14-24 The New Focus14-24 The New Focus

20 June 2013

Patrick LeesonCorporate Director

National Drivers

• GCSE reform Study programmes

• Voc qual reform Funding changes

• A level reform Accountabilities

• Traineeships High Needs Funding

• Performance tables Apprenticeships

• Destination data RPA

• FE reform Ofsted

• Youth unemployment CEIAG

GCSE Reforms

• New GCSEs remain accessible to the same proportion of pupils.

• Pass level to reflect that of high-performing jurisdictions • Linear, no tiers, minimal controlled assessment, fewer

exam aids and a new grading scale • New GCSEs in English literature and language,

mathematics, sciences, geography and history for first teaching from 2015

• Exams in 2017 • Consultation on draft content

Secondary Accountability Reforms

• publish more extensive data on secondary schools

• remove existing 5 A*-C measure and replace with:

• a threshold attainment measure

• a progress measure based on pupils’ average scores across a suite

• of 8 qualifications.

Looking ahead

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• September 2013 – Final National Curriculum published

• September 2014 – First teaching of National Curriculum

• September 2015 – First teaching of new KS4 curriculum and new GCSEs (except languages)

• From September 2016 – First

• teaching of other new GCSEs

Local Drivers 14-24 Strategy

• Our ambition is for all young people in Kent to become better qualified and more employable; to be able to participate and achieve success in education and work based training at least until the age of 18; and to ensure more 18 to 24 year olds can access higher learning or sustained employment that is appropriate to their needs and relevant to the local

• and national economy.

The Strategy

• Our strategy is designed to achieve a fundamental shift in the education system in Kent, towards a more comprehensive academic and vocational offer for young people aged 14 to 24 and to make the changes needed to build a learning and skills system fit for the future.

• This means more rapid development in Kent whereby the work of schools, colleges and employers become better integrated and responsive to the needs of young people and the economy, and young people have access to the highest quality and levels of 14-19 education

Our Aims

• We aim to achieve lower youth unemployment, put in place better systems for local employers and learning providers to work in partnership so that we secure the higher levels of skilled young people we need in the key growth sectors relevant to the Kent economy, and have every young person participating in high quality learning or training that is relevant to their needs, until the age of 18, with a good outcome.

Attainment by Age 16 in 2012Attainment by Age 16 in 2012

• 62% of pupils attained five good GCSEs including English and maths

• But only 31% of pupils on free school meals attained five good GCSEs– below the 36% national average

• 16% of LACs and 25% of pupils with SEN achieved 5 good GCSEs

• Boys do significantly less well than girls with only 57% achieving 5 good GCSEs with English and maths compared to 65% for girls

• Of the 40% of 16 year olds who do not achieve a Level 2 qualification with English and mathematics, fewer than half go on to achieve a Level 3 qualification by age 19 

Attainment by Age 16

• It is a significant challenge for the Kent economy and the education system in the county if nearly half of all 16 year old boys were not educated to a standard that would enable them to access an apprenticeship or progress to many of the vocational and academic pathways that are available post 16

Attainment by Age 16 in 2012

• 5125 pupils did not achieve English A*- C

• 4518 pupils did not achieve Maths A*- C

• 6545 pupils did not achieve En and Ma

• A*- C

• 103 pupils achieved no KS4 qualifications

Attainment by Age 19

• The number of young people achieving Level 2 Qualifications by the age of 19 through school sixth forms or FE colleges is in line with similar areas

•• 3+ A levels at A*-E (47%) is below the national average (52%)•• Too many 16-19 year olds (13.6%) spend two years on courses and achieve no

improvement in their Level 2 qualification.• • The standards and skills achieved by young people aged 19 from low income

backgrounds are below the national average and the gaps (32% in Kent compared to 25% nationally) between outcomes for the most vulnerable 19 year olds is not closing quickly enough.

• This significantly reduces their employability and access to apprenticeships and other vocational qualifications, compared to young people from more advantaged backgrounds.

Participation and Employment Rates

• The participation rate for 16-18 years olds in Kent is 89% compared to 92% nationally.

• Of these, 83% are in full time education and other are in work based learning or training

• The remainder are in jobs without training or NEET and the largest number are in Dover, Shepway and Swale and in Thanet, where the percentage rises to nearly 10%. The majority of those who are NEET or in jobs without training are in the 17-18 year old age group.

• If we are to improve this situation and achieve full participation by 2015, nearly 6,000 more 16-18 year olds will need to be engaged more successfully in education or employment with training over the next 3 years.

Participation and Employment Rates

• The retention rate for 16-18 years olds in Kent was 75%, compared to 76% nationally in 2012.

• By age 19, 78% achieve 5 A*-C with En Ma, compared to 76% nationally

• 48% progress to higher education

• Nearly 8,000 18-24 year olds in Kent are unemployed, with more than half out of work for more than three months.

• Kent has five of the national youth unemployment hotspots where unemployment among 18-24 year olds exceeds 20%, in Thanet, Swale, Shepway, Gravesham and Dover.

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About the Strategy

• This strategy is designed to link the world of learning to the world of work more successfully, and to bring about more rapid transformation in young people’s skills, qualifications and employability. The strategy aims to set out the overarching ambitions and outcomes that we and our partners aim to achieve.

Key Areas of Focus in 14-24 Strategy

• To raise attainment and skill levels

• To improve vocational education, training and apprenticeships

• To increase participation and employment

• To target support to, and improve outcomes for, vulnerable young people

Areas of Focus

• In order to succeed, we know we have to develop more effective partnership working between the local authority, schools, colleges, higher education providers, work- based learning providers, employers and other agencies. It is clear that greater collaboration is needed between groups of schools and with local FE colleges and employers, and that local 14-19 partnerships need to do more to develop the curriculum offer, progression pathways and work based training opportunities for local young people.

The Scale of the Task

• We are enormously challenged, still, to ensure all young people achieve the levels of literacy, numeracy and IT competence required for a skilled job in the modern economy. We are also challenged to develop the range and diversity of vocational courses required to ensure all young people’s aptitudes and interests are developed for their future sustained employment in a world of work that is innovating fast.

Kent’s position

• In Kent we have specific shortcomings. • The lack of clear progression and extension to post 16

learning and higher level vocational qualifications • the mismatch between some of the courses and the needs

of local businesses • the limited attention to level 2 literacy and numeracy

qualifications in some programmes • the lack of flexibility in working arrangements between

schools and other providers • These are all priorities for improvement as part of this

strategy.

Partnership Working

• In order to succeed, we know we have to develop more effective partnership working between the local authority, schools, colleges, higher education providers, work- based learning providers, employers and other agencies.

• It is clear that greater collaboration is needed between groups of schools and local FE colleges and employers, and that local 14-19 partnerships need to do more to develop the curriculum offer, progression pathways and work based training opportunities for local young people.

• We will develop a new Employment, Learning and Skills Partnership Board that will take on joint responsibility for the delivery and oversight of this strategy.

Four Areas of Focus for our Strategy

• 1. Raise Attainment• Good attainment at 16 is the single most important factor in

securing participation, learning and achievement between the ages of 16 and 19, especially attainment in English and mathematics. When this is not achieved at age 16, ensure young people can attain this standard by age 17 or 18.

• For the young people who follow a Level 3 qualification or Advanced level pathway we need to see an improvement in outcomes. Kent achieves below the national average on all measures and we need to be more ambitious for all young people, especially those who can and should progress to graduate level.

Four Areas of Focus for our Strategy

• 2. Improve Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships

• Ensure there is a quality vocational education and training offer in place so that all 14-19 year olds can access and succeed in following an appropriate pathway for education or employment with training.

• Achieve a significant increase in young people taking up and successfully completing an apprenticeship

Four Areas of Focus of our Strategy• 3. Increase Participation and Employment:

• Achieve full participation to age 18 for all young people • Educate young people to develop their employability skills: communication,

problem solving, initiative, team work, time keeping, resilience and literacy and numeracy skills are as essential for employability as qualification levels and vocational specific skills

• Ensure employability, entrepreneurship and enterprise skills are taught effectively as part of the curriculum from Primary school onwards

• Ensure young people access quality work experience as they progress through their 14 -19 education and that there is greater employer engagement in the design and delivery of curriculum courses and work based learning

• Realign the post 16 offer to better reflect the needs of the local economy• Support young people to age 24 into employment

Four Areas of Focus of our Strategy

• 4 Target Support to Vulnerable Young People

• Target support more effectively to young people who are at greatest risk of poor outcomes and future unemployment

• Close the achievement gap between disadvanatged and other 19 year olds

• Improve provision for 16-19 year olds with learning difficulties and disabilities to help them access further learning and achieve independent living and employment.

• Reduce exclusions and the NEET figures for vulnerable groups• Develop integrated adolescent support services that will provide

targeted help for vulnerable young people and those at risk of poorer outcomes and future unemployment

Vulnerable Learners

• BESD• Learning pathways pilot

• LLDD• Planning and commissioning learning• pathways 16 – 24• Apprenticeships• Assisted Employment• CXK’s focus on vulnerable learners

Kent Apprenticeships Starts

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12Intermediate 2980 2990 3410 5950 7050Advanced 1460 1330 1600 3080 3770Higher 0 0 10 20 50

Apprenticeships in Kent Success Rates

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11Intermediate 70.5% 72.9% 73.6%Advanced 72.7% 70.1% 76.6%Higher 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

KCC Apprenticeships Developments

• Kent is working with Barclays to use their business customer networks to generate more vacancies.

• Kent is working with Microsoft to facilitate smoothed transition for school leavers into apprenticeships.  We have 37 companies interested in taking on an apprentice in the Autumn.

• Project to tailor work experience to apprenticeships

KCC Internal Apprenticeships

• Through the Kent Apprenticeship Programme, KCC continues to employ apprentices and this is expanding.  A total of 92 apprentices have been successfully appointed during 2012-13. The target was 88.

• The ambition is to engage level 3 and 4 learners into higher apprenticeships.

KEP Apprenticeships

• The Kent Employment Programme has placed 280 young people into apprenticeships throughout Kent. The majority of these people are long term unemployed, and those who have found it more difficult to secure employment.

• Employers are still showing a strong interest and this seems to be increasing. 63 businesses contacted the KEP team in May and advisors went out on 35 appointments.  This has been one of the best months in terms of businesses contacting us.  The employer base is growing.

KCC Apprenticeships

• Vulnerable Learners Project

• Phase 2,cohorts - Young Offenders, Young Parents, Care Leavers and SEN and Disability

• Phase 3 started 10th June, budget to recruit 60+ apprentices - - phase 3 to include additional cohorts - Troubled Families and Home Educated

• Currently offering 12 different apprenticeship frameworks

Kent updatework experience

• 116 young people have taken part in a Work Placement with KCC - 87 of which are 16 plus for this academic year (2012 - 2013)

• Contact Emma Lacey emma.lacey@kent.gov.uk

• For more information, go to:

• http://www.kent.gov.uk/jobs_and_careers/starting_your_career/work_experience.aspx

Kent updateyouth contract

There have been 211 official starts on the Youth Contract to the end of May 2013.

A large number are year 11 leavers who have been identified in Kent schools for support and will be signed up if and when they become NEET and meet the eligibility criteria this summer.

Kent updateRPA

• District pilots:• Swale, Thanet, Dover and Tonbridge

• Employability programmes– Support for targeted groups, for example, ESOL in Thanet– Utilising RONI for early ID of potential NEET– Collaboration between schools, college and providers

• NEET to EET forums:• Meetings in 9 districts: NEET young people into EET destinations• Over 500 young people supported into EET via forums led by Participation

and Progression officers from the Skills and Employability Service.

Study ProgrammesOpportunities

• The 2-1-2 week

• Maths, English & ‘employability’ [2]

• Vocational qualification (‘substantial’) [1/2]

• Work placement [1/2}

MathsEnglish

EmployabilityVocational

qualificationWork placement(Employment?)

Kent updatestudy programmes

• Three year sixth form

• 1 (Year 12) – Level 2

• 2/3 (years 13 & 14)– Level 3

Study Programmesexamples

• Aylesford School - in partnership with S&E, Mid Kent College and EBP offering Level 3 Construction and the Built Environment as part of its new Study Programme offer.

• Skinners Kent Academy maximising the relationship with AXA PPP - business mentors regularly work with SKA students and AXA PPP hosts work experience for a number of pupils per year

Kent updateEnglish and Maths

• 3 teaching schools across Kent reaching out to the schools in their alliances and beyond to work towards these key performance indicators:

Key Stage 4 attainment will be amongst the best for our statistical neighbours and improve to at least 70% of pupils attaining 5 good GCSEs including English and mathematics.

Attainment in English and mathematics will improve so that at least 50% of 16 year olds that do not attain Level 2 will achieve the qualification by age 17.

Kent updateemployability health checks

• 7 schools engaged in developing and piloting Kent’s Employability Health Check

• 2 schools ready for assessment for triple A rating term 6• The aim is to have an assessed centre in each district, as a hub for

employability

Aspiration

Ambition

Achievement

Kent updatekentchoices4u

• Number of students who have unlocked their accounts: 14799

• Number of students who have made an

• application : 11934

• Total number of applications made: 17033

Kent updateCEIAG

• Thriving CEIAG network

• 10 leading career co-ordinators across county

• Currently reviewing curriculum framework

• Piloting annual career plan

• 4 meetings a year of district networks

• 2 county wide briefings