1. Young People’s Choices After Year 11 (Teaching Staff)

2. Setting the Context: Participation and NEETs (16-17 yr olds) 80,700 (6.3%) are in Training 57,700 (4.5%) are NEET 62,800 (4.9%) are in Work Based Learning 25,700 (2.0%) are in Jobs Without Training Source: Statistical First Release, Participation in EET (June 2011) 1,044,400 (82.2%) are in Full Time Education

3. Participation of young people in education and work-based learning End 2009End 2010End 2011 (provisional) % pt change 2010-11 Age 16 93.5%95.5% +0.1% Age 17 85.2%86.8%88.3%+1.4% Age 18 58.9%61.3%63.5%+2.2% Age 16-17 89.3%91.1%91.8%+0.7% Age 16-18 78.8%80.8%82.2%+1.4%

4. What is RPA? The Education and Skills Act 2008 places a duty on all young people to participate in education or training until their 18 th birthday. Staged introduction: –from 2013 it requires young people to continue in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17 (current Y10) –from 2015 - until their 18th birthday (current Y9) N.B: The recent Education Act (2011) amends the original legislation to allow for enforcement of RPA to be introduced at a later date. (The Government commits to review enforcement on an annual basis from 2014)

5. The law has changed Raising the Participation Age Current year 11 From June 2015 all young people by law will have to stay in some form of training or education until their 18th birthday. Year 10 and below From June 2013 all young people by law will be required to continue in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they become 17

6. Options Post-16 RPA is not about raising the school leaving age. It is, however, an extension of this, as Young People will be able to choose how they participate post-16 Full-time education or training, for example: school sixth form, sixth form college, FE college, studio school, university technical college, work-based learning provider, home education or otherwise Work-based learning, such as an Apprenticeship Part-time accredited learning/training (hours approximately equivalent to 1 day/week) if a young person is involved in full-time (20+ hrs/week) in either: Employment Self-employment Volunteering

7. What choices do young people have after year 11? Employment (self’ or ‘employed’) or Volunteering with Training. an Apprenticeship or other work based learning route Full-time academic or vocational courses at a school/academy sixth form, FE or sixth form college, or training provider

8. Rationale Need for Skills Demand for skills is growing – independent experts predict that as few as 600,000 unqualified adults will be in work in 2020 UK needs a more highly skilled workforce, with more young people achieving at higher levels Need to equip young people with the knowledge and skills required to deal with the future employment market Benefits to Young People Being more likely to find and keep employment Have a greater earning potential Have more choice of future career paths

9. Rationale – Young People Full Participation in education or training by 16 & 17 year olds The small group of young people not participating (NEET) includes some of the most vulnerable, e.g. low socio-economic groups ~ LLDD ~ ethnic & other minority groups care leavers ~ carers ~ teenage parents Strong correlation between not participating in education or training and negative outcomes for young people e.g. teenage pregnancy, drug misuse, anti-social behaviour, offending, depression, obesity Support those young people in ‘jobs without training’ (JWT) – improve their opportunities RPA aims to give all young people the opportunity to develop the skills they need for adult life and to achieve their full potential.

10. What will training involve? Exactly what the training will involve and where it will take place will be for the young person and the employer to decide. Young people may continue with Maths(Numeracy) and English (Literacy) if they have not already achieved level 2 in these subjects. Undertake Vocational qualifications relating to employment. All training must be accredited (approved by an Awarding Organisation) and will develop the young persons work and employment skills appropriately.

11. Employment or Volunteering with Training If the young people chooses to work (be ‘self employed’ or ‘employed’) or volunteer for 20+ hours per week and for more than 8 weeks in a row, you must take part in some part-time study/ training. If an employer does not deliver in- house recognised training they will need to ensure they provide 16-17 year old employees with the opportunity to study/ train off site for 280 hours per year (equivalent to approximately 1.day per week). Access can be flexible e.g. day/half – day release, twilight sessions or block release.

12. Apprenticeships What are Apprenticeships? Apprentices are employed for at least 30 hours per week and earn a wage. Apprenticeships work alongside experienced staff to gain job- specific skills. Apprentices attend a specialist college or training organisation on a day-release basis. Sometimes the training is delivered and assessed in house by the employer. Apprenticeships may take between one and four years to complete depending on the level of the Apprenticeship, the learners ability and industry sector. Apprentices will be in employment for most of the time as most training takes place ‘on the job’. National Apprenticeship Service - www.apprenticeships.org.ukwww.apprenticeships.org.uk

13. Local Authority Duties The LA has a duty to: Promote the effective participation in education or training of all 16 & 17 year olds resident in their area; and Make arrangements to identify young people not participating This complements their existing duties to: Secure sufficient education and training provision for all 16-19 year olds; Encourage, enable and assist young people to participate; Processes in place to deliver the ‘September Guarantee’ (i.e. a place in FT education or training for 16 & 17 year olds) Track young people’s participation

14. Duty on Schools and their Accountability… …to support full Participation September 2012 - there will be a statutory duty on schools and Pupil Referral Units to secure access to impartial and independent careers guidance for every young person in Years 9 – 11 Destination Measure has been developed, to illustrate schools’ success in helping learners’ progress at sixteen, to learning or employment

15. Post-16 Learning Provider Duties To: Promote good attendance of 16 & 17 year olds Notify the Local Authority when a young person leaves learning

16. Employer Requirements An Employer is expected to: EITHER Provide recognised/approved training on site or through a partner training provider OR Agree reasonable hours of work to allow the young person to attend some external part-time recognised/approved training/study programme AND check young people have arrangements for attendance in place There is no enforcement legislation at present Employers are not responsible for monitoring a young person's attendance nor do they need to pay for the learning or wages of the young person when they are not at work

17. Key Challenges Ensuring the key messages are communicated effectively to the wider East Riding community, including: that RPA does not mean young people have to stay on at school after Y11 – there are a variety of options the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders Engaging the most vulnerable groups of young people i.e. those at risk of not participating after Year 11, through early identification, intervention and support. Involvement of employers to ensure key messages regarding their responsibilities are highlighted and acted upon, to support the development of ‘Employment with Training’ progression routes

18. And so, to you … How can you or your organisation/service/ team support the RPA agenda –How can you help engage young people and their families? –How can you help to communicate the key RPA messages? What will the challenges be for you or your organisation/service/team? –What can the 14-19 Learning Partnership team do to support you?