Preparing for devolved funding: NEETs Peter Lister Richard Marsh Gary Kelly

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Preparing for devolved funding NEETsPeter
ListerRichard MarshGary Kelly
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The Princes Trust

• UK youth charity 650 staff 46m turnover
• 30 years of experience
• Half a million young people helped since 1976
• 79 of young people moved into education,
  employment or training in 07-08
• Over 40,000 young people will be supported this
  year
• Concentrates on helping young people aged 14-30
  who are from disadvantaged backgrounds

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Some programmes that help..

• Community Cash Awards Finance and mentor
  support for youth led projects
• xl clubs school based for 14-16 year-olds
• Get Started re-engagement e.g. football
• Team - 12 week personal development programme for
  16 - 25 year-olds
• Get Into vocational skills and support into
  jobs
• Self employment finance and mentor support for
  business start up

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The way we work..

• Engagement activities
• Links to key workers and local agencies
• Direct and indirect delivery
• Accreditation
• Mentoring
• Employment opportunities
• Signposting
• Partnerships

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Existing partnerships
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Devolved funding

• Challenges for national organisations
• Challenges for the third sector
• Challenges for local authorities
• Marketing and awareness
• Young ambassadors
• Partnership not procurement
• Trust
• Young people involved

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Learning from Scotland

• Engagement Team account management of 32 LAs
• Top Ten
• Intelligence briefing pack
• Language and culture
• Strategic plan starting with CEOs
• Staff training
• Cascade meetings
• Matrix of costings and multiple programme offers
• Time, time, time

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Fit with Childrens Services

• LAA Outcomes Community safety and/or CYP
• Children Young People Plan local priorities
• Programmes which help engagement
• Quality assurance
• Funding contribution/leverage
• Third sector benefits
• Links to other programmes and partnerships
• Value for money

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Case Study - Rochdale

• Developing partnerships
• Identifying need
• Programmes responding to individual need (ILPs)
• Participation Strategy
• Engagement of NEETs through football
• Role of third sector
• Relationship with The Princes Trust

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Case Study - Rochdale

• Get Started with Football x 6 programmes
• Partners skills, trust and commitment
• NEET hotspot
• Engagement of NEETs
• Sustained relationships link with Connexions
• Outcomes 76 EET destinations
• Journey of support beyond 19
• Future - formalised partnership ready for
  commissioning

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Some programmes that help..

• Community Cash Awards Finance and mentor
  support for youth led projects
• xl clubs school based for 14-16 year-olds
• Get Started re-engagement e.g. football
• Team - 12 week personal development programme for
  16 - 25 year-olds
• Get Into vocational skills and support into
  jobs
• Self employment finance and mentor support for
  business start up

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Video

• Get Started with Football