Ensuring progression for all young people

Tony Gallagher HMI

careers duty 16-19 study programmes

‘Securing a better future for all at 16 and beyond’ 2014

local accountability for tracking and ensuring that all young people meet their statutory requirement to participate in education or training remains unreliable

there is no effective national skills strategy or local accountability for the range of post-16 provision

the lamentable quality of much careers guidance is an additional obstacle

HMCI Annual Report 2013/14Further education and skills

‘Securing a better future for all at 16 and beyond’

landscape – disparate, fragmented, coherent? welcome recent positive ETE trend for 16- and 17-year-olds but 18-plus and ‘not knowns’ difficult to identify a post 16 offer for all young people in each of the areas visited i.e. provision suitable for young people at different stages of development..and an appropriate balance of traineeships, apprenticeships, vocational programmes and academic studies to equip learners with the skills employers are looking forno clear structures or lines of accountability to ensure that the range of provision locally available serves all young learners wella few excellent examples, but little systematic collaboration to reduce duplication and unnecessary competition

competition frustrating strategies to meet needs of all not enough schools, academies and providers meeting

requirements to inform LA when a young person leaves before completing

collective responsibility - too few instances good examples of LA teams providing personalised support

for vulnerable young people IAG – educating school staff about vocational pathways ‘a

battle not easily won’ few school managers felt that they had sufficient capacity to

ensure that they can engage with the complexity of 14–19 progression routes

raising of the participation age 16-18. NEET figures – nil!

increasing 18-plus NEET ‘not knowns’ – some LAs still struggling –

safeguarding concern austerity – reportedly choice is reducing expansion of apprenticeship programme 16-19 study programmes duty on schools to secure access to independent

and impartial careers guidance

Current context – local and national

Hertfordshire’s young people perform well in terms of GCSE results

trend of lower NEET rates continues contact rates continue to be excellent the NEET cohort 1053 (4.6%) Sept 15 383 > 6 months duration (of the 1053) LDD 11.8% youth offending 31.6% care leavers and children looked after 20.6%

The 16-19 study programmes

The underpinning principles of the study programmes, which require that:all providers of 16-19 education and training should develop well-designed individual study programmes that offer 16-19 learners progression to a higher level of study than their prior attainment to meet clear educational and career aspirations.

Personal development, behaviour and welfare

Inspectors will make a judgement on the personal development, behaviour and welfare of children and learners by evaluating the extent to which the provision is successfully promoting and supporting children’s and other learners’: choices about the next stage of their education, employment, self-employment or training, where relevant, from impartial careers advice and guidance where relevant, employability skills so that they are well prepared for the next stage of their education, employment, self-employment or training

Careers duty - examples of inspection findings:

clear strategic leadership of careers guidance and effective action to review and improve the service

the introduction of careers guidance from year 8 or even year 7 the involvement of external advisers the involvement of work experience and employers, including

new initiatives to raise aspirations and broaden students’ horizons

the use of business mentors and former students to inspire, support students as they plan their future careers and challenge career stereotyping

initiatives to embed career guidance into the curriculum, especially in science

the involvement of parents in a wider careers guidance activities.

Thank you