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Raising the Participation Age – Challenges and Responses

Peter Mucklow

National Director for Young People

Education Funding Agency

Broader

Curriculum

Offer

Larger

Pro

vider

Base

Declin

ing

Cohort

Public Spending

Pressures

•Fewer 16-18 year olds by 2015

Wolf

•Substantial programmes

•English and maths

Apprenticeship

•1 in 5

•Free Schools

•Studio Schools

•UTCs

RPA

96,200 (7.7%)are in Training 60,000 (4.8%)

are NEET

63,800 (5.1%)are in Work

Based Learning

20,100 (1.6%)are in Jobs

Without Training

Source: Statistical First Release, Participation in EET (June 2012)

1,016,900 (80.8%)

are in Full Time

Education

The vast majority of young people are participating…

Year 12 Learners who Undertook A-Level Programmes in 2009/10

Dropped Out in Year 12 Finished Year 12, but did not progress to Year 13 Progressed to Year 13

SFC SSF / Academy

GFE A-Level SFC SSF / Academy

GFE A-Level

English Maths

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

% Drop out by GCSE English / Maths grade

A* A B C D E

Increasing the number of Academies, Free Schools and University Technical Colleges to provide greater flexibility.

Introducing the English Baccalaureate to incentivise teaching of the subjects that Higher Education and employers value.

Addressing poor behaviour and attendance, which can get in the way of young people achieving and progressing.

Providing additional funding for disadvantaged pupils through the Pupil Premium.

Giving schools responsibility for ensuring their pupils receive high quality impartial careers guidance.

Publishing a Destination Measure to show the success of schools in helping pupils to progress on to learning and work.

By raising attainment at age 16

Spending a record £7.5 billion to fund education and training places for young people aged 16-18.

Supporting high quality Apprenticeship opportunities, spending £833m to provide over 140,000 16-18 starts in 2012-13.

Offering up to 40,000 incentives for small businesses to take on a young apprentice.

Spending £4.5 million over the next two years to support the delivery of high quality work experience opportunities.

Addressing financial barriers through the £180m 16-19 Bursary Fund.

By supporting post-16 education and training

Incentivising only the best vocational qualifications pre-16 by counting these within the performance tables.

Post-16, introducing new study programmes that will offer all 16-19 year olds:– The opportunity to achieve at least one qualification of substantial

size.– Work experience, where appropriate.– English and maths for those who do not have a GCSE at grade C

or above. Study programmes will be in place from September 2013, together

with new funding arrangements per learner.

By increasing the quality of vocational education

Engagement – reaching 100%

What is the offer to a young person not ready to learn?

Youth Contract – additional support for 16/17 year olds – the black box approach.

Locally-led RPA delivery projects in 39 LA areas.

European Social Fund programme – innovative and flexible. Funding for study programmes based on work experience – building

on existing Foundation Learning programme.

Raising the Participation Age Trials

Barnsley* Ealing* Norfolk Berkshire sub-regional group East Riding Nottingham* Bexley East Sussex* Plymouth* Blackburn & Darwen* Essex* Portsmouth Brighton & Hove* Gateshead Rotherham Camden Hartlepool Staffordshire* Croydon Herefordshire Swindon*

County Durham Hertfordshire* Torbay Derby* Hounslow Wakefield Derbyshire Isle of Wight Wiltshire Devon Kingston-Upon-Thames Wirral Doncaster Leeds Worcestershire* Dorset* Medway* York*

Youth Contract£126M in England over 3 years to provide additional support for disengaged 16 -17 year olds to help them move into education, training or employment with training 

Focus - young people who: are not in education, employment or training (NEET) have low levels of attainment – no GCSEs at A*-C have a range of factors that put them at risk of long-term

disengagement.

Programme: unit cost of up to £2,200 per young person up to 12 months in length defined outcomes designed in line with RPA and with a focus on

sustained engagement in education and training.

Overview No prescribed delivery models - ‘black box’ but clearly defined

expected outcomes for young people and use of a Payment by Results methodology to ensure a focus on achieving outcomes.

The ‘black box’ approach allows providers to deliver individually tailored packages of support to young people based on their individual needs.

Expectation of strong partnership working with local authorities to ensure that right young people are engaged.

12 Youth Contract areas across England: East Midlands; East of England; West Midlands; North East; Yorkshire and Humber; London North; London South; South West; Manchester and Cheshire; Merseyside/Lancashire/Cumbria; South East A and South East B.

Prime providers for the Youth Contract for 16 and 17 year olds by area

Youth Contract Area Prime Provider

East Midlands Groundwork

East of England The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd

London North Prevista

London South Prevista

Manchester and Cheshire Groundwork

Merseyside/Lancashire/Cumbria Groundwork

North East Pertemps People Development Group Ltd

South East A Skills Training UK

South East B Skills Training UK

South West Prospects Training Services (Gloucester) Ltd

West Midlands Prospects Ltd

Yorkshire and Humber Prospects Ltd

Peter Mucklow

National Director for Young People

Education Funding Agency

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