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Improving Access and Career Opportunities Widening Participation - It matters!

Improving Access and Career Opportunities Widening Participation - It matters!. Mike.Farrell@nw.hee.nhs.uk. Widening Participation – What do you see?. Widening Participation Matters.

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Improving Access and Career Opportunities Widening Participation - It matters!

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  1. Improving Access and Career OpportunitiesWidening Participation - It matters! Mike.Farrell@nw.hee.nhs.uk

  2. Widening Participation – What do you see?

  3. Widening Participation Matters Only 7% of the population attend independent schools, but the privately educated account for more than half of the top level of most professions(51% of Medical) Estimate that approximately 30% of current bands 1-4 workforce in the NW doesn’t have a level 2 qualification Only a quarter of boys from working-class backgrounds get middle-class (professional or managerial) jobs A comprehensive school student with A-level grades BBB for example is likely to perform as well in their university degree as an independent or grammar school student with A-level grades ABB or AAB – i.e. one to two grades higher • 8.93 million people of working age are economically inactive in the North West. 1 million 16-24 year old people unemployed 15% are NEET: ‘Movement to Work Campaign’ This is a gap of 39.9 percentage between A level students from state schools going to most selective universities compared to those who attended independent schools.

  4. Widening Participation Matters Health: Compelling evidence that work has an inherently beneficial impact on an individual’s state of health– the risk of joblessness Economic: Better educational attainment, improved employability and earning potential. Improved social mobility and better for UK PLC Ethical: Significant Social Responsibility Role – NHS organisations a key factor in local economies. Equality: Access to good jobs depends on merit, not unfair advantage Cultural Sensitivity: 13 per cent (7.5 million) of the resident population of England and Wales were born outside the UK, compared to 4.3 per cent (1.9 million) in 1951. (India, Poland, Pakistan, Republic of Ireland and Germany)

  5. Widening Participation - What are the current pathways into Bands 1-4? Third Sector Volunteering What other ‘Get In’ Pathways are available and in place? Trust Campaign’s Work Experience Apprenticeships Preemployment Direct Application

  6. Widening Participation: Three key interventions 3). Work Experience 1). Authentic Insights 2). Information, Advice and Guidance Source of Images: Parklands Academy & University of Plymouth/ NHS Photos

  7. Workshop ActivityTime: 20 mins 3 Key Questions • How can we encourage more bands 1-4 staff to be Ambassadors? • From your experience what are the key messages that need to be reflected in any IAG interventions to attract people into bands 1-4 roles? • What promise’s should the NHS offer in supporting Work Experience to widen participation? (See example Prime Promise Statement) • For your given question • Brainstorm your initial responses/ideas • Agree and focus on one key issue • What actions must we include in the Bands 1-4 strategy to address the key issue identified? • Record these on the flipchart provided.

  8. Final thoughts Widening Participation is about …

  9. Securing Our Future NHS Workforce: Promoting Ambition & Engaging for Shared Success Aims of Intervention Target Groups Type of Interventions Partnerships for Delivery

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