Scrutiny Review Employment and Education

“Our ambition is to create a Borough that is more confident, more vibrant and more successful than ever before. A place where people prosper and grow, where they feel happy, safe and healthy. A place where people can see that our drive, integrity and imagination have delivered genuine improvement and exceptional value for money. A place that every single one of us is proud of. This is our vision. We’re on with it.”

STRAND ONE : DEMAND Lead: Richard Poundford Head of Regeneration and Economic Development

Priority & Growth Sectors / Tees Valley Sector Action Plans – Digital and Creative, Advanced Manufacturing, Health, Logistics, Processing, and Low Carbon 3,665 businesses in the Borough employ between 0-4 employees There were 525 (net) new VAT /PAYE business start-ups between , and an increase of 2,000 people to 8,800 who became self employed Strand One : Demand “The company’s expansion will create up to 150 manufacturing and office jobs, and up to 20 high end research and development jobs” TOTAL NO. OF BUSINESS UNITS NB – Business Units include those businesses that have more than one business location in the Borough Mike Matthews, Managing Director, Nifco UK Limited

Strand One : Demand By 2022 the Tees Valley City Deal will create /safeguard up to 27,500 jobs Stockton businesses that have announced employment growth and the creation of new jobs over the last 12 months included: Air Products (57) Cotswold Manufacturing (10) Clipper Logistics (400) Chemoxy (15) Reef Subsea (60) Darchem (120) Nifco (150) SNF (250) Fujifilm (60) Of those new jobs created, estimates suggest that 45% were at an ‘entry level’ and available for young people to access

Addressing the Young People/Jobs Mismatch 4,245 businesses; at 5,770 locations in the Borough Business Perspectives High expectations of young people during the recruitment process, which control entry to jobs Expect young people to be prepared and ready for work Strand One : Demand Unemployed Young People’s Perspectives Insufficient support during the transition from education to employment Barriers to finding work – lack of available jobs, lack of experience, personal circumstances Support services do not give the skills or experience relevant to gain employment Prefer Open Recruitment Channels, e.g. social media, to traditional methods

Strand One : Demand Of the 84,800 jobs available : 57,100 were filled by Stockton residents; and 27,700 by people from across the Tees Valley. 31,200 residents travelled out of the Borough for work, which is significantly higher than in 2001 In May 2013 almost 1 in 3 of those people claiming Job Seekers Allowance were aged between years (2,040), 8% (560) were aged In 2011 the total number of jobs in the Borough was 88,300; which converted to 0.71 jobs per working age resident Job Seekers Allowance Claimant Count Aged July 2010 July 2011 July 2012 July 2013 Aged Aged Aged Aged ,2701,5151,6301,490 TOTAL1,800 2,1152,2901,985

STRAND TWO : PROVISION AND PERFORMANCE Lead: Lynda Brown Head of Education, Early Years and Complex Needs

Strand Two : Provision and Performance ‘Traditional’ post 16 providers - Stockton Riverside College - Stockton Sixth Form College - Conyers Sixth From - Egglescliffe Sixth Form Out of area ‘key providers’ Potential new ‘sixth form’ providers Vocational Offer Level 1/2 offer Work-based learning and Apprenticeships

GCSE Performance A Level Performance Vocational Performance Apprenticeship Completion Destination and Progression Measures Ofsted Judgement Strand Two : Provision and Performance GCSE 2010 Stockton 2011 Stockton 2012 Stockton 2013 Stockton 2013 National 5+A*-C inc. English & maths To be 5+A*-C (L2) added 5+A*-G (L1) when 5+A*-G inc. English & maths available Average Capped Point Score A LEVEL%A*- B Grades %A*- E Grades APS (Entry) APS (Student) Conyers Egglescliffe SRC SSFC National N/A

Strand Two : Provision and Performance Gaps and duplication of Provision Learner Choice and Travel to Learn Level of Progress Ofsted “Requires Improvement Qualifications Framework

STRAND THREE : PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT Lead: Shaun McLurg Head of Children and Young People’s Services

Strand Three : Participation and Support

Raising the Participation Age (RPA) From 2013, all young people will be under a duty to participate in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17. From 2015, this will rise to their 18th birthday. Local Authorities Duties – Secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people aged and for those aged with a Learning Difficulty Assessment in their area. Collect information to identify young people who are not participating, or who are at risk of not doing so, to target their resources on those who need them most. Statutory Guidance on the Participation of Young People in Education, Employment or Training For local authorities March 2013

Local Authorities Duties Continued – Collect information to identify young people who are not participating, or who are at risk of not doing so, to target their resources on those who need them most Collect and store information on the CCIS data base and report on young people who: Receive an offer under the September Guarantee, Are participating in education or training, Who are NEET, or Whose current activity is not known Strand Three : Participation and Support

School The Education Act 2011 introduced a statutory duty on schools in England to secure access to independent, impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11 “Access to good quality independent and impartial careers guidance is essential for all young people, particularly given factors such as the raising of the participation age, the expanding range of educational choices available and high levels of youth unemployment. “ (Education Select Committee 2013)

Strand Three : Participation and Support School Continued: Local authorities will be expected to continue to work with schools to identify those who are in need of targeted support or who are at risk of not participating post-16 Stockton on Tees have developed a Risk of NEET Indicator (RONI) to help identify those young people Intensive work is carried out with those young people who are at risk of dropping out and becoming NEET.

Strand Three : Participation and Support Post 16 Destinations: Schools and colleges are now held to account for the destinations of all their leavers through the annual publication of Destination Measures. 56.8% of initial Destinations in Stockton on Tees (1343yp) are to colleges within the Borough, 34.2% (810yp) are to colleges outside Stockton, and 6.3% (148yp) are to employment, MA, training and Foundation Learning. Just 2.7% of initial Destination activity is to NEET (64yp)..

Strand Three : Participation and Support Post 16 continued: Stockton on Tees have developed a Participation Assessment Tool (PAT) to help determine the needs of young people who are NEET. Participation Advisers carry NEET case loads. Intensive work is carried out with young people collecting a range of data and information.

The number of young people who are NEET increases with age: In January 2013 the preferred destination data from 394 NEET young people was taken from the IYSS MI System. The top ten are below: Where there are gaps in provision Youth Direction spot purchase additional training such as ‘Matty’s Bistro’ through its ESF GOIL programme. Strand Three : Participation and Support Jun-13YR12YR13YR14Total NEET4.82%7.56%12.27%8.21% Not Known0.13%1.39% % In Learning92.87%87.18%74.02%84.60% Level RequiredEntry Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Employed Other Total MFMFMFMFMFMF IT Non specific Apprent Business Admin Hair & Beauty Motor Vehicle Engineering Retail Health & Social Care (inc Childcare) Non specific work only Construction

Strand Three : Participation and Support Participation Data June 2013 Academic Age Year 12-14Tees ValleyDarlingtonHartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcarStockton Cohort NEET Total EET Total In Learning Total Not Known Total Other (Not In EET or NEET) Progress Not Known %5.2%5.4%3.3%6.1%10.5%1.5% In Learning %79.7%76.8%82.1%78.7%74.6%84.6% Adjusted NEET% (LA Definition) 9.5%9.4%9.2%10.6%10.5%8.2% Adjusted NEET Adjusted EET