Values Education For Life CIO
Charity 1189928
Overview
Summary
Values Education for Life CIO appears to be a small, values-led youth inclusion organisation whose distinctive approach combines reflective education, volunteer mentoring and practical community service. Its role is not only to support young people at risk of exclusion, but to position them as contributors to community life. The available evidence suggests an organisation in strategic transition: a former employment-focused project has ended, trustees are urgently sought, and its future work is framed around carrying learning from completed programmes into new initiatives.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission record identifies Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, alongside Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire and Wolverhampton. This supports a regional operational footprint rather than a solely Birmingham-based one.
- Reasonable interpretation: Birmingham is part of the charity's declared operating area, but the available evidence does not identify a current Birmingham delivery venue, school, ward, or neighbourhood. No supplied ward or recognised-place identifier can therefore be assigned confidently.
- The charity's official website describes its Opening Doors mentoring and values-education intervention, but gives no delivery locations or named Birmingham partners. It also states that the BBO Progress project has ended following the end of its funding cycle, so that project is not evidence of current delivery.
- The Charity Commission record says the charity owns and/or leases land or property, but does not disclose the location or use of that property. Its listed correspondence address is in London and should not be treated as an operational site in Birmingham.
- No material partnership extending the organisation's operational reach within Birmingham could be verified. References to liaison with universities are generic and do not name an institution, location or current programme.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, delivery report or trustee report specifying active Birmingham programmes, beneficiary locations and service dates.
- Official confirmation of the location and operating status of the alternative education school and any premises owned or leased by the charity.
- Current contracts, referral arrangements or named partner statements from Birmingham schools, local authority services, universities or community organisations.
- A current programme timetable or contact information identifying the Birmingham areas in which Opening Doors or volunteer mentoring is delivered.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Inclusion is pursued through contribution, not only support
The organisation appears to treat vulnerable young people as potential community participants and helpers, rather than solely as recipients of intervention. Its model links values reflection to activities that allow young people to test those values through service to others.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the charity from a conventional education or mentoring provider. It may create connections across generations and communities while helping young people develop identity, agency and belonging.
Show evidence
“Opening Doors is delivered through trained volunteer mentors and values clarification and values education.”
Source:Organisation“Young people are encouraged to engage in practical work that helps others in their communities.”
Source:Organisation“A group of young people visited and worked with residents of a local old peoples' home.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation bridges education, community development and research
Values Education for Life appears to operate across several roles: direct youth support, volunteer coordination, community development and learning or research dissemination. This may make it a useful connector between young people, mentors, universities and local community settings.
Why it matters
Its potential value may lie partly in relationships and learning infrastructure, not only in individual programmes. This could enable collaboration with organisations that have specialist services but lack trusted youth-engagement routes.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects include providing personal social moral and health education and publishing useful research results.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity manages groups of volunteer social mentors and liaises with universities to identify and promote its Theory of Change.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity is recorded as undertaking research and acting as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission
There are signs of a capacity and funding transition
The end of the BBO Progress funding cycle and the urgent recruitment of trustees suggest that the organisation may be rebuilding capacity or redefining its programme mix. Its stated intention to carry learning forward indicates continuity of purpose despite programme closure.
Why it matters
Understanding this transition is important when assessing the charity's current ability to deliver services, form partnerships or convert previous learning into sustainable future activity.
Show evidence
“BBO Progress supporting unemployed youth has ended because its funding cycle came to an end.”
Source:Organisation“Learning from BBO Progress will be carried into projects and work intended for the future.”
Source:Organisation“The organisation states an urgent need for new trustees.”
Source:Organisation
- It is unclear whether the alternative education school and programmes described are currently operating, and at what scale.
- There is no evidence of where the charity works, how many young people it reaches, or which communities are least well served.
- The content, findings and practical use of its Theory of Change and research are not available.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and trustee reports showing current income, staffing, delivery and future plans.
- Programme-level evidence on participant numbers, outcomes, referral partners and the role of volunteer mentors.
- Details of current university, school, local authority and community partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Owns and manages an Alternative Education School for at risk young people. Manages groups of volunteer social mentors Liaises with others, such as universities, in order to identify and promote its Theory of Change. Works with groups of young people in their communities to assist them in improving the quality of life for all within the community. Works with young people not in education,
Charity objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER TWENTY FIVE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL SOCIAL MORAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO THE SAME SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL CAPCITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY