EIP /LA Update Education Improvement PartnershipCEIAG Hub Meetings 16th October 2012Simon 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 educationLocal 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 responsibilityThe Education Act places schools under a duty to secure

access to independent careers guidance for their pupils in school years 9-11. Careers guidance secured under the new duty must:

be presented in an impartial mannerinclude information on the full range of post-16

education or training options, including Apprenticeshipspromote the best interests of the pupils to whom it is

given.

School responsibilityApart 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 peopleWhere 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 ?StatementsLACPlacements 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 responsibilitiesLAs then issued separate tenders and invited bids.The County tender was won by ProspectsThe City received one non compliant bidThe 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 Trading Connexions 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 SchoolsModel for most schools and colleges is

Own staffSupplemented by traded Connexions Leicester City

EIP hasWorked with Beaumont Leys to establish CEIAG HubNegotiated Level 3 & 4 Training through Leicester College

Possibility of extending to Level 6 if required.Worked with LA to ensure high quality traded service.