Young People not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in Charlestown & Lower Kersal

Contents of this report 2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Rationale, process & stakeholder engagement Rationale Process Stakeholder engagement Priority within the LAA re. addressing economic prosperity NDC area contains highest NEET in the City Key issue within the NDC Education Strategy Core Team established Defining the NEET issue: age 16 – 18 and age 11 + Detailed picture of cause and effect of the NEET issue Clarity around the services and system in place to support and prevent NEET young people Action Plan – short, medium and long term Project Champion Stakeholder mapping Workshops with Strategic and Frontline Workers Focus groups with NEET young people and and one to ones Individual meetings and follow ups

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

LAA target Objective 1 – Improve economic prosperity through educational attainment, skills, employment and enterprise: Outcome 3 – Improved economic wellbeing of young people: reduce the percentage of year olds not in education, employment or training Baseline 2006/07 – 8.4% Target 2009/10 – 7%

Baseline: what the data tells us

NEET (October 2007) 60 young people, of which Short – term NEET (Churn) 46 young people Long – term NEET : Over 20 weeks (Stock) 14 young people Unknowns 42 young people Long - term 4 teenage parents (2 aged 17 / 2 aged 18) 1 young carer aged 18 1 young person in custody aged 18 4 young people aged 17 4 young people aged 18 NEET 51 young people seeking education, employment or training, incl. 13 young people with Youth Offending Service involvement 12 young people with housing issues 16 young people with special educational needs

Baseline: what the data tells us NEET by Gender Breakdown

Baseline: what the data tells us

Young People aged (out of education) 2006/07 (The Albion High and All Hallows RC Schools) 52 pupils with fixed term exclusions in NDC area (14%). This figure is declining. 3 pupils with permanent exclusions in NDC area (0.8%) Summer Term pupils (Years 7 – 10) had unauthorised absences (16.2%) Autumn Term 2007 (The Albion High) 23 pupils on alternative / part time curriculum

Stakeholder perspectives: the story behind the baseline Family e.g. in and out of low skilled jobs Cultural e.g. grey economy Services e.g. a need for on going support NEET IN NDC AREA Individual e.g. learning difficulties Family e.g. lack of parental support Cultural e.g. peer pressure Services e.g. neg. experience of school Causes Effects Individual e.g. poor attainment, worklessness

The human story: what this could mean if you are born and raised in Charlestown and Lower Kersal Case Study - Pre 16 Yr 10 50% attendance & disruptive Home issues – alcohol and absent father Interventions from COMPACT & Cyclone work placement School attendance increased and placement continued through summer Yr 11 detention for previous year, school refused Case Study - Post 16 Poor attendance in Yr 11, Connexions interventions starting in March Refuses assistance despite significant parental support Leaves school with no destination Registers with e2e, but is dismissed for smoking cannabis Found casual labour but is now out of work

Summary of the issue analysis 60 young people in Irwell Riverside / Kersal wards (of which 36 in NDC area) Irwell Riverside twice the Salford and national average Not a static number or picture over the year People in and out of the system and long term NEET 42 unknowns / excludes traveller community Issue of school pupils ‘out of education’ Causes and effects of NEET varied and complex Strong link to special educational needs (cause), low skills and worklessness (effect)

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Understanding Need Amber Data - Detailed data available at the local level but not always used or shared - Issue of ‘unknowns’ - Missing data re. traveller young people Performance Monitoring - Mainly city wide rather than neighbourhood based - Outputs v outcomes Role of community engagement - Collective localised opportunity for community / frontline worker input ? Planning and deciding Amber Governance and accountability - City wide Partnership and NEET sub group Strategic and operational planning - Partnership approach but not local Scope and nature of procurement activity - Fragmented / inflexible - Short term v long term Coordination and openness of procurement - Open to contest? - Role for third sector? Delivery Chain analysis: the pillars of commissioning

Delivering Amber Accessibility - Good range of locally based services but limited outreach Coordination - Need better awareness/referral mechanisms Efficiency/value - Potential duplication of effort - Value of third sector Incentives/motivations for deliverers and customers - Deliverers - quantity v quality - Customers – financial (pos/neg) Outcomes - NEET being reduced / good practice Reviewing and Learning Amber Evaluation of impact - Regular performance monitoring but not locally focused - Tracking and longer term impact? - Impact of third sector? Learning about good practice - Good practice shared between partners but at a local level?

Perspectives on the System Dealing with NEET in NDC Commissioners / Strategic ‘early intervention required’ ‘system is fragmented’ Young People ‘unwilling to listen’ ‘grateful for support and wide ranging advice’ Front line worker ‘learning mentors in school are great’ ‘people don’t know what others are doing ’ Volunteers ‘not given the recognition we deserve’ ‘reliant on small grants’

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Summary of the key strengths Local data available Joint Planning Improvement, commitment and good practice NEET in Charlestown & Lower Kersal Broad range of services and providers Partnership working

Summary of the key challenges Information / data sharing Ensuring local input in to planning Funding issues / changes NEET in Charlestown & Lower Kersal Gaps in the service ‘offer’ Communication and referral

Principles for a reformed approach The range of services to support NEET young people should work as one cohesive, integrated system The funders of services in the area should co-ordinate to ensure a cohesive and effective service Services should be able to respond to the different needs and circumstances of NEET young people, built on a sound information base. The system needs to be more effective upstream i.e. early intervention There should be opportunity for a range of providers to work as part of the system. Frontline workers should be motivated, valued and rewarded. The system should learn from ‘what works’ and support cultural change.

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Results achieved during the trial Focus Group with NEET young people has provided positive role models and a change in working practice. Commitment to outreach between NDC Youth Participation and Oliver’s Gym Youth Club/Amber project Greater local awareness between service providers Data shared for the first time Energy about the issue Better understanding about ‘unknowns’

Proposals to improve outcomes Short/Medium/Long Over-arching Proposals Development of local Integrated Youth Support Service with an initial focus on NEET young people Short Medium Development of a Locality Commissioning Model NEET as a target in new LAA with a geographical focus

Proposals to improve outcomes Issue Short/Medium/Long Proposal Earlier intervention from age MediumGaps in service offer Short Communication and Referral One to one support e.g. individual mentoring Further development of directory of available services, differentiated by type of provision (WUU2). Medium

Proposals to improve outcomes Issue Short/Medium/Long Proposal Medium Local input in to planning Medium Long Common Assessment Framework / Family Action Model / Lead Professional – additional training and focused roll – out. Communication and Referral cont. Local Marketing Campaign Look at role of third sector providers in the system

Proposals to improve outcomes Issue Short/Medium/Long Proposal Medium Information / Data sharing Short Funding issues / changes Look at opportunities for mainstreaming / further funding for time expired good practice Medium Use of Salford Observatory to focus on a LAA priority with a neighbourhood focus Support capacity of third sector providers and mainstream commissioners Develop protocols for data sharing Long

Scope for innovation? Role of ICT in future actions around communication / data sharing New models of commissioning particularly around third sector procurement Extend scope of Integrated Youth Support Service from age 13 –19 to age

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Enabling measures required to deliver improved outcomes Ownership of Action Plan Sharing and understanding of local data Local performance management Local partnership development Development of commissioning e.g. joint working, more localised, potential providers Role, support and capacity of third sector

2. The baseline and the story behind it 3. The current public service response 4. Key issues and principles for a reformed approach 5. Improving outcomes (now, soon & later) 1. Rationale, process and stakeholders 6. Enabling measures 7. Learning from the Spotlight trial

Summary of learning from this Spotlight trial Process First Spotlight so methodology was still being developed as the trial went ‘live’ Importance of Project Champion Need to expand core team Resource intensive so need to plan accordingly Issue of ethics, trust and consent when working with potentially vulnerable people Need to build in opportunities to verify findings with different stakeholder groups Need to look at good practice from elsewhere Learning shared and built in to other Spotlights Issue of NEET Created energy and focus Robust and rapid process Know a lot more about the issue and have a clear way forward

Young People not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in Charlestown & Lower Kersal