, systems thinking, and community action. This strengthened our commitment to youth voice and climate resilience. In January 2025, we began operating three days per week from City of Bristol College through a new partnership, improving access to facilities and embedding our learners within a broader educational ecosystem while retaining our distinct community-led model. The impact of our work continues to be evident across families. Parents report increased confidence, improved wellbeing, and reduced anxiety among young people attending the Hub. Several learners are now preparing to transition into further education and college pathways, supported by the confidence and independence developed through our provision. To widen access, approximately 25% of families were supported through bursaries, receiving a 30% reduction in fees, ensuring that lower-income families could participate in the Hub community. Overall, the year reflects consolidation and growth: increased learner numbers, deeper partnerships, strengthened youth voice, and demonstrable improvements in wellbeing and progression outcomes.