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PSPS Network - November 2007. Agenda for government. Sustained economic growth 5 strategic themes smarter, wealthier and fairer, greener, healthier, safer and stronger National outcomes and indicators. More choices more chances. Ministerial priority Transformational change
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Agenda for government • Sustained economic growth • 5 strategic themes • smarter, wealthier and fairer, greener, healthier, safer and stronger • National outcomes and indicators
More choices more chances • Ministerial priority • Transformational change • Build on ‘More Choices More Chances’ • Curriculum for Excellence, Skills Strategy
Skills for Scotland • Encouraging all young people to stay in learning post-16 • Encouraging providers – including schools – to see themselves as part of a continuum of provision • Smoothing transitions between and through learning • Judging that system by how well it serves those who need the most support
MCMC local partnerships • Build and maintain the momentum • Insights into what’s going on • Emphasis on self-evaluation and improvement • Adding value
The initial steer • leader and ownership across key players • priority action for those already in the group and school leavers • really understanding who these young people are • building on what works (and core funding it!) • improving success rates for particularly vulnerable young people • setting clear, challenging, targets
Critical Success Factors • Management information, information sharing • Pre-16 supply side • Post-16 supply side • The right support • Partnership infrastructure
Overall Moving in the right direction but more needed … • early identification, tracking and monitoring of young people’s progress • personalisation and choice pre- and post-16 • supported pathways 14-19 for targeted individuals • authority/school ownership of – focus on – transitions • effective early intervention to support retention in learning post-16
MCMC & PSPS • Ensuring close alignment between MCMC & PSPS • Some examples • MCMC local strategy development • profiling the client group, specific research • developing transitions policy, tools • developing practice on early identifiers • delivery of joint training e.g. PSPS/CS