Scrutiny Review Employment and Education

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A place where people can see that our drive, integrity and imagination have delivered genuine improvement and exceptional value for money. A place that every single one of us is proud of. This is our vision.

We’re on with it.”

STRAND ONE : DEMAND

Lead: Richard PoundfordHead of Regeneration and Economic Development

• Priority & Growth Sectors / Tees Valley Sector Action Plans – Digital and Creative, Advanced Manufacturing, Health, Logistics, Processing, and Low Carbon

• 3,665 businesses in the Borough employ between 0-4 employees

• There were 525 (net) new VAT /PAYE business start-ups between 2004-2012, and an increase of 2,000 people to

8,800 who became self employed

Strand One : Demand

“The company’s expansion will create up to 150 manufacturing and office jobs, and

up to 20 high end research and development jobs”

Number of VAT/PAYE Businesses in Stockton by Employee Size in 2012

3,665

815

525

455

185

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0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

0 - 4

5 - 9

10 - 19

20 - 49

50 - 99

100 - 249

250 - 499

500 - 999

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Number of BusinessesTOTAL NO. OF BUSINESS UNITS - 5770 NB – Business Units include those businesses

that have more than one business location in the Borough

Mike Matthews, Managing Director, Nifco UK Limited

Strand One : Demand

•By 2022 the Tees Valley City Deal will create /safeguard up to 27,500 jobs

•Stockton businesses that have announced employment growth and the creation of new jobs over the last 12 months included:

•Air Products (57)•Cotswold Manufacturing (10)•Clipper Logistics (400)•Chemoxy (15)•Reef Subsea (60)•Darchem (120)•Nifco (150)•SNF (250)•Fujifilm (60)

•Of those new jobs created, estimates suggest that 45% were at an ‘entry level’ and available for young people to access

Addressing the Young People/Jobs Mismatch4,245 businesses; at 5,770 locations in the Borough

Business Perspectives• High expectations of young people during the recruitment

process, which control entry to jobs• Expect young people to be prepared and ready for work

Strand One : Demand NUMBER OF VAT AND/OR PAYE BASED ENTERPRISES IN STOCKTON IN 2012 BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

Agriculture, forestry & f ishing

Production

Construction

Motor trades

Wholesale

Retail

Transport & storage (inc. postal)

Accommodation & food services

Information & communication

Finance & insurance

Property

Professional, scientif ic & technical

Business administration and support services

Public administration and defence

Education

Health

Arts, entertainment, recreation and other services TOTAL NO. OF BUSINESSES -

4,245

Unemployed Young People’s Perspectives• Insufficient support during the transition from education

to employment• Barriers to finding work – lack of available jobs, lack of

experience, personal circumstances• Support services do not give the skills or experience

relevant to gain employment• Prefer Open Recruitment Channels, e.g. social media, to

traditional methods

Strand One : Demand

•Of the 84,800 jobs available : 57,100 were filled by Stockton residents; and 27,700 by people from across the Tees Valley. 31,200 residents travelled out of the Borough for work, which is significantly higher than in 2001

•In May 2013 almost 1 in 3 of those people claiming Job Seekers Allowance were aged between 16-24 years (2,040), 8% (560) were aged 16-19

•In 2011 the total number of jobs in the Borough was 88,300; which converted to 0.71 jobs per working age resident

Number of Jobs Per Resident Aged 16-64

0.70

0.68

0.67

0.71

0.65

0.66

0.67

0.68

0.69

0.70

0.71

0.72

2008 2009 2010 2011

Job

Den

sity

Job Seekers Allowance Claimant CountAged 16-64

July 2010

July 2011

July 2012

July 2013

Aged 17 15 15 20 15

Aged 18 215 245 255 175

Aged 19 300 340 385 305

Aged 20-24 1,270 1,515 1,630 1,490

TOTAL 1,800 2,115 2,290 1,985

STRAND TWO : PROVISION AND PERFORMANCE

Lead: Lynda BrownHead of Education, Early Years and Complex Needs

Strand Two : Provision and Performance

• ‘Traditional’ post 16 providers - Stockton Riverside College

- Stockton Sixth Form College- Conyers Sixth From- Egglescliffe Sixth Form

• Out of area ‘key providers’• Potential new ‘sixth form’ providers• Vocational Offer• Level 1/2 offer• Work-based learning and Apprenticeships

• GCSE Performance

• A Level Performance

• Vocational Performance

• Apprenticeship Completion

• Destination and Progression Measures

• Ofsted Judgement

Strand Two : Provision and PerformanceGCSE 2010

Stockton2011

Stockton2012

Stockton2013

Stockton2013

National

5+A*-C inc. English & maths 53 57 54 57 To be

5+A*-C (L2) 75 80 83 80 added5+A*-G (L1) 94 95 95 94 when5+A*-G inc. English & maths 92 94 93 92 available

Average Capped Point Score

414 444 476 453

A LEVEL %A*- B Grades

%A*- E Grades

APS(Entry)

APS(Student)

Conyers

2010 46 98 204.9 883.42011 54 99 204.9 897.22012 44 98 204.5 841.62013 48.7 98.6 217.9 825.0

Egglescliffe

2010 66 100 231.9 842.72011 53 100 223.6 773.52012 60 99 228.7 840.72013 58.1 99.5 230.3 708.8

SRC

2010 49 99 212.7 656.62011 45 99 212.9 709.02012 44 99 205.7 611.82013 41 99 187.8 648.8

SSFC

2010 42 99 205.5 760.12011 38 98 200.9 748.12012 38 99 204.7 767.62013 39 98.7 203.5 655.5

National

2010 52.2 97.6 211.1 726.62011 52.3 97.9 216.2 746.02012 52.4 98.0 212.8 733.32013 52.8 98.1 N/A N/A

Strand Two : Provision and Performance

• Gaps and duplication of Provision

• Learner Choice and Travel to Learn

• Level of Progress

• Ofsted “Requires Improvement

• Qualifications Framework

STRAND THREE : PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT

Lead: Shaun McLurgHead of Children and Young People’s Services

Strand Three : Participation and Support

Strand Three : Participation and Support

• Raising the Participation Age (RPA) From 2013, all young people will be under a duty to participate in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they turn 17. From 2015, this will rise to their 18th birthday.

• Local Authorities Duties – Secure sufficient suitable education and

training provision for all young people aged 16-19 and for those aged 20-24 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment in their area.

Collect information to identify young people who are not participating, or who are at risk of not doing so, to target their resources on those who need them most.

Statutory Guidance on the Participation of Young People in Education, Employment or Training

For local authorities

March 2013

Local Authorities Duties Continued –• Collect information to identify young

people who are not participating, or who are at risk of not doing so, to target their resources on those who need them most

• Collect and store information on the CCIS data base and report on young people who:

Receive an offer under the September Guarantee,

Are participating in education or training,

Who are NEET, or Whose current activity is not known

Strand Three : Participation and Support

Strand Three : Participation and Support

School • The Education Act 2011 introduced a

statutory duty on schools in England to secure access to independent, impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11

• “Access to good quality independent and impartial careers guidance is essential for all young people, particularly given factors such as the raising of the participation age, the expanding range of educational choices available and high levels of youth unemployment. “

(Education Select Committee 2013)

Strand Three : Participation and Support

School Continued:• Local authorities will be expected to

continue to work with schools to identify those who are in need of targeted support or who are at risk of not participating post-16

• Stockton on Tees have developed a Risk of NEET Indicator (RONI) to help identify those young people

• Intensive work is carried out with those young people who are at risk of dropping out and becoming NEET.

Strand Three : Participation and Support

Post 16 Destinations:• Schools and colleges are now held to

account for the destinations of all their leavers through the annual publication of Destination Measures.

• 56.8% of initial Destinations in Stockton on Tees (1343yp) are to colleges within the Borough, 34.2% (810yp) are to colleges outside Stockton, and 6.3% (148yp) are to employment, MA, training and Foundation Learning. Just 2.7% of initial Destination activity is to NEET (64yp)..

Strand Three : Participation and Support

Post 16 continued:• Stockton on Tees have developed a

Participation Assessment Tool (PAT) to help determine the needs of young people who are NEET.

• Participation Advisers carry NEET case loads.

• Intensive work is carried out with young people collecting a range of data and information.

• The number of young people who are NEET increases with age:

• In January 2013 the preferred destination data from 394 NEET young people was taken from the IYSS MI System. The top ten are below:

• Where there are gaps in provision Youth Direction spot purchase additional training such as ‘Matty’s Bistro’ through its ESF GOIL programme.

Strand Three : Participation and SupportJun-13 YR12 YR13 YR14 Total

NEET 4.82% 7.56% 12.27% 8.21%

Not Known 0.13% 1.39% 2.98 1.51%

In Learning 92.87% 87.18% 74.02% 84.60%

Level Required Entry Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Employed Other Total

M F M F M F M F M F M F

IT 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 18

Non specific Apprent 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 18

Business Admin 0 0 0 2 6 5 1 3 0 3 0 0 20

Hair & Beauty 0 2 1 3 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 24

Motor Vehicle 3 0 9 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 29

Engineering 0 1 2 0 13 0 5 4 6 0 0 0 31

Retail 1 1 0 3 3 9 6 3 5 4 0 0 35

Health & Social Care (inc Childcare) 1 1 0 9 3 12 0 6 2 6 0 0 40

Non specific work only 2 0 4 0 5 2 3 1 19 7 0 0 43

Construction 6 1 11 2 12 0 3 0 11 0 1 0 47

Strand Three : Participation and SupportParticipation Data June 2013

Academic Age Year 12-14 Tees Valley Darlington Hartlepool Middlesbrough Redcar Stockton

Cohort 25065 3686 3723 5437 5195 7024

NEET Total 2269 331 330 544 497 567

EET Total 21467 3152 3269 4555 4153 6338

In Learning Total 19985 2831 3055 4281 3876 5942

Not Known Total 1298 198 121 330 543 106

Other (Not In EET or NEET) 31 5 3 8 2 13

Progress

Not Known % 5.2% 5.4% 3.3% 6.1% 10.5% 1.5%

In Learning % 79.7% 76.8% 82.1% 78.7% 74.6% 84.6%

Adjusted NEET% (LA Definition)

9.5% 9.4% 9.2% 10.6% 10.5% 8.2%

Adjusted NEET 2334 342 333 560 532 567

Adjusted EET 22218 3282 3302 4741 4555 6338

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