Transcript Positive for Youth A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19 www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth.

Positive for Youth
A new approach to
cross-government policy for
young people aged 13 to 19
www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth
Positive for Youth is a new approach to crossgovernment policy for young people aged 13-19
 The first coalition government statement on young people
 A single vision across policies of at least 9 departments
 Supporting success not just preventing failure
 Puts young people in the driving seat to inform decisions, shape
provision and inspect quality
 Supports parents, families and communities
 Promotes local leadership and greater partnership
It has been co-produced with young people and
youth professionals through an innovative
collaborative process
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 Young people
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 March 2011it
 Voluntary sector  300 people
 LA sector
 8 Departments
 Business
 Co-produced
discussion
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 20 discussion
papers
 Overarching
narrative
 200 responses
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 Youth-led event
 Cross sector
workshop
It sets out a vision for a society that is positive
for young people
All young people will have
Supportive
relationships
Strong
ambitions
Good
opportunities
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With their parents, carers and families
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With their community
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With additional early help when it is needed
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To succeed in learning and work
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To live safe and healthy lives
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To be active in society
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In education
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For personal and social development
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To have their voice heard
The Government has set out extensive reforms
to improve education and raise participation…
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Reforming schools to increase attainment at 16
– Increasing freedom for schools, addressing poor behaviour and attendance,
reviewing the curriculum, providing additional support to disadvantaged students
through the Pupil Premium, increasing accountability including for careers advice
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Supporting young people to participate and achieve post-16
– Committed to Raising the Participation Age to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015 so that all
young people are engaged in education or training
– Increasing Apprenticeships and reforming vocational education through new 16-19
programmes of study
– Participation strategy: Building Engagement, Building Futures available at
www.education.gov.uk/16to19/participation
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Youth Contract
– 160,000 subsidised jobs and 250,000 work experience places for unemployed 1824 year olds
– New programme to support participation of the most disengaged 16-17 year olds
…as well as health reforms and many other
policies to improve outcomes, particularly for
disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
Health reforms
Other policies
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Health and Wellbeing Boards
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Mental health strategy
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LA responsibility for public
health
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Support for parents and families
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New public health outcomes
framework
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Improving safeguarding
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Extra support for children in care
and renewed focus on adoption
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Support for young carers
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Reducing homelessness
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Reducing violence, gangs, crime
and ASB
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Reforming the criminal justice
system for young people
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Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment
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Health and Wellbeing Strategy
to inform commissioning
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Youth voice through local
Healthwatch organisations
But the Positive for Youth vision is not just
about the role of government – everyone has a
role to play
 Young people
 Parents, carers and families
 Other adults
 The media
 Businesses
 Teachers
 Youth workers
 Other professionals
 Local authorities
 Other commissioners
 Government
And while education is key; young people’s
experience outside education is also crucial
 Services must take them into account more
Families have primary
influence and
responsibility for YP
Communities also help
YP form and pursue
their ambitions
 Government funds support to all parents;
resources LAs to offer targeted support; and is
funding new work with the most troubled families
 Young people benefit from positive role models
and relationships with peers and adults they trust
 Government is empowering communities
through the Localism Act and reforming CRBs
Services for young people, including youth work,
have a key role, particularly for the most
disadvantaged young people
 supporting young people’s personal and social development – which
includes developing important skills and qualities needed for life,
learning, and work
 making sure all young people are able to participate and achieve in
education or training
 raising young people’s aspirations and thereby reducing teenage
pregnancy, substance misuse and crime
Key principles define a good local system
A positive place for YP
Support for families
Community responsibility
Integration
Effective early help
Open markets
Innovative VCSOs
 with recognition and celebration of their achievements
 while respecting and nurturing YP’s independence
 to engage young people and sustain provision
 across commissioners, sectors, and professions
 for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
 for publicly funded services with a stronger focus on results
 able to demonstrate impact and secure diverse income
LAs have an important strategic role
Working with young people and other local partners to:
 Assess local needs
 Listen to the voice of young people
 Support families and communities to support their young people
 Consider where public funding is most needed
 Consider which providers are best placed to deliver publicly funded
services, supporting growth in the voluntary sector
 Publicise the overall local offer of all available services
 Review and improve provision
Government is facilitating local reform…
Clarifying LAs’ duty
 Consultation in early 2012 on revised statutory guidance on
Section 507B of Education and Inspections Act 2006
Empowering young
people
 £850,000 to the British Youth Council in 2011-2013 to
enable young people to inspect and report on local services
and ‘youth proof’ government policy
Brokering business
engagement
 £320,000 to April 2013 to a consortium led by Business in
the Community to improve business brokerage
Funding sector-led
improvement
 £780,000 in 2011-13 to the Local Government Association –
including for a small number of ‘youth innovation zones’ to
test radical new system-wide approaches
 Funding to Catalyst as strategic partner for voluntary sector
…alongside ongoing investment in a range of
innovative projects
Myplace
 Government investment to complete 63 youth centres
 Hubs for a wide range of services in disadvantaged areas
 New national approach to exploiting their potential
National Citizen
Service
 A programme for 16 year olds from all backgrounds offering a
demanding personal and social development experience and
opportunity for social action in their communities
 Expanding to offer 30,000 places to young people in 2012 and
90,000 in 2014
VCS Grant Funding
 £31.4m over the two years 2011-13 to 18 innovative voluntary
organisations to pioneer and evaluate innovative approaches
to early help for young people
What this means for young people
A stronger voice
 Greater recognition of their right to have their voice heard
 A mandate to influence local decisions
 Representatives at national level advising Government
Early help to succeed
 Better schools, higher standards, support to participate in
learning and work
 A vision for reform to help local areas improve their out-ofschool services, including youth work
 Myplace youth centres as hubs for a wide range of activities
New opportunities
A more positive place
in society
 National Citizen Service for 16 year olds as opportunity for
personal and social development and social action
 Challenge to young people to play their part
 Challenge to society to recognise young people’s positive
contribution and achievements
What this means for local authorities
Services for young
people support key
outcomes
 YP may need more help than family or community can provide
 Personal and social development key to other outcomes, early
intervention needed to prevent harm & support success
New guidance to
clarify expectations
 Shift in emphasis from just positive activities to wide range of
services that can improve wellbeing
 Clear expectations on commissioning process
Young people must
have a voice
 YP have a role in defining need, shaping provision, and
auditing quality
 Support to LAs to identify most suitable local arrangements
 Local Healthwatch to give young people a voice in health
Responsibility to
improve
 Sector-led support offer funded by Government
 Youth innovation zones to disseminate learning from
innovative areas
What this means for voluntary organisations
Recognition of role in
lives of YP
 Many have expertise to engage young people, including the
most vulnerable, and impact their life chances
 Often work independent of public funding
A stronger voice
 DfE strategic partner, Catalyst, a consortium led by the
National Council for Voluntary Youth Organisations
 Youth Action Group of nine Ministers and key VCS CEOs
More open public
services
 Right to bid to take over the running of local council services
 Revised statutory guidance on service for young people to
make clear expectation that LAs seek to grow role of VCSOs
Opportunities for
innovation and growth
 Clarity on outcomes and standards of evidence
 Brokering greater support from business, and improving
access to social finance
 Opportunities through Myplace and National Citizen Service
What this means for business
Government is
tackling youth
unemployment
A responsibility to
help YP play positive
role in society
 £1bn Youth Contract to engage 16-17s in education or training
and 410,000 18-24s in subsidised jobs or work experience
 Improving apprenticeships, work experience, and vocational
education
 employers and employees can inspire and motivate young
people to realise their potential
 business can promote positive images of young people
Business case for
supporting youth
organisations
 Personal and social development key to success in education,
employability and other outcomes – services such as youth
work support this development
 Benefits of long term partnership to employees and business
Opportunities for
engagement
 Funding to consortium led by Business in the Community to
broker more relationships with VCS youth projects
 Opportunities through Myplace and National Citizen Service
What next?
 A new national set of positive measures of young people’s outcomes
– LAs free to define their own progress and success measures
 Ongoing collaboration and scrutiny
– New national youth scrutiny group and youth select committee
– Youth Action Group
– Ongoing debate and collaboration with stakeholders
 Commitment to a ‘One year On’ audit of progress
– Latest data, policy developments, good practice, programme impact
Further information and downloads are on the
web at www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth
 The full statement and an executive summary
 What Positive for Youth means for
– Young people
– Local authorities
– Voluntary and community organisations
– Businesses
 About the Positive for Youth collaboration
– Summary of consultation responses and list or
respondents
– How young people have been involved