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GLA ESF Youth Programme 2011-2013. London Employment & Skills Policy Network Thursday 15 th March Pauline Daniyan. Purpose of today’s event To provide an overview of the GLA ESF Youth Programme and wider Youth Activity The Role of the Mayor
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GLA ESF Youth Programme 2011-2013 London Employment & Skills Policy Network Thursday 15th March Pauline Daniyan
Purpose of today’s event • To provide an overview of the GLA ESF Youth Programme and wider Youth Activity • The Role of the Mayor • The Mayor provides strategic direction for ESF in London : • The GLA now has CFO status and is carrying on the work of the LDA in this area • The GLA’s ESF youth programme sits along side a broader range of youth activities
GLA ESF Youth Programme 2011-2013 • GLA CFO Plan – Priority 1.2 • Targeted approach on the most vulnerable groups with emphasis on Sustainable outcomes – 12 month sustained outcomes • Targeted at young Londoners who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or are at risk of becoming NEET
ESF Funding Opportunities • GLA ESF Youth Programme Funding • £10 million* Young People with LDD £3.5m Resettlement Support for Young Offenders £3.5m Support for Young People Excluded from Schools £2.5m up to 3 grant offers up to 3 grant offers up to 2 grant offers * Includes Management and Administration
Re-settlement of Young Offenders Leaving Custody • Eligibility: on joining be aged between 14 & 17, NEET or at risk of becoming NEET & reside • in one of London’s 32 boroughs or the City of London & be in custody on either remand or • Sentence. Geography: Central & South London, East & North London, West & South- • West London • Young People with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities • Eligibility: on joining be aged between 16 and 25, be NEET or at risk of becoming NEET, reside • in one of London’s 32 boroughs or the City of London, have a statement of SEN; or had a • statement of SEN at the point of leaving school; or have an acquired disability with low • incidence needs. Geography: Central & South London, East & North London, West & South- • West London • Re-engagement for Young People Excluded from School • Eligibility: On joining be aged 14-16 (and/or be in year 10 or 11 at school); have had at least • one exclusion within the previous school year; have had at least one other exclusion within the • present or previous term; therefore be at risk of becoming NEET; and reside in one of London’s • 32 boroughs or the City of London. Geography: South, North & East London, West, South-West • and Central London
GLA ESF Application Process • The Application Process is divided into two stages; • Stage 1 – Pre-Selection Questionnaire; Open to all organisations. Closes 21st March 2012 • Stage 2 - Full Application and Interview; Only open to those selected to progress from Stage 1. Closes 8th May 2012 • Projects in delivery by September 2012 • During the Stage 1 and Stage 2 application process, applicant • will be able to submit questions for clarification to the GLA
Important Web Addresses • The URL to use to register on the CompeteFor website; • www.CompeteFor.com • The email address to use if you have questions during Stage 1 and Stage 2 is; • ESFProgramme2011-13@london.gov.uk (Stage 1 questions close on 14th March) • The URL for the front page of the GLA ESF webpage is; • http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/young-people/education-training/lda/esf-youth-programme/gla-esf-youth-programme-2011-13 • The URL for the guidance page on the DWP ESF website is; • http://www.dwp.gov.uk/esf/resources/guidance/
Time for Action Initiatives (some of the programmes are now managed by MOPC – Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime)
Wider activity addressing the needs of children & young people