Positive for Youth A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19 www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth.
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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
notes
Ext
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con
sult
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20 discussion
papers
Overarching
narrative
200 responses
Scru
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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
With their parents, carers and families
With their community
With additional early help when it is needed
To succeed in learning and work
To live safe and healthy lives
To be active in society
In education
For personal and social development
To have their voice heard
The Government has set out extensive reforms
to improve education and raise participation…
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
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
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
Health and Wellbeing Boards
Mental health strategy
LA responsibility for public
health
Support for parents and families
New public health outcomes
framework
Improving safeguarding
Extra support for children in care
and renewed focus on adoption
Support for young carers
Reducing homelessness
Reducing violence, gangs, crime
and ASB
Reforming the criminal justice
system for young people
Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment
Health and Wellbeing Strategy
to inform commissioning
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