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The project’s aim:
“Enable an ambitious programme of
change in the HOV area to ensure the
alignment of policy, practice and
resources for young people aged resources for young people aged
between 8-14, who are identified as
being most at risk of becoming NEET.
(Not in Education, Employment or
Training)”.
Project Objectives
• Develop a “whole community” approach to NEET Prevention through Out of School Hours Learning.
• Look at devising, through a shared experience and building on best practice – an early identification methodology for target group 8-14 identification methodology for target group 8-14 year olds.
• Facilitate interventions to support young people’s engagement and involvement in learning opportunities.
• Facilitate interventions to improve access to resources/funding for learning for 8-14 year olds.
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Hedfan’s Structure
Blaenau Gwent Local Service
Board
Project’s Senior Responsible
owner – Lynn Phillips
Director of Education,
Transformation and Performance (B.G.C.B.C)
Welsh Government Communities
First Programme
Merthyr Tydfil Local Service
Board
Performance (B.G.C.B.C)
The project is supported by a steering group, who are committed to improving skills and qualifications on an individual, family, community and regional basis.
Hedfan Team
Sherelle Jago
Hedfan Project Coordinator
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Sharon Northall
Local Area Facilitator
Merthyr Tydfil
Carrie Peacock
Administrative Support Officer Tara Newell
Local Area Facilitator
Blaenau Gwent
Hedfan Budget Overview
Total Project Budget = £500,000
Actual spend 2012/13 = £198,244
Underspend carried forward to be re-profiled across 2013/14 and 2014/15 = £78,456across 2013/14 and 2014/15 = £78,456
Budget re-profile submitted to ESF team at Welsh Government early November to ensure maximum benefit of ESF funding can be achieved – awaiting outcome of proposal.
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Annual Progress Report
Milestones Progress Next steps
Activity is coordinated/
disseminated to enable
access to information on
available provision for the
8-14 target audience –
November 2012
Steering group established
to oversee the project -
Copies of all Communities
First Cluster, Families First
and Flying Start plans have
All 8 profiles were sent out
to the Steering Group
members prior to the first
Hedfan Stakeholder Event
scheduled for the 23.05.13.
November 2012 and Flying Start plans have
been collated, and used in
the development of the 8
School Cluster Profiles, and
key officers and teams
have been engaged.
This event will be an
opportunity to discuss
current and future out of
school hours learning
opportunities for 8-14 year
olds across Blaenau Gwent
and Merthyr Tydfil.
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Hedfan Progress Report
Milestone Progress Next steps
Gaps in activity/provision
have been identified
842 O.S.H.L. provisions
were mapped; including
after school clubs,
voluntary groups,
uniformed groups, church
groups, sport groups and
The findings from the
mapping exercise were
included within each
school cluster profile, and
shared with key partners at
the stakeholder event. groups, sport groups and
grant funded programmes.
A mapping exercise of
OSHL for 8-14 year olds has
been completed.
Hedfan has engaged with:
8 secondary schools and
47 primary schools across
the HOV area.
the stakeholder event.
This information was
validated with children and
young people, their
families, schools and
communities through
information sharing
networks, focus groups and
participative events during
Summer 2013.8
Key findings continued…..
There is a gap of innovative styles of learning that link the physical activity to core literacy and numeracy accreditations, and common gaps in provision available include limited;
• Out of school hours learning opportunities on weekends
• Holiday clubs• Holiday clubs
• 8-11 youth clubs
• Homework clubs
• Organised groups with long term sustainability plans
• Involvement of parental participation in OSHL
Once the cluster groups are formed and key actions are drawn out then it is hoped that these gaps can be explored further and included in local action plans.
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Annual Progress Report
Milestone Progress Next steps
A baseline for the current
level of participation in
O.S.H.L. is established –
November 2012 –
December 2014
Completion of Mapping
Exercise by end of May
2013 – will establish
baseline of current levels
of participation in O.S.H.L.
Seek buy in from partners
and providers at the
stakeholder event to focus
on localised areas through
the development of cluster December 2014 of participation in O.S.H.L. the development of cluster
action plans for O.S.H.L
with involvement from the
schools, community and
families.
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Annual Progress Report
Milestone Progress Next steps
Programmes, Services and
activity is re-aligned –
November 2012 –
December 2014
Hedfan integrated into the
BG NEETs Reduction
Strategy 2011-14.
Within Merthyr Tydfil,
Hedfan was originally
Hedfan fed into the
consultations on the draft
Single Integrated Plans for
both local authority areas,
and is recognised to have a
key role to play in helping Hedfan was originally
within the strategy
however, this is being re-
developed at a corporate
rather than departmental
level.
key role to play in helping
to deliver the vision and
priority outcomes around
the NEETs agenda, working
in partnership with
Communities First.
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Annual Progress Report
Milestone Progress Next steps
A model of good practice
will be developed for the
delivery of O.S.H.L.
provision for 8-14 year olds
– November 2012 –
December 2014
The mapping exercise of
OSHL provision is near
completion.
The project is still in its
development stage at
The Hedfan Stakeholder
event was the platform in
which we unpacked the
findings of the mapping
exercise, in order to
identify the best way December 2014 development stage at
present however, observed
some good examples of
collaborative working that
have proved to have a
significant impact on its
communities. (E.g’s of
projects visited include; E3
Project, Glyncoch
Communities First and
FAST programme.
identify the best way
forward for the project to
make a difference.
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Updates on project progress
• Project plan and implementation plan in place
• Evaluation workshop undertaken with partners – An external evaluation will be commissioned in January 2014commissioned in January 2014
• Risk registers and issue logs developed and implemented
• Budget re-profiling and significant project change request submitted to ESF – awaiting outcome
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Key Strategic Links
Merthyr Tydfil
• M.T.C.B.C NEETs Steering
Group
• Part of the Central South
Consortiums Reducing Low
Blaenau Gwent
• RAG - Raising Aspirations
Group (B.G.C.B.C)
• NEETs Practitioners Forum
• Represented on People and Consortiums Reducing Low
Achievement Strategy Group
• Regular reports to the Local
Service Board
• Communities First Boards
• Cluster Head teacher meetings
• Represented on People and
Places Partnership under the
Learning theme
• Regular reports to the Local
Service Board
• Communities First Boards
• Cluster Head teacher meetings
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Thank you for listening
Sherelle Jago
Hedfan Project Coordinator / Cydlynydd Y Prosiect
8-14 OSHL (Out of School Hours Learning)
Dysgu Tu Allan I Oriau Ysgol 8-14
[email protected] Tel: 01685 725114
Hedfan – In Summary
The project will work with key partners including Communities First to:
• Ensure a strategic focus is given to OSHL
• Identify a target group (8 – 14 year olds) within the population of those most at riskpopulation of those most at risk
• Enable effective partnership working and information sharing to deliver services in a more innovative, co-ordinated way
• Support the co-design of services across the 2 authorities and their communities
• Keep focussed on young people – supporting them to achieve their full potential in life!
Population of 8-14 year olds
Source - 2012 Data - mylocalschool.com
Blaenau Gwent Merthyr Tydfil Totals
Boys 2372 2079 4451
Girls 2392 1971 4363
Totals 4764 4050 8814
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Totals of 8-14 yr olds across 8 School Cluster areas mapped
Source - 2012 Data - mylocalschool.com
Blaenau Gwent Merthyr Tydfil Totals
Boys 2402 2132 4534
Girls 2399 1993 4392
Totals 4801 4125 8926
Including Special Schools
OSHL within Merthyr Tydfil
150
200
250
Merthyr Tydfil OSHL
Schools Provision
18
0
50
100
150
Afon Taf Bishop Hedley Cyfarthfa Pen Y Dre
Schools Provision
Non Schools Provision
Total
OSHL within Blaenau Gwent
80
100
120
19
0
20
40
60
Abertillery Brynmawr Ebbw Fawr Tredegar
Schools Provision
Non Schools Provision
Total
Total OSHL Provision
400
500
600
Comparison of Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent
20
0
100
200
300
400
School Provision Non School Provision Total
Merthyr Tydfil
Blaenau Gwent
OSHL across all 8 Cluster
Profiles
200
250Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent
21
0
50
100
150
Abertillery Brynmawr Ebbw Fawr Tredegar Afon Taf Bishop Hedley Cyfarthfa Pen Y Dre
Schools Provision
Non Schools Provision
Total
Hedfan update
• Consulting with children, young people and families on the mapping of provision of OSHL for 8-14 year olds.
• Identifying and sharing information on need and provision with partners through the distribution of the Hedfan Community Learning Profiles which includes the audit of provision of out of school learning opportunities for 8-14 year Community Learning Profiles which includes the audit of provision of out of school learning opportunities for 8-14 year olds.
• Creation of Community OSHL Directories
• Working to promote effective collaboration between OSHL service providers, and facilitate bending of resources to target provision within Communities First areas –setting up local networks.
Thank you for listening
Sherelle Jago
Hedfan Project Coordinator
Cydlynydd Y Prosiect
8-14 OSHL (Out of School Hours Learning)
Dysgu Tu Allan I Oriau Ysgol 8-14
[email protected] 01685 [email protected] 01685 725114