Raising Participation and preventing young people from becoming NEET – A guide for Schools Raising of the Participation Age Critical challenge for schools A fundamental concept of schools experience Post 16 Progression measure School Action

6 Key Areas Tracking young people’s progress Enabling all students to make informed choices Offering a diverse and flexible KS4 curriculum Delivery of the September Guarantee Evaluating the effectiveness of guidance and support Culture and leadership team

Tracking young people’s progress The transition from primary to secondary school and information sharing Using the common assessment framework in the admissions process, identifying risk factors e.g. parents/siblings in worklessness, plus additional support needs Monitoring progress from yr 7 onwards, constructing a NEET risk matrix Tackling disengagement at earliest opportunity, from yr 7. not just yrs 10/11 Working in partnership with out of school support systems e.g. TYS/Connexions/Youth service etc

Enabling all students to make informed choices Careers education programmes developed and delivered by informed staff with a focus on: Labour market intelligence (LMI), Labour market intelligence (LMI), Employer needs Employer needs 4 curriculum pathways contents and progression 4 curriculum pathways contents and progression (diplomas, apprenticeships, general qualifications and FLT) (diplomas, apprenticeships, general qualifications and FLT) Strong content links with : Connexions services Connexions services Employers (skills and qualifications they expect) Employers (skills and qualifications they expect) Quality work experience online prospectus online prospectus Tasters with next step learning providers Information,advice and guidance to parents

Offering a diverse and flexible KS4 curriculum Alternative provision All learning pathways seen to have equal status Give absolute priority to English and Maths Flexible timetables Individual learning plans, to help reflection and progression planning Ensure all programmes or periods of learning are ‘stepping stones’ to longer term aims

Delivery of the September Guarantee Define and ensure young people know of their entitlement. Inform of all options (14-19 prospectus) Know intended destinations, share predicted grades Identify those at risk of not taking up their offer Refer to connexions for support in this Monitor applications ( Common Application Process) Pass transition information to next provider Prepare students for post 16 learning styles.

Evaluating the effectiveness of guidance and support Use the annual activity survey, prepared by connexions to measure participation rates of leavers Look at trend information, plus the current activity of past leavers to monitor successful transition Identify characteristics of those not making successful transitions, take action to improve for future students Benchmark and share issues and good practice across partnerships/clusters/collaboratives School Improvement Partners (SIPs) to monitor and challenge

Culture and Leadership Team Clear focus from Head teacher/principle, senior management team and governors on this critical challenge to prepare young people for the continued education/training or the work. Feature in school development plans, with detail of staffing, resources and budgets Name the senior member of staff with accountability for successful student transition. Develop individual staff to deliver on this agenda and assess performance regularly Establish a culture where teachers, students and parents understand the significance of successful post 16 transition. Work collaboratively with other schools/14-19 partnership to identify and share good practice Develop strong collaborative approaches with partners, particularly with connexions and TYS. Record and monitor in partnership agreements/ service level agreements