Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training.

The project focuses on preventing young peoplebecoming NEET at 16 years, and re-engaging thosewho fail to sustain EET.

Project Champion: Nick Bennett - Principal of Gower College SwanseaProject Sponsor:Ian James - Head of Education Effectiveness, C&CSProject Manager:Jo-Ann Walsh - KIT Strategy Manager, CWW

Making a Better Swansea for Children and Young People

Tier 1Outreach

Tier 2Engagement &

Personal Development

Tier 3EET Support, Advice &

Guidance

Tier 4In EET

Tier 5At risk of dropping out

of EET

NEETS – Who Are They?

Who is ‘at risk of NEET’ in Y10 and Y11? Which schools do they attend?What characteristics do NEET and ‘At Risk of NEET’ young people present - Gender, Ethnicity, Vulnerable Groups ,….?Where do they live?How long have they been NEET?What support are they receiving?What EET opportunities are they seeking?

Know your NEETsRight SystemsEarly Identification of those At RiskRobust Baseline DataInformation sharing protocols and processesMulti-agency data collection, collation & analyses

Improving Services to NEETs

More young people placed on their first choice (appropriate) EET destination

More young people clearly progressing in their EET engagements – e.g., from pre-entry, to level 1 then 2 – and successfully into employmentFewer young people dropping out of EETA reduction of the average time taken for young people who have dropped out of EET to re-engageMore support packages in place for NEETs

Performance MeasurementCitizen-centered Performance IndicatorsAccurate recording & reportingInformation used to plan and commission services

The 4 Principles of reducing NEET

5 Tier Model of EngagementKeeping In TouchAssessment, Engagement & ReferralAppropriate Provision at each TierSLA’s with key providersMonitoring & Tracking

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NEETsProject Swansea November 2010

Making a Better Swansea for Children and Young People

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2005 371 8.3 4.2 12.5

2006 307 8.0 2.8 10.8

2007 257 5.8 3.3 9.1

2008 205 5.8 1.1 6.9

2009 178 6.4 0.3 6.7

2010 110 4.2 0 4.2

The percentage of Year 11 school leavers who were identified as being NEET in Swansea is shown in the following table:

Impact 2005-2010

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No. Pupils % Y11 CohortContinued Full-time Education - College 1378 52.2%Continued Full-time Education - 6th Form 825 31.2%Continued Part-time Education - College 1 0.0%Full-time school - Y11 repeat 1 0.0%Employed 47 1.8%Work Based Training 247 9.4%Known not to be in EET 109 4.1%Unknown 0 0.0%Moved Away 33 1.2%

Destinations Cohort: 2641

‘The problem is the mechanisms which are in place aren’t always engaged with each other. The cogs may be turning but they haven’t been brought together.’

• Kafka Brigade

• Action Plan

• Bi-monthly reports to LSB

‘A lot of the things that were in the action plan were already identified as having needed change but it gave it clout and formalised some of the actions branding them under a plan.’

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• Responsibility for NEETs

• Resources and Funding Action

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