Andrea CowansLeeds City Council

Raising Participation Age:What this means in practice

Andrea.Cowans@leeds.gov.uk

What is RPA?• The Education and Skills Act (2008) places a duty on all

young people to participate in education or training until their 18th birthday.

• This does not necessarily mean staying in school, it includes:– Full-time education, such as school or college;– an Apprenticeship;– Part-time education or training if employed, self

employed or volunteering for 20 hours + a week.

• Current year 11 are expected to remain in learning until the end of year 12. Year 10s until their 18th birthday.

How will participation be measured?

□The DfE will hold local authorities to account using data sets from monthly CCIS returns, including comparison with statistical neighbours

□Year on year improvements in performance are expected in data for Participation in learning at 16 and 17 September Guarantee Annual Activity Survey Numbers of young people who are NEET

What is the destination measure? Measures how well schools / learning providers help

pupils progress to post 16 and post 19 destinations and sustain these (measure is March following transition)

Makes schools accountable for ensuring pupils choose qualifications that allow them to progress and provides evidence of support for transition

Published on DfE performance tables Experimental data in 2012 captured education

destinations Expect to publish both education and employment

destinations in summer 2013, subject to data being robust

Leeds Post 16 participation□93.1% of year 11s went onto further learning

or training in 2011

□93.8% of year 11s went onto further learning or training in 2012 (provisional data)

April 2012

Yr 12 Yr 13 Yr 14

Yr 12-Yr 14

TotalNot Known %

2.4% 7.6% 20.3% 10.3%In Learning %

91.2% 84.1% 63.1% 79.1%Adjusted NEET% (LA Definition)

5.5% 6.8% 10.0% 7.4%

How far do we have to go?

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Age 16 Age 17

□Progress towards full participation (using DfE estimates, SFR)

Leeds participation challenge□Progression from year 11

Some groups have significantly lower progression rates

Particular issue in progression, participation and P16 learning offer for SEND

□Retention during year 12 and 13

□Managed moves post 16

□Tracking 17,18 and 19 year olds

□Re-engaging young people who have been NEET 6 months +

Schools and RPA: practical actions

□Look at post 16 participation and NEET rates for your school and understand how this informs the Destination Measure

□Understand your cohort of pupils, use a risk of NEET indicator or diagnostic tool to identify young people with at risk of poor progression Pupils who are on off-site learning, attending PRUs,

looked after children and persistent non-attenders are at greatest risk of not progressing, along with school action and schools action plus.

Schools and RPA: practical actions□Secure high quality impartial careers

guidance for pupils

□Make sure every pupil makes an application to post 16 learning: online applications are easy to check up on

□Identify a progression mentor or adviser to: monitor the progress of application provide encouragement around visits and

interviews liaise with the post 16 provider keep in contact over summer and into September

Schools and RPA: practical actions□Get to know local post 16 providers and put

in place progression agreements Written agreement to identify the role of partners

in transition process Share information about young person’s learning

and support needs Identify transition support activities including

summer schools, visits and make sure pupils have a named contact

□Invite employers, apprenticeship providers, higher education and former pupils to talk to pupils and raise aspirations

Schools and RPA: practical actions□Work with targeted IAG services provided by the

local authority to put support services in place for young people most at risk of not progressing

□Share information about pupil destinations, update contact details, provide information about pupils moving away or transferring schools to help LAs with tracking duties

□Ensure timely returns of data requests about intended destinations, September Guarantee and for the Activity Survey

□Join a careers network, share ideas, resources and your own learning

What can make a difference?□New approach to careers guidance in schools

□IAG signposting: wider workforce project

□New Targeted IAG Connexions services for 2013

□Youth contract: local model

□Destination measure

□National Citizenship Service

□SEN Education, Health and Care plans

□Review of Youth Offer

□‘Think family’ approach to targeted services

□Strong partnerships using outcome-based accountability to identify local actions

Our ambitions… By 2030 Leeds is the best city in Britain

□Prosperous and sustainable economy

□Child Friendly City

□‘NEET free’ city

□Leeds Education Challenge Post 16 review Apprenticeships Employment and Skills Agenda Higher education Review of careers guidance provision for

young people

Learner Progression and Participation (IAG) Landscape (from September 2012)

Learning ProvidersSchools, colleges, training and off-site providers

Learning ProvidersSchools, colleges, training and off-site providers

Procure from Use Refer to

CommissionPart-procure

Local AuthorityCore infrastructure & Strategic planning

Meeting range of statutory duties Tracking

Voice and InfluenceIAG signposting skills for wider workforce

Local AuthorityCore infrastructure & Strategic planning

Meeting range of statutory duties Tracking

Voice and InfluenceIAG signposting skills for wider workforce

Co-ordinate

Targeted Young People’s IAG

Servicesfor vulnerable young people

Approved list of careers guidance

providersLeeds Pathways

Online prospectus, CAP, resources &

interactive services