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Creating Opportunities and Raising Aspirations

Join our initiative to support care leavers in gaining work experience, enhancing employability skills, and accessing education. Learn about the benefits for employers and young people. Be part of a positive change!

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Creating Opportunities and Raising Aspirations

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  1. Creating Opportunities and Raising Aspirations • Insert jigsaw image

  2. Agenda • Insert your agenda for the meeting here

  3. Setting the Scene • Part of a national initiative - From Care2Work – see www.leavingcare.org • Focus on providing opportunities to build employability • New guidance from the DfE – more work experience during preparation for transition to independence

  4. Why a focus on care leavers? • 21% of care leavers were 16 on leaving home yet 24 is the average for all • 15% of looked after children achieve 5 good GCSE’s v 70% of children nationwide • At the age of 19, 37.9% of care leavers are not in education, training or employment • Just 7% of care leavers go to higher education v 43% is the national average

  5. Benefits for Employer • Con tributes to supporting particularly vulnerable group in local community • An opportunity to develop staff via mentoring and supervision • Can reduce recruitment costs • National recognition via From Care2Work Quality Mark – we can support you to a • Ongoing local publicity for employers engaging with our community network

  6. Benefits to Young People • Experience of the world of work • Gathering a picture of what employers require from apprentices and staff in general • Greater understanding of the value of studying for their qualifications • Confirmation of career aspirations – or not! • Increased motivation • Increased confidence and self esteem

  7. Input from Young Person • Add key points here and display behind young person as a minimum • Insert more slides if the young person is comfortable using powerpoint

  8. In summary • Offers positive role models • Increases employability skills • May prevent a reliance on benefits • Contributes to reducing future child poverty • Offers a reference for future applications • Could bring a breath of fresh air • Literally life changing

  9. Next Steps • Complete an expression of interest card or fill out a breakfast menu if you know how you might like to be involved • We will contact you in the near future to arrange a follow up meeting

  10. What matters is not where you come from but what you aspire to become

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