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Challenges and Opportunities in Sheffield

Challenges and Opportunities in Sheffield. Third Sector Assembly February 27 th Dee Desgranges Assistant Director Lifelong Learning, Skills & Communities. What are 16-18 year olds currently engaged in nationally?. 70.6% are in Full Time Education. 5.7% are in Work Based Learning. 8.2%

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Challenges and Opportunities in Sheffield

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  1. Challenges and Opportunities in Sheffield Third Sector Assembly February 27th Dee Desgranges Assistant Director Lifelong Learning, Skills & Communities

  2. What are 16-18 year olds currently engaged in nationally? 70.6% are in Full Time Education 5.7% are in Work Based Learning 8.2% are in Training 7.3% are NEET 8.3% are in Jobs Without Training Source: Statistical First Release, Participation in EET (June 2011)

  3. Nationally Early intervention and prevention: • Increasing support in the early years, including maintaining universal Sure Start services and extending 15 hours of early education to disadvantaged 2 year olds. • Reviewing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to ensure that it is more focused on young children’s learning and development and based on the latest research. • Introducing the Early Intervention Grant to help invest in prevention. • Supporting the teaching of phonics in primary schools to improve children’s reading as a solid base for learning.

  4. Nationally Freeing up the educational landscape: • Increasing the number of academies and free schools • Promoting University Technical Colleges and Studio schools • Introducing the English Baccalaureate – incentivising the teaching of subjects employers and HE value • Addressing poor attendance and behaviour • Pupil premium • Schools in charge of careers guidance

  5. National Participation StrategyBuilding Engagement, Building Futures Cross governmental policy to increase participation 16 – 24 by: • Raising attainment by 16 • Full participation at 16 …then 17 …then 18 (RPA) • Increasing skills & employment for 18 – 24 • Introducing additional support through the youth contract

  6. Supporting Post 16 Education & Training • Funding for all 16 -19 year olds – 34,000 more places in 2012- 13 • High quality apprenticeships – investing £833m for 140,000 starts in 2012 -13 • Reforming vocational education – new list for pre 16 & new programmes of study for post 16 • Enabling LAs to provide targeted support to NEETs and offer a September Guarantee • Addressing financial barriers through the bursary

  7. Going Further to Drive Up Participation • Reducing bureaucracy associated with apprenticeships - 40,000 incentives for SMEs • £4.5 m over next two years for work experience for new study programmes • Youth Contract - £1b over three years: Additional support for disengaged 16 -17 year olds 160,000 subsidised jobs for unemployed 18 -24 year olds 250,000 new work experience placements for this group

  8. What are Sheffield 16-18 year olds currently engaged in? 67.1% are in Full Time Education 6.8% are in Work Based Learning/ Apprenticeships 8.1% are NEET 5% are in Training 4.6% are in Jobs Without Training 7.8% activity not known Source:NCCIS Dec 2011

  9. Where are the NEETs?

  10. What do we know about those not participating? There is a high degree of churn within the group, with some young people move rapidly between different activities at this age. • Just over one in six young people is NEET at some point in the two years following compulsory education, but only one in twenty-five for 12 months or more. One significant element of churn is between Jobs Without Training and NEET. Of those young people who were in a Job Without Training at 16, 18% were NEET by the age of 19. Source: Longitudinal Study of Young People in England

  11. What do we know about those not participating? • The group is very diverse, but there are some key segments: JWT - transitional 17% of JWT NEET - open to learning 41% of NEET JWT - sustained 48% of JWT group NEET undecided 22% of NEET JWT - at risk of NEET 35% of JWT NEET - sustained 38% of NEET Source: NfER (2009) Increasing Participation Understanding Young People who do not Participate in Education or Training at 16 and 17

  12. Why is post 16 participation important? They are more likely to suffer from negative outcomeslater in life. By the age of 21, young people who have been NEET are more likely to face: Unemployment / Under-employment Lower income Criminal record NEET aged 16-18 Poor health and depression Attainment at this age can yield significant benefits later in life. The employment rate for those with a Level 2 qualification is twice that of those without. 15% increase in earnings Achieving 2 or more A-Levels Source: Jenkins et. Al. Returns to Qualifications in England (2007)

  13. Sheffield NEETs Strategy E N G A G E M E N T E M P L O Y M E N T Preventative & Mainstream Neighbourhoods Links with 14-16 programmes Drop out at 17 Mainstream Plus Pre FL Post FL Offenders Brokerage LAC Skills Crime reduction Support Apprenticeships YoungCarers BME Slow track to FE Targeted LDD Teen parents Homeless Bridging programmes Jobs without training Sector specific pre apprenticeships Foundation Learning (FL) Summer projects Further Education Study support

  14. Post 16 Learning and Training • Further Education:the Sheffield College, Longley Park 6th Form College • School Sixth Form • Work Based Training: private training providers • Apprenticeships: employment with training – level 2 or 3 • Employment: preferably with training (not apprenticeship) • Volunteering: with a qualification • www.applysheffield.org.uk

  15. Targeting 16-18 Year Olds Who Are Not In Education, Employment or Training To Help Them To Secure Their Future

  16. Sheffield Raising of the Participation Age Education & Skills Act 2008 • Spending review and white paper The Importance of Teaching re enforced the commitment to RPA made by the previous government • New duty applies to anyone who is: • Under 18 and • Resident in England and • Without level 3 • Duty is to participate in: • Full time education • Apprenticeship • Part time accredited learning (at least 280 guided learning hours per year – around • a day per week) if in employment or volunteering full time (at least 20 hours per • week) • Introduced in phases – to 17 in 2013; 18 in 2015 • Enforcement to be reviewed on an annual basis from 2014 • Sheffield a phase three trail area – the Sheffield Guarantee

  17. Sheffield Raising Participation AgeThe Sheffield Guarantee • Aim • To increase the number of young people who gain a higher qualification by 18 through which give them a better chance to take an active part in the increasingly competitive employment market, reaping economic benefits for the country and improving life chances of young people and their future families. • Sheffield Vision • Through partnership working we ensure timely supported access to appropriate learning and training provision enabling seamless transition to adulthood and employment for all 14-19+ year olds • Sheffield RPA Plan with 6 Strands: • Strategic Leadership. • Planning for the Future. • Knowing the Cohort. • Mix and Balance. • Support to Progress. • Awareness and Aspiration.

  18. Sheffield The Plan Triage Post 16 Mainstream G Review A Transition Entitlement + / ‘NEETS Panel’ Y9 RONI RONI @16 @17 @18 R Progression Plan (LLW /S139a,PEP) • Vulnerable Young People’s Team (pre) NEETS provision Health, YOS, Soc Care, LACES, Housing Targeted Support

  19. ESF/ SfA 14 -19/24 NEETs Funding – Dec 2013 Programme Ideas Multi-Agency Commissioning Group Re-cycle Risky Runner Provider/College Sponsor Provider/College Sponsor ESF/SFA NEETs Fund Mainstream Funding

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