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From NEET to EET: Key transitions, challenges and opportunities for young people

From NEET to EET: Key transitions, challenges and opportunities for young people. Jack Loughlin Head of 14-19 Raising Participation Salford City Council. Context.

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From NEET to EET: Key transitions, challenges and opportunities for young people

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  1. From NEET to EET: Key transitions, challenges and opportunities for young people Jack Loughlin Head of 14-19 Raising Participation Salford City Council

  2. Context • “The number of 16 to18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England between April and June is at its lowest since records began in 2000... the quarterly figures are the latest indication the government is succeeding in its drive to abolish youth unemployment and ensure all young people are either earning or learning” • What we know… • 550+ 16-18 year olds are NEET in Salford – 8.1% of the cohort • Over 10,000 16-18 year olds are either NEET or ‘unknown’ to their local authority in Greater Manchester – 10% of the cohort

  3. Policy Drivers • “Productivity” and “Growth” • Raising of the participation age (RPA) – all young people now required to remain in education and training until their 18th birthday • English and maths conditionality – young people must continue to study towards an English and maths GCSE grade A*-C if not achieved • Apprenticeship reforms – Government pledge to create 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020, with employers at the centre of delivery (and funding reforms)

  4. Participation in education and training 16/17 participation trends – June 2015

  5. Participation in education and training 16-18 year old monthly participation trends (2014/15)

  6. Understanding the NEET cohort

  7. Who is responsible?

  8. Gaps and challenges • Schools / colleges: • inconsistent interpretations of their duty • provision is often term-time only • Cuts to local authority budgets: • significant reductions to core NEET services (e.g. Connexions) over the past five years • cuts to preventative work (non-statutory) • Government-funding : • existing provision targets those in the “system” • no additional support for those under 18

  9. Government reforms • Youth Obligation – “earn or learn” obligation to be introduced for benefit claimants aged 18-21 • HE student grants system – to be scrapped under new proposals • National Living Wage – not applicable to under 25s • Apprenticeship reforms: • 3 million “new” apprenticeships pledged by 2020 • Introduction of an Apprenticeship Levy • removal of employer NI contributions • inclusion of public sector targets

  10. What is needed? • Better support or provision? • Early intervention – targeted, preventative support for young people at risk of NEET (pre and post-16) • Sustained, one-to-one support and mentoring for the most disengaged/entrenched NEET young people • Flexible and bespoke provision • Parental involvement and engagement

  11. Tackling the issue? • Public service reform: • testing and developing new approaches to delivering local services • Encouraging wider investment in the NEET agenda: • Identifying alternative funding streams • Social Value • Closer working with Greater Manchester: • Devolution / Growth Deal • European Social Fund (ESF)

  12. Conclusion and questions

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