Our ambition…

1. Believe, Achieve and Succeed – Increasing the Participation of Young People in Learning 2013 - 2015

2. Our ambition… All young people in County Durham... …participate and achieve success in learning …to become better qualified and more employable …progress into higher learning or sustained employment …relevant to the local, regional and national economy

3. National, Regional and Local Context NELEP NECA ESIF YEI Traineeships Apprenticeships Participation Plan

4. Strategic Priorities

5. Strategic Priorities and Actions

6. Performance and Targets 1November to January average; Local Authority CCIS; Department for Education.

7. Proposals • Streamline the number of Strategic Priorities • Incorporate key actions in relation to young people in vulnerable groups • Review and refine performance targets

8. Strategic Objectives Objective 1 • Ensure effective identification, engagement and tracking of young people to support progression Objective 2 • Provide high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance that promotes the full range of education and training options available to young people Objective 3 • Target support to young people in vulnerable groups that are over-represented in the NEET cohort

9. Objective 1 Ensure effective identification, engagement and tracking of young people to support progression • Improve the quality and flow of information – data sharing agreements; post-16 learning providers informing local authority who drop out of learning; review arrangements for recording the participation of young people • Ensure data is understood and meets partners’ needs – produce regular data performance reports; share performance data in relation to Apprenticeships; enable schools to benchmark their performance • Develop tools to support the early identification of young people at risk – RONI; Electronic Managed Moves • Challenge inappropriate September Guarantee offers – intended destinations; strategy to reduce JWT

10. Objective 2 Provide high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance that promotes the full range of education and training options available to young people • Ensure young people have access to high quality CEIAG – provide information in a variety of formats; develop social media; increase awareness of Apprenticeships; LMI • Ensure CEIAG staff receive continuing professional development – CEIAG Network; programme of workforce development; CEIAG Champions • Ensure young people are better informed about the world of work – Get the Buzz activities; develop website to enable business and education to make contact and develop activities

11. Objective 3 Target support to young people in vulnerable groups that are over-represented in the NEET cohort • Young people who have SEND – ensure transition process provides realistic choices for young people; independent travel training; develop appropriate post-16 provision • Young People who are known to the Youth Offending Service – review systems to ensure participation is accurately recorded; develop referral arrangements with One Point; develop social enterprise opportunities • Looked After Children / Care Leavers – local authority to provide opportunities e.g. Apprenticeships in its role as corporate parent; review systems to ensure participation is accurately recorded; implement NEET protocol

12. Questions • Does the Participation Plan identify the correct strategic priorities in order to further increase the participation of young people in learning? • Does the Participation Plan capture all of the activities required to address the strategic objectives?