Governing document WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Charity number: 1112775
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Governing document
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 APR 1993
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 DEC 2005
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JAN 2006
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 MAR 2006
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 MAY 2007
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 DEC 2012
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 DEC 2017 as amended on 10 Jan 2023 as amended on 11 Jul 2024 as amended on 11 Jul 2024
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE ADULT AND GENERAL EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY BASED ON DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IN ITS ORGANISATION AND PRACTICE, THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION OF ITS VOLUNTARY MEMBERS.
3.1 STIMULATING AND RESPONDING TO THE DEMAND FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION, THROUGH THE DIRECT PROVISION OF COURSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES;
3.2 RELIEVING POVERTY AND PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED AND IN PARTICULAR ( BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TEACHING SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT, VOLUNTARY WORK AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ( DEFINED AS PROMOTING EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, MULTI-CULTURAL AWARENESS, HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, PARTICIPATION IN CIVIL SOCIETY INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE DISADVANTAGED, LITERACY, NUMERACY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND THOSE AT RISK OF UNEMPLOYMENT, ALL TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE DISADVANTAGED OF ALL AGES AND ENABLING IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR EDUCATION STANDARDS, LEVELS OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND GENERAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING);
3.3 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH COLLECTIVE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE WORKPLACE;
3.4 GENERALLY FURTHERING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO THE END THAT ALL PEOPLE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD MAY HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE EDUCATION NEEDED FOR THEIR COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;
3.5 PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WITH SIMILAR PURPOSES AND THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR SUCH PURPOSES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND MODELS OF ACTIVITY, PROJECTS OR GOOD PRACTICE DEVELOPED OR CARRIED OUT BY THE ASSOCIATION NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN ANY APPROPRIATE FORM OR FORMAT, AND BY THE DELIVERY OF SUPPORT SERVICES GENERALLY TO SUCH CHARITIES.
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