Bob Evans

bob.evans@lsc.gov.uk

0114 267 5031

LSC Role & Remit Planning & funding body responsible for all post 16 education &

training provision apart from prescribed HE.

Determined to enable all learners to reach their potential.

Involved in a Strategic Area Review StAR of all post 16 provision,

Modern Apprenticeships, Skills Strategy and Work Experience.

Delivering both economic prosperity and social cohesion.

The Wider Context

AimHiger & Excellence Challenge.

Employer engagement – ETP.

Foundation Degrees.

Information Advice & Guidance.

Creating & supporting 14-19 reforms.

Pattern of Provision

FE WBL Schools 6th Forms Special Schools

The LSC View – (1)

We support the Government’s HE target.

We believe that quality vocational options at 14-19 are equally

valid for all pupils.

For schools the new AimHigher must support a fresh approach

to provision.

LSC View (2)

In HEI’s a new balance has to be struck between the vocational

and the academic.

More flexible delivery with a better balance for full and part-time

courses.

Employer engagement will increase in significance as

curriculum changes are implemented.

Our Challenge In 1979 , 374,000 apprentices were trained compared to 200,000

now.

Less than half are AMAs.

Cassels target of 28% with a baseline of 10%.

Only a minority of apprentices complete the NVQ to level 3.

And considerably less the full framework.

Our Challenge

Limited availability of Foundation degrees – but growing.

Few Creating an integrated HE progression strategy.

Emerging 14-19 strategies but patchy with limited HE

progression pathways.

Performance our Focus

South Yorkshire

Target

99/00

(adjusted)

00/01 01/02

Estimated

02/03

Position

2004

Target

1. 80% of 49,500 16-18 year olds

in structured learning by 2004

( 39,600 )

71

( 34,787 )

71%

(33,256)

71.5%

(34,240)

75

( 37,125 )

80%

(39,627)

2. 80% of 15,708 young

people to be at Level 2 by age

19 by 2004 ( 12,566 )

64%

(10,030)

62.3%

(9,792)

62

( 9,800 )

68

( 10,660 )

80%

(12,566)

3. 40.5% of 15,708 young

people to be at Level 3 by age

19 by 2004 ( 6,362 )

32.5%

(5,112)

30.3%

(4,770)

n/k n/k 40.5%

(6,362)

Driving Up Performance

Level 3 by age 19

51.8%51.6%

47.6%

49.6% 49.9%50.4%

51.3%

52.2%53.2%

54.1%55.0%

42%

44%

46%

48%

50%

52%

54%

56%

58%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Actual (autumn LFS)

Target based on 2000 position

264 299 310 314 304 317Volume (000s)

Present Position

Little Change in numbers recently / currently engaged in

learning.

Significant reduction in those not engaged since leaving school

– now less than10%.

Participation patterns in learning remain similar – but more

individuals from work poor households now in learning - 17%

compared to 5% in 2000.

Learning remains linked to job prospects & employment.

Systemic Issues

Combination of barriers;

Awareness with HE admissions tutors.

Variability of type of MA frameworks.

Variability of courses in academic requirements.

Low aspiration with MAs to pursue HE – (studentdebt).

Low level of young people opting for Vocational provision as a pathway to HE.

Strategy For South YorkshireThe HE strategy in South Yorkshire is divided into three phases:-  

      13-16 where the objective is to raise aspirations towards higher education.

 

      16-19 which has transition to, and preparation for, HE as its focus.

 

      19+ which concentrates on pathways and progression routes into HE,

especially for learners from non-traditional routes such as Mature Access

courses, vocational courses, Modern Apprenticeships, NVQs and community

learning routes.

 

Building Pathways Reflects our interest in enabling people reach their potential.

Offers an opportunity to address the nation’s higher skills

needs.

Builds on the reforms of 14-19 provision, vocational GCSE’s and

young apprenticeships.

Supports widening participation.

Underpins our aspiration for coherence.