Case study on the value of improving very basic achievement - DCSF have asked for a case study of young people who took their GCSEs last year and were not expected to achieve any qualifications but, through the dedication and hard work of the young person and their PAs, ended up with a few D-G GCSEs and have since built on that achievement. If you have any case studies, that can be used, please can you send them to
Chris Heaume.
IAG - Audit against Quality Standards - With funding from the DCSF, IGEN are providing free support to Diploma consortia to meet the requirements of the Information, Advice and Guidance Quality Standards. To register and for more information, click here.
Delays in processing applications to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for funding placements for yp with LDD at independent specialist colleges have been reported by the LSC across all regions. We are unsure of the reasons behind this changed pattern of applications. Local authorities’ help is requested in alleviating the backlog by working with their Connexions Services to improve the flow of funding applications to the LSC. LSC will process applications quickly when they receive them. The level of applications is much lower than previous years and delays are causing much anxiety to young people and their families/carers as well as causing planning difficulties for colleges.
Backing Young Britain - £40 million will fund over 20,000 internships so graduates and non graduates can get higher quality work experience, as well as a new mentoring network to help young people find their feet in the jobs market. Also announced - 47,000 youth jobs supported by Future Jobs Fund for young people who are unable to find work or training within a year.
Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service – Young People can register for this online service and search for apprenticeships in their local area or by type of job. Click here to visit the website.
Black role models – Which messages work? -This report summarises findings from an experimental research study that explored the effect of different types of role model messages in order to identify those with the most positive potential impact on Black boys and Black young men, and to identify any potentially negative effects.
Girls and careers - The More Maths Grads project has produced a
short film on You Tube. It is also on the Maths careers website. It shows girls in a secondary school in London talking about their dream job - while there aren't many engineers and quite a few doctors, it is a refreshing look at girls and careers.
REACH: Update report - This report reviews progress to date against the five recommendations of the REACH report into raising the aspirations and attainment of Black boys and young Black men.
Guidance on when to suspect child maltreatment - The advice covers the alerting features in children and young people under 18 of: physical, sexual and emotional abuse; neglect; and fabricated or induced illness. View the
full guidance.
Mapping the terrain: 16-19 funding transfer – The report found that a number of local authorities are finding it hard to work together in the sub-regional groups designed to handle commissioning after transfers. Some view neighbouring authorities as their rivals, while others are not fully committed to the changes.
Integrated Resettlement Support (IRS) framework and protocols have been launched following the first 59 Resettlement and Aftercare Provision (RAP) programme. IRS aims to ensure young people coming out of custody are given the support to enable them to reduce the likelihood of their reoffending. View the
IRS Framework and
IRS Protocol here.
September Guarantee regional funding - £655m of extra funding was allocated in the Budget to provide 55,000 places in sixth forms, colleges and training for 16-18 year olds this year and next year. In London 4,115 extra places and £50 million extra worth of funding will be provided in 2009/10, view the full article here.
Involving children and young people in research – please complete the Survey by Office for Public Management (OPM), to find out how research carried out by young people influences public sector policy and services.