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Young Care Leavers in Post 16 Education (YCLPE) Strategy and Operational Groups for Kent and Medway Graham Razey YCLPEChair YCLPE Membership Virtual School Kent Canterbury College Catch22 16Plus Hadlow College Connexions Kent and Medway K

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YCLPEChair

Young Care Leavers in Post‐16 Education (YCLPE)

Strategy and Operational Groups for Kent and Medway Graham Razey

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YCLPE Membership

Virtual School Kent Catch22 16Plus Connexions Kent and Medway Kent School Medway Virtual Head Medway Care Team (MILACT) Medway Youth Trust The Robert Napier School Kent Association of Training Providers (KATO) Canterbury College Hadlow College K College MidKent College North West Kent College Thanet College Canterbury Christ Church University University for the Creative Arts The University of Greenwich The University of Kent

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Achievements

An agreed collective commitment to care leavers
Designated Members of Staff in each FE and HE

institution

Increased inter‐sector communication, training and

joint working

Buttle Quality Mark recognition in all four HEIs and

piloted in three FE Colleges

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Planned Work

YCLPE Objectives and Five Aims for 2011‐12
LASER accredited training qualification for

Designated Members of Staff

Strategic Plan 2012‐2015
Annual Operational Plan
FE and HEI service level agreements for students

from care

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Population of students from care in local further education colleges (2011‐12)

FE College Number of students from care* % Kent LA young people Canterbury College 83 34% Hadlow College 17 23% K College 58 74% MidKent College 52 23% North West Kent College 59 13% Thanet College 51 39% UCA (FE) 6 16% The 16‐19 Bursary enables FE Colleges, for the first time, to better verify and support their student care population. Figures do not include those who are not eligible or do not apply for the bursary and are consequently unknown to the college.

* Student figures include both LAC and Care Leavers eligible for the 16‐19 Bursary

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Example: Thanet College

LA Corporate Parent % Kent 39% Bexley 2% Bromley 2% Ealing 2% Enfield 2% Essex 4% Greenwich 2% Hackney 2% Hammersmith & Fulham 2% Havering 2% Hertfordshire 2% Hounslow 4% Islington 4% Lambeth 8% Lewisham 4% Medway 2% Newham 8% Southwark 2% Surrey 2% Tower Hamlets 2% Unidentified 4%

To date in 2011‐12:

51 Recognised LAC or Care Leaver Students 20 Kent Local Authority Young People 31 Other Local Authority Young People 19 Different Local Authority Partners 2 Young People Still Unidentified

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Population of students from care in YCLPE higher education (2011‐12)

University Number of students from care* CCCU 14 University for the Creative Arts 12 The University of Greenwich 115 The University of Kent 66 Universities rely

n UCAS data,

which does not indicate the LA Corporate Parent The University of Kent Bursary Scheme: Bursary claimants 14 % of Kent LA students 21% (3 students)

*UCAS data

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Supporting the NEET agenda

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The National Picture

Department for Education, Statistical First Release, December 2011

There were 5,750 children looked after continuously for 12 months at 31 March 2011 who completed National Curriculum year 11 during the 2009/10 school year. Of these 5,750 children:

70.5 per cent were in full time education at 30 September 2010
4.6 per cent were in full time training at 30 September 2010
7.4 per cent were in either full time or part time employment at 30

September 2010

17.5 per cent were unemployed at 30 September 2010

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The Local Picture

MI December 2011 data - prior to completion of reconciliation against KCC LAC/ Care Leaver data 16-18 group identified as either LAC or Care Leaver LAC/ CL cohort NEETS Not Knowns Ashford BC 56 7 1 Canterbury CC 105 14 1 Dartford BC 25 5 2 Dover DC 60 16 4 Gravesham BC 54 11 3 Maidstone BC 65 13 2 Sevenoaks DC 24 4 1 Shepway DC 90 15 7 Swale BC 96 19 1 Thanet DC 192 49 5 Tonbridge & Malling BC 27 2 Tunbridge Wells BC 24 3 3 Kent 818 158 30

Connexions Kent and Medway data

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YCLPE Best Practice Response

A NEETs Mentor
NEETs Taster Days
Summer School targeted at NEETs and school leavers
Travel and Lunch assistance
Programme starts throughout the year :October/November, January,

Easter

A range of in‐year programmes for NEETs
Work with external partners to reintegrate NEETs, e.g. Connexions, YAP, YOT, supported

housing/ foyers, fostering agencies.

Advertising of courses and events through partners.
One to one tours and visits on offer throughout the year.

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Final Thoughts

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Graham Razey

graham.razey@thanet.ac.uk 01843 605000