Young People Responsive

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• Young People Responsive
• Alan Challis
• Partnership Director
• North Yorkshire

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What I will cover

• Youth Policy Background
• Priorities and Targets
• Where are we today?
• How ESF can contribute

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Policy the landscape

• FE White Paper
• Every Child Matters
• Children and Young Peoples Plan
• 14-19 Implementation Plan
• Leitch Review of Skills
• Education and Skills Bill

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Annual Statement of Priorities

• To raise the educational achievement of all
  children and young people
• Create a demand for learning and skills
• Improve the choice of learning opportunities

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National Priorities and Targets

• Fewer young people who are NEET
• 90 participation of 17 year olds in learning by
  2015
• (84 by 2010/11)
• More 19 year olds who achieve at least level 2
• (82 by 2010/11)
• Improved performance in English and Maths
• More 19 year olds achieving a level 3
• (54 by 2010/11)
• Dramatically increase apprenticeship offer

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Regional Commissioning Plan

• Sets out what we will buy with public funding
• and what we will not fund
• Highlight the needs of particular groups
• Key audience providers and partners
• Published December 2007

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Key Challenges for Yorkshire and the Humber

• High NEET figures
• 16-18 participation rates are below average
• Apprenticeship Level 2 participation is
  declining
• Attainment 16 and 19 is very low
• More choice

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NEET in Yorkshire and the Humber

• At June 2007 the national average percentage
• of the 16-18 cohort who were NEET was 7.6
• The average for YH was 9.4.
• The provisional target for 2010 is 7
• 12 out of the 15 Local Authority Districts in
  YH
• were above the national average

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NEET in Yorkshire and the Humber

• Sub Regional Picture
• Humber 9.1 (2,364 young people)
• South Yorkshire 11 (3,831 young people)
• West Yorkshire 10.3 (5,897 young people)
• North Yorkshire 4.6 (956 young people)
• Total (13,048 young people)

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How is this being addressed?

• Children and Young People Plans
• Local Area Agreements
• LSC Regional Commissioning Plan
• LSC Regional NEET Strategy
• Local NEET Plans
• LSC/LA 14-19 Plans

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Who is involved?

• Local Authorities Directors of Childrens
  Services
• LA Integrated Youth Service
• Learning Partnerships
• LSC and Government Office
• Connexions
• Local 14-19 Partnerships

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Current Programmes for NEET

• ESF
• E2E
• 14-19 Flexible Funds
• KS4 Schools Engagement Programme
• Young Parents to Be Scheme
• Connexions Budgets
• LA Dedicated Schools Grant pre-16
• LLDD funding
• LSC funding
• Diplomas?

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Way Forward

• Local Collaborative solutions
• Identify NEET hotspots
• Develop local NEET Agencies and Plans
• LAAs, CYPPs and Regional Commissioning
• Plan and NEET Strategy
• Align NEET programme funding
• Focus on Volumes as well as percentages
• Segment the NEET cohort
• Data sharing

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Principles

• Prevention
• Intervention
• Retention

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Any Questions?