Enjoying and Achieving

PRACTICE EXAMPLES, TOOLS and RESOURCES  

4. ENJOYING AND ACHIEVING

• Report from SETF, DCSF and NCAS on education, employment and training

Education, training and leisure policies

• North Somerset – Children and Young Peoples Single Plan

National

• Show me how I matter - IDeA guide to the education of looked after children
• Understanding why - Attachment and how it affects education
• We can and must do better - Scottish Executive 
• LGA and Sport England - Sport playing its part
• Audit Commission - Education of looked after children toolkit

4.2 Tools and resources

Education, training and leisure needs assessment tools, care plan and personal education plan

• Gloucestershire – Education, training and employment (ETE) assessment tool

4.3 Practice examples
Access to careers advice and guidance – Not yet available

4.3 Tools and resources
Careers advice and guidance agreements

• East Riding - Connexions Partnership Agreement
• Surrey - 16+ Connexions Partnership Agreement
• Derbyshire- World of Work booklet
• Tomorrow's Paper - young people self assessment tool
• Devon City Council and Connexions protocol

4.4 Practice examples
Partnerships with schools, colleges and universities

• Middlesbrough – Achieving better educational outcomes
• Southampton – Joint working for education
• Lewisham - Traineeship scheme
• Pure Innovations- Supported Employment
• Hounslow- Adult Education
• Lambeth steps 2 success
• Lambeth work shadowing

4.4 Tools and resources
Protocols or guidance for local authority partnerships with schools, colleges and universities

• Devon City Council and FE college protocol
• Coventry and Warwickshire Local Authorities and Providers of Further Education Sub Regional Partnership

   

  4.5 Tools and resources
  Leaning and Skills Council agreements on further education (FE) and vocational training – Not yet available

Out of school opportunities

• Hull – leisure provision
• Medway – out of school activities for young people 
• Lewisham - Evening study group
• The Brightside Trust E Mentoring , based in North Lincolnshire

4.6 Tools and resources
Partnerships agreements for leisure, cultural & arts opportunities

• Stockton on Tees - Access to sport and leisure
• Stockton on Tees - Bus pass letter
• LB Richmond - Culture 4 Keeps Card scheme
• LB Richmond - Job description Culture 4 Keeps participation worker
• Hull City Council - Push Iron project
  

4.7 Practice examples            
Financial support for education

• Medway – financial support for education

4.8 Practice examples            

Financial & other incentives & support for higher education (HE) and FE

• Surrey 16+ - Aim Higher initiatives

Assessment tool – Young people’s satisfaction with careers guidance

• Wandsworth - ETE Questionnaire 

4.11 Practice examples               
Assessment tool - LA annual ETE performance – Not yet available

4.12 Practice examples               

Assessment tool - satisfaction with incentives & support for FE and HE – Not yet available