16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting Victoria Quay, Edinburgh 7 th February 2011

16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting Bryan Campbell Development Officer : More Choices, More Chances, Learning and Teaching Scotland

Outline of the Day Updates : eProspectus and Data Hub Supporting young people from Special Schools Current Position on Offers - Partnership Information Continuous Improvement – Process and Support

eProspectus and Data Hub Update Simon Marshall Information Manager Skills Development Scotland

16 Plus Learning Choices - Data Sharing and Data Hub February 2011 Simon Marshall – Information Manager

16+ Learning Choices data hub - background Scottish Government Policy – 16+ Learning Choices data sharing as an integral part of 16+ LC delivery SDS formed – multiple data systems in one organisation Build internal data warehouse Develop and sustain 16+ Learning Choices data hub for the benefit of all partners

16+ LC data hub - benefits Use a better data set to provide a more consistent and personalised service: more young people in positive destinations Remove data duplication and gaps to help front-line delivery staff more effective working Gather and analyse more comprehensive management information: well-informed service delivery decisions Extract information for reporting to Scottish Government and other partners: demonstrate effective contribution to 16+ LC

Stakeholders Local Authorities, Colleges, SDS (data sharing) Young people (customer service / privacy and data protection) Scottish Government (policy and information) Voluntary sector organisations (further data sharing) Other public sector bodies (further data sharing)

16+ LC data hub - components Legals (data sharing agreements, privacy notices) Governance (guidelines, policies, processes) Relationships Technical framework (the hub itself) Data exchange technology

LAs - position Legals Data Sharing Agreement – with all LAs Data fields to share – incorporated into DSA Briefing notes Governance (policies, processes, relationships) Establish a multi-partner governance approach Data exchange technology Developing approach with LAs, SEEMIS and Pearson Phoenix

Next steps Legals DSA – Being signed & returned, or responding with comments Privacy Notices – being reviewed Governance Views on what this should look like Examples of current good practice Establish a working group Developing a framework Capacity building workshops Consultation on reports needs Technology Engagement with LAs, SEEMIS and Pearson Phoenix

16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting Lesley Baird Information Manager Skills Development Scotland

eProspectus and Data Hub Update Lesley Baird Information Manager Skills Development Scotland

eProspectus and Data Hub Discussion 16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting

Conference Room 4Conference Room 5Conference Room 6Conference Room 7 GlasgowAberdeenshireClackmannanshireMidlothian InverclydeAberdeen CityEast DunbartonshireBorders South AyrshireAngusSouth LanarkshireDundee North AyrshirePerthEast RenfrewshireEdinburgh East AyrshireMorayNorth LanarkshireFalkirk ArgyllHighlandStirlingWest Lothian Renfrewshire Orkney & Western Isles West DunbartonshireFife Dumfries and Galloway ShetlandEast Lothian Morning Groupings

Supporting young people from Special Schools Alan Haughey Scottish Government

Transitional Planning School to Post-School and Beyond

Emphasis on the Universal Senior Phase – an entitlement 16+LC Offer – an entitlement A Transitional Phase

Education (ASL) (Scotland) Act 2004(as amended) Definition of Additional Support Needs – “unable without the provision of additional support to benefit from school education provided” Incorporates a breadth of concept different from Special Needs Useful working definition – help to overcome significant barriers to learning

ASL Transitions General duty Regarding Changes to School Education – Section 13(6) and Associated Regulations Sections 12(6) & 13 of the ASL Act Duties of the Education Authority Timescales Appropriate Agencies Appeals

Challenges Who & When? Current extent of transitional planning ? Balance of Targeted and Universal ? Specific group(s) being overlooked ? Framework for re-engaging ‘disaffected’ young people Identification of 16+ opportunities Effective involvement of partner agencies The diverse nature of post-school provision Changing nature of the school curriculum - CfE

References/ Resources Partnership Matters: A Guide to Local Authorities, NHS Boards and Voluntary Organisations on Supporting Students with Additional Needs in Further Education Moving On from School to College, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education, Individuals in Transition: A Framework for Assessment and Information Sharing This framework has been prepared by Careers Scotland in partnership with a wide range of agencies and the Scottish Government to facilitate the effective sharing of information between agencies scotland.org.uk/AboutCS/WhatWeDo/Policies/TransitionsPolicy.asp scotland.org.uk/AboutCS/WhatWeDo/Policies/TransitionsPolicy.asp Supporting Children’s Learning Revised Code of Practice

Supporting young people from Special Schools Discussion 16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting

Current Position on Offers Partnership Information Lee Dunn Scottish Government

16+ Learning Choices supporting all young people into positive and sustained destinations Partnership Information National Network Victoria Quay, 7 th February 2011

What is Partnership Information? Objective: De-clutter the data landscape

School Leaver Destination Return (SLDR) / % / % / % / % Higher Education, Further Education and Training have all seen increases in young people within these initial destinations over the last three years. Employment is 10% lower than it was four years ago. This year’s school staying on rate has increased by approximately National Statistics

16+LC Winter Learning Choices is in the phase of early implementation; 14 local authorities did not return any data (56% data return); 7,836 eligible young people were targeted;

16+LC Winter 2008 and Learning Choices is in the phase of early implementation; 14 local authorities did not return any data (56% data return); 7,836 eligible young people were targeted; 16+ Learning Choices remains in the phase of early implementation; 13 local authorities did not return any data (59% data return); 24,623 eligible young people were targeted;

16+LC Winter Learning Choices is now a universal offer for all young people who are entering or within the Senior Phase; In winter 2010, there where 86,757 young people eligible for an offer of post-16 learning; 80,956 (or 93%) stayed on at school; 5,792 school leavers were identified of which 3,483 (or 60%) received a confirmed offer by January; SDS continues to work with those 2,310 young people who do not yet have a confirmed offer – some could be awaiting the outcome of an application or are currently Unemployed and NOT Seeking.

16+LC Winter 2008 to 2010

What is Partnership Information? MCMC and 16+LC Data are integral components which produce Partnership Information; Individual data (Intended Destinations) to inform personal support, intervention and IAG; Local data to inform planning and delivery; Aggregated data to inform national monitoring, planning and statistics; Analysis of the data – what does it tell us? Performance? Focus on Care Leavers, Looked After Young People and ASN 16+LC Data Hub – National Developments and local events

Partnership Information - Priorities Support and challenge SDS, local authorities and Scotland’s Colleges through implementation of the 16+LC Data Hub – legal framework – technical articulation – governance; Provide policy advice and guidance to our partners and stakeholders (including articulation within Scottish Government); Work closely with SDS to design and develop a suite of reports; Establish a set of performance indicators aligned to the CIS; Develop our national capacity to perform analysis of data - evaluation; Promote a culture of collaboration – Community of Practice for Partnership Information.

Lee Dunn The Scottish Government Scott Gray The Scottish Government

Continuous Improvement Update on process and support provided Evelyn SimpsonMartin Collins West Lothian CouncilGlasgow City Council

16+ Learning Choices in Glasgow – A Whole School Approach

16+ Structure in Glasgow Area based 16+ LC Group Bi-monthly meetings – needs analysis, resource management, project development School MCMC / 16+ Groups Monthly meetings – case management Locality YEG Structure – Delivery of locality and, by extension, city-wide MCMC Action Plan(s)

Aims and Focus of the Review Review focused on 16+ delivery in Glasgow schools and associated support mechanisms and their role in maximising the numbers of young people entering and sustaining a positive destination after S4 Specific emphasis on ‘identifying reasons why certain schools from across the city consistently achieve higher positive school leaver destination rates compared with other establishments’ Consideration, in particular, of: –Data collection and systems for sharing; –Provision of supports across partners; and –Identification of good practice examples

Review Process & Values Project Team – comprised of Scottish Government team and local officers (SDS and 16+) Focus on ten secondary schools with varied experiences from across the city open and participative approach based on reflective practice and identification of solutions as well as challenges and barriers Face to face discussions using a semi-structured interview schedule Discussions held with 28 school staff and a focus group of SDS School Careers Advisors

Key Findings & Recommendations Evidence of some excellent practice although not always captured and shared systematically – review opportunities to identify and share best practice 16+ Learning Choices being addressed in all of the canvassed secondary schools; however, in some schools, awareness of the agenda is confined to a ‘core’ group of staff – consider how CPD opportunities can be used to best effect The role of the Employability Officer is crucial for ‘holding the reins’ around the identification, referral and support processes in schools – explore opportunities for mainstreaming CLD input could be increased and co-ordinated more effectively – identify and develop school and area based partnerships for CLD delivery

Key findings & Recommendations Good examples of collegiate work between schools – work to be further developed in this regard Inconsistency across schools at level of integration of SDS staff into school teams – more detailed SLAs between schools and SDS including specific commitments to more integrated working practice difficulty in engaging employers both in terms of provision of work experience placements and also to input into the curriculum – key strategic role for the MCMC Partnership

Resulting Developments Reshaping of school teams including 52 week employability officers with purely secondary school focus Refresh of NEET Prevention and city-wide reporting structures Development of school partnership agreements – including CLD and SDS focused both on information/data sharing and provision Whole school employability event scheduled for March/April 2010 to share good practice and further develop systems and processes within schools Review to be incorporated as central reference tool for discussions on SDS/GCC Service Delivery Agreement ‘11/’12

16+ Learning Choices in Glasgow – A Whole School Approach Martin Collins: 16+ LC Team Leader Glasgow City Council Tel

Data and Continuous Improvement Discussion 16+ Learning Choices Network Meeting

Afternoon Groupings Conference Room 4Conference Room 5Conference Room 6Conference Room 7 GlasgowInverclydeWest LothianMidlothian AberdeenshireAberdeen CityEast LothianBorders MorayAngusSouth LanarkshireDundee StirlingPerthRenfrewshireEast Renfrewshire East AyrshireSouth Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway Argyll East DunbartonshireWest DunbartonshireFalkirkNorth Ayrshire Western IslesOrkneyShetlandFife North LanarkshireClackmannanshireEdinburghHighland

Closing Remarks Christine Greig Scottish Government