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Raising the Participation AgeLearning from the Trials
2nd February 2010
Easthampstead Park
Agenda10:00 Introduction and purpose of the day Hilary Omissi
10:20 Area(s) Self Assessment of RPA readiness
10:40 Workshop One: Communicating the RPA Dee Desgranges message
11:10 Coffee Break
11:20 Workshop 2: Knowing the cohort coming through
12:10 Workshop 3: Transition and retention
13:00 Lunch
Agenda13:30 Workshop 4: Provision
14:10 Workshop 5: Access and Support
15:00 Finale: Area(s) in groups with trail facilitator
15:40 Action Planning Hilary Omissi
16:00 CLOSE
Housekeeping
• Fire alarm
• Toilets
• Lunch and Coffee
• Mobile Phones
Context
“We are also committed to all young people staying on in educationand training to age 18 by 2015” Schools White Paper – The Importance of Teaching (Nov 2010)
– 17 year olds by 2013
– 18 year olds by 2015
Questions about how this is going to be enforced.
Berkshire Data
16-18 Residents
• 23,200 young people (16-18)
– 8,900 in schools
– 900 in sixth form colleges
– 4,900 in FE
– 1,200 in WBL
– 2,900 in Independent Schools
– 700 in Part time education
– 1100 are NEET
Balance of 2600 young people
• Are these young people in Jobs without training?
What do Young People want or need?
• A – levels
• International Baccalaureate
• Technical Baccalaureate
• Apprenticeship and/or Pre-Apprenticeship
• Voluntary
… something else?
The Shape of the Day
Welcome, Introductions & Housekeeping• Why, who and what are the trials?• How far are the Berkshire LAs on the RPA journey?
Sharing the learning…..• Communicating the RPA message• Knowing the cohort• Access and support• Transitions and retention• Growing the provision• Finale…where next for Berkshire?
Why Trials? Testing The Legislation:• Education & Skills Act 2008 - @17 by 2013, @18 by 2015
• Spending review and white paper The Importance of Teaching re enforced the commitment to RPA
• Enforcement to be reviewed on an annual basis from 2014
Duty on Local Authority to:• Promote the effective participation in education or training of the
young people in their area
• Make arrangements to identify young people not participating – i.e. maintain a tracking system
The Trial AuthoritiesModel A: IAG
How local authorities can work most effectively in securing a full IAG offer to support RPA.
Derby
Staffordshire
Lambeth
Ealing
Plymouth
Model B: Re engagement
How local authorities can plan and deliver a system, building on the September Guarantee, that effectively picks up those 16 and 17 year olds that disengage with learning through the year and re engages them in education or training.
Barnsley
Swindon
Wandsworth
Worcestershire
Blackpool
Model C: Local Solutions
Local Challenges & Solutions to implementation of full participation
Cumbria
East Sussex
Newcastle
Hertfordshire
Lambeth
Sub regional approach Greater Manchester
Warwickshire/ Solihull/ Coventry
Berkshire Advisory Group
Task:
A self evaluation…
How far along the journey do you think your LA and partners are prepared to achieve RPA in 2013 and 2015?
1. Rate your LA on the scale in your workbook
2. List three strengths and three weaknesses
3. Share with your colleagues – same/ different?
Communicating The RPA Message
Task:
Everyone needs to know!
in your workbook list all the stakeholders who need to understand what RPA is all about
you have five minutes……
‘Moving Up’ activities
• Hertfordshire has 7 14-19 consortia (SAPGs)• All have targets about IAG including RPA• Specific activities included:
– Future/Career Fairs (yrs 8-13)• to inform about all learning opportunities
– ‘Routes into STEM’ event• to decrease gender gap• improve IAG for STEM options
• Very positive feedback • Apprenticeship events
Learning is Changing in Barnsley
• Developed Learning is Changing materials specifically for young people, parents and tutors.
• Developed and rolled out Learning is Changing toolkit for front line staff interfacing with young people – IAG basics!
• Linked with borough-wide aspirations raising campaign ‘I Know I Can’
Tutor Training Materials
Six themes developed with the Plymouth CEIAG working group:– Introduction to the role of the tutor
– Delivering IAG
– Option choices
– Signposting
– The review process and ILP
– Labour Market Information (LMI)
The Real StakeholdersYoung Researchers in Swindon
• National Project developed by NYA• Aims to provide young people with training and
support to carry out research on services or provision they receive
• 3 stages – Recruit, Research. Report findings• Swindon commissioned VCS• Focus on NEET – quality of services and RPA
workstreams
Involving ParentsThe Derby Approach
• Cut and paste
..and what’s a reasonable excuseThe Worcestershire Way
‘NEET – unavailable’ represents 21% of the total NEET cohort in Worcestershire
• Teen parents• Cultural barriers• Medical/mental health issues• Substance abuse• Homelessness• Young carers
Knowing the Cohort
Derby / Swindon
Knowing The Cohort
Task – 5 mins
1. What are the sizes of your cohorts coming through?
2. How many young people remain NEET after leaving school across the LA?
3. How many young people are participating at 17?
4. What are the trends within your 16-18 NEET group?
5. What groups are over-represented in your NEET cohort?
Knowing The Cohort
Examples of types of data which can be used to make
transition more successful and increase levels of retention:
1. Early identification of need (Derby - ECM database p.43; Swindon pre 16 RONI)
2. FL Cohort data / challenging schools (Derby - p.41)
3. School non-progressions analysis (Derby - ‘NEET 44’ p.27-30)
4. Early leavers analysis (Derby – p.10-24)
5. Post 16 learners and leavers analysis (Swindon)
Knowing The Cohort
Early identification of need (Derby - ECM database p.43; Swindon pre 16 RONI)
• Identify young people as early as possible
• What factors indicate risk of non participation?
• How can the factors be collected in a manageable way?
• Effectively working with partners, particularly schools
Knowing The Cohort
FL Cohort data / challenging schools (Derby - p.41)
• What does the data show?• What do the recipients of the students post 16
want?• Is the curriculum offered to young people
appropriate, enabling them to make progression?
Knowing The Cohort
Non-progression analysis (Derby - ‘NEET 44’ p.27-30)
• Small numbers
• Multiple issues
• Targeted multi-agency approach
Knowing The Cohort
Early leavers analysis (Derby – p.10-24)
• The majority do make a good transition at 16
• Issue is drop out by 17
• First drop out from L1 and below then later L3
• Drop outs do re-engage – churn
• Vulnerable groups much more likely to dropout
Knowing The Cohort
Post 16 Learners and Leavers Analysis (Swindon)
• Numbers leaving FE, wbl and E2E high • Key issues – IAG, Managing Behaviour• Small percentage of Leavers re-engage• Low attainment (below level 2) most significant factor• Young people from KS4 provision which is not main stream most at
risk• Prevalent age to leave learning is 17• Key issues for young people – expectation of post 16 learning,
preparation, transition
Access and Support
Barnsley/ Worcester
Access and Support
Structure Quick intro to Worcester and Barnsley
approaches on Support Panel trials
Exercise on how Support Panels might work in your area / context
Feedback and discussion
Access and Support
Barnsley
Context Ex-mining town with many wards on IMD. Chose to build on work in Dearne Level of highest NEETS/ potential NEET Panel is both pre and post 16 (but will focus on
pre 16 element for this session)
Access and SupportBarnsley
In partnership with the Dearne High School, the Early Interventions Team Manager, Barnsley and the Deane Locality Guidance group, the RPA Phase 2 Trial team has been piloting a support panel process for year 8 upwards.
Access and SupportBarnsley
Young people at risk of exclusion and potentially becoming NEETs are prioritised by school staff as the 5% most challenging (behaviour, no parental support, or where is parental support, it has no impact on progress or behaviour at school).
Access and SupportBarnsley
This Panel is a Team Around the School.• Made up currently of tier 2 and 3 services.• Aims to provide coherent response to children
identified by the School as unlikely to achieve success through to Y12
• As all young people named have had a CAF completed with them and their parents / carers, then by implication have parental consent to share information.
Access and SupportBarnsley
• The Panel is there to ensure that whoever is leading the intervention (Case Manager) ensures communication and streamlining of any other necessary Panels (e.g. FIP, YISP etc).
• The Lead is determined by the panel by referencing the completed CAF and by young persons /families preference.
• Progress is reported back to this Panel and needs to develop ways of building sustainability into 'exit' from services.
Access and SupportBarnsley
Task• Young man in Y10 – drug use and ASB• Is with foster mum (private arrangement)• Role model is older brother (on referral order)• Partial timetable – predicated ‘A’ grade in
science
What would your Panel look like and advise on this case?
Access and SupportWorcestershire
VULNERABLE LEARNER PROTOCOL
RONI – identified at KS4
Common Initial Assessment (ILP)
Stage 1 – Providers
Early Leaving - 4 weeks to re-engage
Stage 2 – Connexions PA
Stage 3 – Intensive Support
Access and SupportWorcestershire
• Stage 4 Crisis – NEET• Multi-agency Re-engagement Panel• Participation Adviser/mentor• Learner Support Agreement (ILP)• Some yp fast-tracked to Stage 4• Reasonable Excuse returners fast-tracked• Everything in place and still not engaged –
enforcement?
Access and SupportWorcestershire
Task
Look at the case study in your workbook…• What next?• Do we convene a panel – would it be in Aaron’s best
interest?• Do we convene a panel without his consent?• Do we tell him that we are intending to do so?• Who would be on the panel?• What actions would we hope for from the panel?
Transition & Retention
Derby / Swindon
Transition & Retention
Task – 8 mins
In small groups, identify and prioritise top 3 reasons why:
• young people don’t make a successful transition to learning at 16; and
• they may drop out of learning post 16
Transition & Retention
Session to include…
1.Transition pre to post 16
2. Good practice in post 16 CEIAG
3. Retention
4. Progression
• Information Sharing (Derby)
• Transition mentoring (Derby – p37)
• Transition Framework (Swindon, copies available)
• Moving Up DVD (Swindon)
• IAG Essentials (Swindon, copies available)
Transition & Retention
Transition pre-post 16
Transition & Retention
Good practice in post 16 CEIAG
• Post 16 IAG Entitlement (Derby – p55)
• Developing post 16 CEIAG – resources, Career Mark, sharing good practice (Derby)
Transition & Retention
Retention • Role of Participation Adviser (Swindon, refer specification)
• Multi Agency Support Panel ( Swindon, refer specification)
• Retention & Progression protocol (Swindon)
• Why do learners drop out (Derby – p18-19)
• Involvement of IYSS – referral pathway, provider event (Derby p59-60)
Transition & Retention
Progression • Increasing flexibility of provision eg. apprenticeship bridging courses
(Derby)
• Progression from level 2 to level 3 challenging for some learners (level 2.5?) (Swindon)
• More development on progression pathways needed (Swindon)
• Progression to employment/apprenticeships at 17/18 (Swindon)
Growing the Right Provision
Hertfordshire/Plymouth
Personalised Learning • Focus on progression and destinations• For all learners who are not ‘secure at level 2’• Importance of ‘Foundation’ Learning and the 3
components– Functional Skills– Vocational/subject learning– Personal and social development
• Using the QCF and working with the awarding organisations eg the City and Guilds Project
• Role in facilitation - groups of partners designing the programme together and sharing resources
The importance of Foundation Learning
Enhance engagement,
participation and achievement
Encourage collaborative
delivery
Create coherency and
flexibility
Support personalised
learning
Provide a clear focus on progressionFoundation
Learning
Personalisation
Learner ‘x’ FL programme
Motivating disengaged learners
Vocational/ subject based learning
Functional skills
Personal and social development learning
Learner ‘y’ FL programme
Overcoming barriers to learning
Vocational/ subject based learning
Functional skills
Personal and social development learning
Supporting young people with LDD
• Emphasis on ‘independent living’ rather than employability for those with severe learning difficulties
• Learning for Living and Work project• Ideas4life DVD• Creating a new curriculum – EBD schools –
county project• Developing special provision locally
Building the ‘alternative’ provision
• Directory of Personalised Learning Opportunities – 14-19 (25 for LDD)
• Incorporating social enterprise, outdoor activities and school experiences
• Joint commissioning to secure the funding• Accreditation of programmes – units• Health and safety• Information, advice and guidance
Focus on JWTPlymouth context
• Data– NEETS– Not Knowns– JWT
• Economic context
• Workforce Qualifications
• Partners: NAS/Cx/Enterprise Plymouth
JWTThe Process
• Knowing the cohort
• Narrowing down the cohort/list of employers
• The Enterprise Plymouth mentor– Initial contacts made– Face To Face meetings with Owner/Managers– Action Plans created/updated– Follow up Face To Face meetings– Apprenticeship Opportunities identified
Focus on JWTSuccesses and challenges
• All targets for first three months exceeded except for 29 against a target of 30 Apprenticeship Opportunities identified.
• Sound contacts established with five primary Training Providers engaged with NAS provision and especially valuable – Construction Skills Advisers now working in close partnership with RPA Mentor and working towards common goals
• Illness/operations!• Part-time and short term/transitory nature of advisory work (due to
nature of funding) is causing operational difficulties• Hopes for a concerted effort in Floristry to re-establish training
provision in Plymouth have so far proved difficult to fulfil.• Economic uncertainty
Task
What learning provision could be designed to ensure that the number of young people who took up either part time work (under 16 hours), a job without training or became NEET after completing Year 11 becomes zero?
You may want to consider:• What does the curriculum offer need to look like during
key stage 4 to ensure that young people do not drop out of learning before they become 16?
• What are the individual characteristics of young people who currently do not stay in learning at 16?
The Finale
Tasks
1.Return to your initial self evaluation….
Now where are you on the readiness scale?
2. With your colleagues discuss what your next steps need to be….complete the mini action plan
Close
Trial contacts – see workbook
Tools and Products - coming to a web site near you very soon!
Thank you and good luck Berkshire!