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Raising the Participation Age [RPA] What does it mean for schools and providers?

Raising the Participation Age [RPA] What does it mean for schools and providers?. All young people will be required to continue in education or training. Until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17 from summer 2013; and Until their 18th birthday from summer 2015.

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Raising the Participation Age [RPA] What does it mean for schools and providers?

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  1. Raising the Participation Age [RPA]What does it mean for schools and providers?

  2. All young people will be required to continue in education or training • Until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17 from summer 2013; and • Until their 18th birthday from summer 2015.

  3. What are the options? • Study full-time in a school, college or with a training provider. • Full-time work [including self employment] or volunteering combined with part-time education or training. • An Apprenticeship

  4. What does this actually mean: Full-time work or volunteering combined with part-time education or training The training needs to be accredited and must be for a minimum of 280 hours over the course of a year – this is equivalent to around a day per week, but it can be taken flexibly.

  5. What are the legal implications for employers? • There will be no duties on employers in relation to RPA, so no action will be taken against them if their employee fails to undertake part-time training. • Employers will not be legally required to give employees time off for this training. • The young person as an employee will be under a legal duty to undertake this training

  6. What are the implications for schools and alternative providers? • From September 2012, schools will be required to secure independent, impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11 • Schools will be judged by Ofsted on their destination measures to show what young people do when they leave school

  7. What are the implications for post 16 providers? • Promote good attendance of 16 and 17 year olds • Inform local authority support services if a young person (aged 16 or 17) has dropped out of learning. This is so the young person can be contacted swiftly and offered support to help them re-engage.

  8. What are the key elements of post 16 provision? • All students who are able, will take either A levels, or a substantial qualification recognised by employers as being of real benefit to them in securing work or a university place. • Where appropriate, students will also take part in work experience. • Students who don’t have a GCSE in English and maths at 16 will continue to study these subjects after 16. • Students who aren’t able to study a qualification will take a programme of work experience focusing on developing their employability skills, along with work to develop numeracy, literacy and other core education skills.

  9. How do post 16 providers deliver and support flexible programmes? • Training alongside volunteering or employment [including self employment]? • Evening or weekend education? • Chunks of education, eg summer schools and projects? How is funding accessed for these programmes?

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