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Presentation to UK TAG Conference 2012 Liz Kidd Outgoing Chair ETS Wales

Presentation to UK TAG Conference 2012 Liz Kidd Outgoing Chair ETS Wales. Ministerial priorities

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Presentation to UK TAG Conference 2012 Liz Kidd Outgoing Chair ETS Wales

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  1. Presentation to UK TAG Conference 2012 Liz Kidd Outgoing Chair ETS Wales

  2. Ministerial priorities “I have already made clear my three priorities for education: improved literacy levels, improved numeracy levels and breaking the link between educational attainment and poverty. We will break that link through improving standards.” The context in Wales

  3. Ministerial priorities PISA results Literacy and numeracy Poverty Tail of underachievement NEETS The perception of youth work and the youth service The context in Wales

  4. The views of the sector • Positive and skilled as ever in its work with young people • Lots of strengths and examples of good practice • Disagreement about the positioning of the youth service • A universal service? • Suspicion about becoming too closely associated with targeted work • Fear of losing the “purity” of youth work • Some squeamishness about engaging with policy initiatives

  5. Churn in Assembly youth policy The Youth Work Strategy? A new Curriculum Strategy? Extending Entitlement? The Workforce Development Plan? The context in Wales

  6. The Youth Service in Wales • Many strengths in meeting young people’s needs at local level • Pockets of outstanding practice • In need of a Strategy • The development of new professions eg “Learning Coaches”. The NEETS work has gone largely to Work-based learning providers and the Careers Companies

  7. Regionalisation A National Youth Service? The GTCW and Registration A “dialogue” with the Minister Mergers of HEIs Difficulties in securing quality placements Supervision Estyn findings Some developments and issues in Wales

  8. Youth work: Boundaries and territory What do we mean by youth work? NOS and a Sector Qualification Strategy The future of the JNC New routes to qualification The recession and cuts to public spending - the impact on LAs and the voluntary sector What will the workforce of the future look like? What world are we preparing our students for? What knowledge, skills and attitudes will they need? Are we preparing people for leadership roles? Wales and UK partners Wider issues

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