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Regional 14-19 Machinery of Government Transition Event 17 April 2008 Carol Chambers Rutland County Council

Regional 14-19 Machinery of Government Transition Event 17 April 2008 Carol Chambers Rutland County Council. Objectives. To set out the background and context for the forthcoming Machinery of Government changes relating to the 14 – 19 agenda

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Regional 14-19 Machinery of Government Transition Event 17 April 2008 Carol Chambers Rutland County Council

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  1. Regional 14-19 Machinery of Government Transition Event 17 April 2008 Carol Chambers Rutland County Council

  2. Objectives • To set out the background and context for the • forthcoming Machinery of Government changes • relating to the 14 – 19 agenda • To review the proposals on future arrangements • for 14 – 19 education and training activities as set • out of the national consultation process • To review the current range of LSC managed 14- • 19 activity across the region • To identify the key issues and actions to be taken • into account when drawing up transition plans for • areas and for the region

  3. Agenda • Machinery of Government Changes presentation • Presentations on LSC and local authority roles • and key issues for 14 – 19 • Workshop 1 – issues from machinery of • government changes, exploring the challenges • from the transition • Workshop 2 – taking forward transition planning • at regional and area levels

  4. East Midlands Regional 14-19 Machineryof Government Transition Event Ruth Bullen Director, Young People’s Learning Thursday 17 April 2008

  5. Context • Background and objectives of the Machinery of Government changes • Role of Local Authorities • Role of Young People’s Learning Agency • Regional Planning Forum • Timetable • Issues

  6. Background • 28 June 2007 announcement that 16-18 funding would be delivered through Local Authorities from 2010/2011 – subject to full consultation and the necessary legislation (excluding Apprenticeship funding). • Why? • Puts strategic commissioning of learning for 16-18 year olds in the hands of a single body • Enables Local Authorities to take a more integrated approach to provision of all Children’s Services • Reflects principle of local decision making • Supports delivery of the full national entitlement for all young people (2013) • Creates the necessary link with economic planning

  7. What are the objectives ofthe new system? • To build on the year-on-year improvements that the LSC has helped deliver since its creation in 2001 • To drive the ambition to raise the participation age for every young person by 2013-2015 • To place local leadership firmly with Local Authorities to successfully implement this vision • To ensure less intervention where there is success, but robust action is taken where there is failure • To minimise unnecessary costs and bureaucracy and support those delivering to focus on success • To ensure that funding follows the learner’s choice. Comparable funding for comparable provision within a national funding formula

  8. Role of Local Authorities • Leadership of 14 to 19 phase. • Secure collaboration of providers. • Produce commissioning plan as part of Children and Young People’s Plan. • Be accountable for outcomes/indicators. • Form sub-regional groupings to share plans, consider travel to learn patterns, specialisms, capital developments.

  9. Role of Local Authorities • Commission services for young people – model 2a or 2b. • Determine commissioning and procurement approach for each General Further Education college. • Aggregate demand for Apprenticeship places and commission the National Apprenticeship Service.

  10. Role of Local Authorities • Come together in Regional Planning Forum with RDA, Government Office and Skills Funding Agency. • Manage provider relationship with Schools with Sixth Forms, Sixth Form Colleges (and General Further Education Colleges?). • Ensure appropriate focus on quality improvement (School Improvement Partners, Skills Funding Agency).

  11. Role of Local Authorities • Re-organise provision to meet demand effectively (learner choice), including competitions and presumptions. • ‘Host’ or ‘home’ Local Authority to secure OLASS for under 18s. • Fund providers.

  12. Young People’sLearning Agency Role • Provide strategic direction for 14-19 phase. • Set national budgetary and commissioning framework (including maintaining formula). • Secure resources for delivery (CSR) and provide regional/local indicative budgets. • Manage integrated learner support service. • ‘Step in’ if sub-regional groups fail to agree.

  13. Young People’sLearning Agency Role • Commission GFE until sub-regional groups approved. • Contract with 3rd sector and specialist providers. • Provide data/MI/strategic analysis to commissioners. • Manage 16-19 Capital Fund. • Convene and provide executive support to Regional Planning Forum.

  14. Regional Planning Forum • Informal arrangement. • Exists to check whether local commissioning plans: • Are affordable within regional budget; • Make consistent assumptions; • Use common data; • Deliver entitlement; • Drive up quality; • Make manageable demands on providers; and • Are consistent with economic priorities/RES.

  15. Regional Planning Forum • Commissions National Apprenticeship Service to provide Apprenticeship places. • Signs off plans at regional level to be forwarded to Young People’s Learning Agency nationally. • Co-chaired by RDA

  16. Timetable • Consultation period ends 9 June 2008. • Legislation receives Royal Assent summer 2009 • Shadow systems developed; in place by September 2009, effectively planning and commissioning provision for 2010/2011. • New system fully in place September 2010. • Shadow sub-regional structures proposed Autumn 2008; agreed in January 2009 and progression to these from March 2009.

  17. Issues • Commissioning clusters – organisational structure, • shadow arrangements? • Wave 1 or 2 proposals – all LAs at same time? • LLDD and OLASS provision • Relationship with National Apprenticeship Service • Capital developments • Post 19 arrangements

  18. Regional 14-19 Machinery of Government Transition Event 17 April 2008 Paul Williamson Learning and Skills Council

  19. Current LSC Roles and Responsibilities 14-19 01

  20. LSC Roles and Responsibilities • Statutory duty in relation to the provision of 16 – 18 learners • Planning and Management of budgets for F.E., School Sixth Forms, Work Based Learning • Review demand and supply • Identify gaps in provision • Review quality and apply Minimum Levels of Performance • Commissioning, tendering, competitions • Support providers in the roll out of the new Framework for Excellence

  21. East Midlands Regional 16-18 Context 02

  22. 16-18 Participation

  23. Profile of learning institution post 16

  24. Participation in FE 16-18

  25. Participation in School Sixth Forms 2007/08

  26. Apprenticeships

  27. Completed Apprenticeships

  28. NEET Trends

  29. NEET Trends by %

  30. 16-18 budgets 2007/08

  31. LSC 14-19 activity in the East Midlands: Achievement against targets & trends 03

  32. Level 2 by 16

  33. % 5 A-C GCSE’s

  34. Achieving Level 2 by area

  35. Achieving L3 by local area

  36. Key Issues for 14-19 Education and Training 04

  37. Key Issues • ‘’Participation at age 17 has remained below the national average for three years.’’ • ‘’In 2006 the East Midlands had the lowest proportion of 16-19 year olds qualified to level 2’’ • ‘’Achievement of Level 2 by 19 is below the national average and improvement has slowed.’’ • ‘’Achievement of Level 3 by 19 is below the national average and improvement has slowed.’’ • ‘’Apprenticeship participation among young people has fallen for three years running although 2007/8 has seen an upturn’’.

  38. Raising the Participation Age 05

  39. Preparing for RPA • Analysis of achievement by GCSE scores to plan for balance and mix of provision • Analysis of core data to plan for demand and address need • Closer analysis of drop out at 17 by sector type • Greater ownership of destination tracking by providers • Greater ownership of attainment by providers • Greater responsibility for placing young people on the correct courses at 14 and 16 by all providers

  40. Raising Participation • The Learner Entitlement • Comprehensive planned menu of vocational options from Entry Level, L1, L2, L3 to L4 from age 14 • Foundation Learning Tier, Functional skills, 17 New Diplomas, strengthened GCSE’s and ‘A ‘Levels and an Apprenticeship. • HE Bite sized to full BA (Hons)

  41. Raising Participation • The September Guarantee • Earlier IAG and tracking of each learner • Area wide prospectus, CAP, Vacancy Matching service for Apprenticeships • Timely, targeted recruitment procedures- • linked to the September Guarantee

  42. LLDD 07

  43. Learners with LearningDifficulties and/or Disabilities • There are approximately 62,000 learners with LDD in the region with 38,000 in FE and 500 learners with the Independent Specialist Providers in the region. • The Learners in FE have a vast range of moderate, profound and severe learning difficulties and disabilities

  44. LLDD cont’d • The ISPs are for learners aged 16-25 who require a higher level of support than is traditionally available to enable them to access a local option for further education. They have complex needs. • There are other learners with Special Schools, on Work Based Learning Programmes (including Entry to Employment and Train to Gain)

  45. East Midlands ISPs

  46. Policy Context • Through Inclusion to Excellence (Peter Little) • Learning for Living and Work LSC Strategy • Life Skills • Employment opportunities • Inclusive Learning (1996) – (Prof John Tomlinson) • Progression Through Partnership – DCSF, DH DWP • Raising Expectations: enabling the system to deliver • Foundation Learning Tier – Progression Pathways

  47. Process & Funding • Schools and Connexions in partnership with the LSC and Local Authorities identify learners for ISPs, FE and WBL Providers where appropriate needs can be met • A mix of day and residential care • Person (or Learner) centred approach – the most appropriate institutions may be outside the locality and the region

  48. Process & Funding • FE is funded from mainstream FE allocations, extra funding from Additional Learner Support (ALS) • ISPs are funded from a matrix approach that has to be calculated for each learner by the institution and agreed by a panel chaired by the LSC (placement process) • 07/08 Average cost per learner = £50,006 • Day - £39,087 • Residential - £54,917 • Different funding approaches produce inconsistencies and inequalities • Spent £12.9m in 2006/07 and £14m in 2007/08

  49. Reforming funding for Learners with LLDD and/or SEN • Consultation document from early May to July to develop a fit for purpose funding system that is learner focused, equitable across all areas of the FE sector • Process is designed to help plan transition from school to college or other post school learning package, taking account of the young person’s long term aspirations • Learners aged 16-25 who, because of a LDD require a higher level of support

  50. Brokers in the placement process • East of England Pilot • Proposal for funding allocated to individuals should be “moderated” – needs of the learner rather than priorities of budget holder • Assessments are objective and value for money • Broker must understand capacity and breadth of available provision

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