Skills and Employment Sub-Group Plan Name of . Raising Participation Age Strategy Group Sub-Group Lead Paddy Bradley Sub-Group Manager Martin Casey Period 1st September 2013 – 31st March 2015 High Level Outcomes (what does success look like?) people engage in post-16 learning as a matter of course Young people enjoy their post 16 learning, achieving outcomes which are at least in line with their academic potential Young people move smoothly from post 16 learning into positive, aspirational destinations including employment and higher education Partners to the strategy act as champions for these young people The delivery of these outcomes will require: Robust engagement process with NEET young people Ensuring early intervention and increasing effective transitions at 16 Improving retention and progression in post 16 learning Understanding and shaping local provision Developing a strategy for 18 year olds Delivery Partners (identified critical partners)
Activities (what specific actions are required?) Milestones (the journey, what needs to be done?) Deadline (by when) Owner (one lead) Support schools to effectively identify and intervene with students at risk of making an un-sustained transition to post 16 learning Ensure all settings are clearly informed, through the Learning pathways website, of the full range of local post 16 provision Produce Risk of NEET Indicator (RONI) for all settings Support all settings to understand the post 16 issues and priorities in Swindon and to use the RONI and other destinations data to intervene with appropriate young people Provide, to coincide with the distribution of the RONI, profiles of businesses in Swindon including employment prospects Sept 2013 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Jan 2014 Laura House Daniel Corticeiro Martin Casey Martin Widening Participation A commissioned project through the two colleges to target secondary schools with the highest number of those at risk of becoming NEET, to offer a service to work with learners at risk to support through IAG and post 16 application to secure a post 16 learning offer May 2013 Laura House Launch innovative project to support remaining cohort of young people who fail to receive a September Guarantee Identify characteristics of the group of challenging students who fail to receive a September Guarantee Commission new project to better match these young people to appropriate post 16 destinations Sept 2013 Dec 2013 Martin Casey Martin Casey Ensure available funding for “high needs students” is used for maximum effect to enable successful transitions Develop and implement new policy for the funding of high needs students Ensure all high needs students receive a learning offer appropriate to their needs, by 31st July each year 1 and 2. For transitions in 2014 Carey Goodhead Carey Goodhead Objective 3 - Improving retention and progression in post 16 learning Activities (what specific actions are required?) Milestones (the journey, what needs to be done?) Deadline (by when) Owner (one named lead) Reduce numbers of students leaving learning early in year 12 Commission “Learning Gateway” project (successful tender from Swindon College) Monitor and evaluate impact of “Learning Gateway” Sept 2013 Interim review by Dec 2013 Martin Casey Martin Casey