Glyndebourne Education is a year-round operation with three full-time members of staff. Large-scale projects include community operas in Hastings, Ashford, Peterborough, three-year community residencies in Sussex and Thanet. Other major projects included the youth opera “Misper” which was performed at Glyndebourne in 1997 and revived in 1998. Following on from that, Glyndebourne set up primary and secondary Youth Groups which meet on Sundays during term-time.

The department also works with school and community groups, prisons and with young offenders on repertory and non-repertory based projects. In the autumn over 1000 GCSE and tertiary level students attend workshops and Glyndebourne on Tour performances.

In 1996 they launched Opera Bites, introduction to operas on cassette. There are now 32 Opera Bites available covering over 50 operas.