Education Improvement Partnership CEIAG Hub Meetings 16 th October 2012 Simon Catchpole Assistant Director EIP

Why are the changes happening? New Legislation Section 29 of the Education Act 2011 New split of responsibilities Schools responsible for careers education Local Authority responsible for Reducing NEET and securing RPA Vulnerable young people Those at risk of disengagement Young adults up to 19 (up to 25 with LLDD) Tracking for DfE Work with Job Centre Plus for NEET Background of significant cuts to council budgets

Schools responsibility The Education Act places schools under a duty to secure access to independent careers guidance for their pupils in school years Careers guidance secured under the new duty must: be presented in an impartial manner include information on the full range of post-16 education or training options, including Apprenticeships promote the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given.

School responsibility Apart from the elements identified in this statutory guidance, it is for schools to decide the careers guidance provision to be made available based on the needs of pupils and the opportunities available. Schools should meet the costs of provision from their overall budgets, including the pupil premium where it is the most suitable support for young people Where schools deem face-to-face careers guidance to be appropriate for their pupils, it can be provided by qualified careers professionals. Schools have a responsibility to act impartially and recognise where it may be in the best interests of some pupils to pursue their education in a further education college or a university technical college, for example

Who are vulnerable young people ? Statements LAC Placements out of the Authority. Teenage parents Young offenders. Characteristically key groups have high NEET rates :- (i)Teenage parents - 55% NEET rate, (ii)Young people with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (LDD) -10%. (iii)Looked after Children - 25% (iv)Young offenders - 45%..

What happened City and County Local Authorities decided what funding they were going to allocate to meet their responsibilities LAs then issued separate tenders and invited bids. The County tender was won by Prospects The City received one non compliant bid The City then made the decision to take the service ‘in house’ The Connexions Board decided to end Connexions Service Company. No reflection on the quality of service provided by Connexions company or individuals – purely finance driven.

Connexions – 2 separate companies Connexions TradingConnexions Services Reduction in staffing TUPE to Prospects TUPE to City Continue Trading Connexions Leicester City

Ci Meeting LA Responsibilities TUPE to City Traded service to schools / colleges / other Contraction due to size of financial envelope Connexions Leicester City

EIP Support for Schools Model for most schools and colleges is Own staff Supplemented by traded Connexions Leicester City EIP has Worked with Beaumont Leys to establish CEIAG Hub Negotiated Level 3 & 4 Training through Leicester College Possibility of extending to Level 6 if required. Worked with LA to ensure high quality traded service.