2. Welcome Working in Partnership for Quality Improvement Conference 9 February 2010 Rob Wye Director of Strategy and Implementation

3. YPLA Mission, Role, Vision and Values

4. Championing Young People’s Learning Our Mission

5. Our Role The YPLA will champion young people by providing financial support to young learners, by funding Academies for all their provision and by supporting local authorities’ commissioning of suitable education and training opportunities for all 16-19 year olds.

6. Our Vision  We make a difference to all young people’s lives by raising their aspirations and helping them get the knowledge and skills they need to prosper in the economy.  We narrow the gaps in outcomes for different groups and recognise, value and celebrate the diversity that young people bring to society.  We work with partners to secure seamless learning pathways from pre-16 through to post-19 and in particular we improve progression for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities up to age 25.

7. Our Vision  We work in partnership to build the performance and reputation of schools, colleges and all learning providers.  We provide a high quality funding and strategic analysis service to our partners.  We are well-led and managed, our own people thrive in an empowering organisation and we demonstrate continuous improvement.

8. Our Values - we will be: Professional - offering expertise to influence the thinking of our partners through timely intelligence about young people, transparent funding systems and empowering knowledge about what is working around the country Responsive - listening to young people and to our partners so that we can support them effectively Impartial - focused on what is right for all young people and celebrating the contribution of providers of all kinds to providing a good choice of high quality learning opportunities and learning environments

9. Our Values - we will be: Dynamic - passionate and committed to making the system work in the best interests of young people by forging excellent relationships and continually challenging ourselves to improve Efficient - a slimline organisation aiming to simplify and streamline funding and commissioning so that we get as much resource as possible to the front line P R I D E