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Opportunities
In the community
By the
community
Community
Skills
For the
NEET and risk of
NEET
community
Accreditations and qualifications
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Community Skills
Purpose
To provide a range of learning opportunities for young people in community settings which
will equip them with the knowledge, confidence and skills needed to progress into further
education, employment or training.
Service
description
This commission brings together the Ready for Work Programme, Skills Centres, Community
Reparation, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Gypsy Skills and the Alternative Learning
Programme (ALP) to enhance quality, consistency, accessibility and to secure increased
external funding.
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Key
characteristics
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Rationale
A flexible, person- centred approach which harnesses and develops the interests and
abilities of individual young people
Opportunities for young people to gain recognised accreditations and qualifications
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Programmes are delivered in local communities and provide an access point into learning
for young people who may be less likely to engage in education and supports them to
make a successful transition into further learning, training or employment opportunities
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Community Reparation will allow young people to make amends for their actions through
a restorative approach and provide wider community benefit.
This commission provides enhanced opportunities for learning and personal development for
young people who may otherwise disengage from learning or are already NEET and this
commission will work towards achieving the statutory duty required by the Council to
encourage and promote participating in education and employment as well as identifying
young people who are failing to participate in education or training.
Timeframe
Start date:
1st September 2015
Duration:
5 years
Target groups
Geographic scope:
County-wide and through
borough/ district teams
Cohorts and age ranges:
 Young people aged 16-19 who are Not in Education,
Employment or Training (1,906 in 2013/14)
 Young people who have offended (197 in 2013/14)
 Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Young People aged 1416 (estimated 1,400 of school age)
 Looked after young people in Year 11 (9 supported
in 2013/14)
Young people who have been excluded from school in Year
11 (22 supported in 2013/14)
Levels of need
Level 2 (early help and timely intervention)
Outcomes,
outputs and
inputs
Surrey’s Young People’s Outcomes Framework summarises the
things we want for young people. It is a hierarchy of outputs and
outcomes that taken together will achieve our overall goal of
employability for young people. Each of our commissions
contributes to a different selection of outputs and outcomes,
through activities that deliver those outputs for young people.
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Delivery
vehicle
Quality
Contracts with college/ training providers
Gross cost
–turnover
(5 years)
Opportunity for the exploration of alternative
models for delivery including Community Interest
Company, college or social enterprise
Net costSCC budget
(5 years)
In-house
£6,075,000 (subject to SCC
Medium Term Financial Plan MTFP)
£6,075,000 (subject to SCC
MTFP)
To assure the quality of provision delivered through Community Skills we will:
 Undertake observations of practice in line with OfSTED standards
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Gather and analyse feedback from young people about their experiences
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Review the outcomes achieved by young people, including the number of young people
who gain recognised qualifications/ accreditations
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Assess the progress made by young people through their involvement in provision
Providers will be expected to make monthly returns against the OVIs stipulated within this
commission, which allow close monitoring of the number of young people who access the
commission and progress.
Providers will also be expected to support service users to give feedback on their user
experience through a robust and reliable process. This will include Surrey County Council
commissioned user surveys and focus groups as well as the providers own feedback
mechanisms.
Links with
other
commissions
and partners
This commission links with Community Youth Work, the Youth Support Service, schools,
colleges and training providers, 16-25 SEND, Progression 16+, Online CEIAG, SOLD and
Individual Grants and Local Prevention.
All commissions are coordinated locally through the role of the Youth Support Service Team
Manager.
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Table 1: Surrey Young People’s Outcomes Framework – Community Skills
Goal
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Employability for young people
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2
3
4
5
6
Outcomes
Young people are
equipped with the skills
and attitudes to join the
workforce
Young people are resilient
Young people are safe
Young people overcome
barriers to employability
Young people make
informed decisions
Young people are active
members of their
communities
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Outputs
1.1
Sufficient, quality education and training post-16 provided
1.2
Successful transition made to post-16 education, training and employment
1.3
Employability skills, attitudes and behaviours developed
1.4
Numeracy and literacy improved
1.5
Increased experience of the workplace
2.1
Physical wellbeing improved
2.2
Emotional wellbeing improved
2.3
Mental wellbeing improved
2.4
Social wellbeing improved
3.1
Offending and anti-social behaviour prevented
3.2
Reduced impact of offending
3.3
Young people's safety in communities is improved
4.1
Young people prevented from becoming NEET
4.2
Reduced number of young people who are NEET
4.3
Homelessness prevented
4.4
Entry to the care system prevented
4.5
Transport for young people is improved
5.1
Informed decisions made about education, training and careers
5.2
Informed decisions made about leading a healthy lifestyle
5.3
Informed decisions made about use of free time
5.4
Informed decisions made about accessing services and support
6.1
Young people have positive role models
6.2
Participation in social action increased
6.3
Decision-making influenced by young people
6.4
Involvement in local democracy increased
Key
Outcomes to be
delivered by
commission
Position in outcomes framework
hierarchy
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Target groups
Informed by our needs assessment, there are groups of young people for whom we particularly want to improve these outcomes and reduce inequalities.
These include:
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Young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Young people who are looked after or care leavers
Young people who are on child protection plans and children in need
Young people who are identified as at risk of becoming NEET
Young people who are parents
Young people who have caring responsibilities
Young people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Young people who have offended
Other young people who have protected characteristics (sexual orientation, age, gender, gender reassignment, race, and religion or belief) where
this leads to them facing barriers to participation
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How will we measure whether the commission is improving outcomes for young people?
Related
output
Output objectively verifiable indicators
Source of verification
100% of Surrey young people engaged by the commission show demonstrable progress towards
achieving Level 2 in English and Maths.
Provider data
1.4
100% of Surrey young people engaged by the commission in Years 12 to 14 make a successful
transition from the programme into employment, training or education each year.
Provider data
1.2
X% increase in the number of Surrey young people who participate in community reparation and who
do not then re-offend each year.
Provider data
1.3
100% of Surrey young people engaged by the commission each year report that Community Skills
provision has made a contribution to their development
Survey (representative
sample)
1.3
Activity measures
Source of verification
Related
output
X Surrey young people who would otherwise be NEET are engaged in Ready for Work activity each
month of the commission from 2015 to 2020
Provider data
100% of Surrey young people who are participating in Ready for Work provision at the start of each
month have progressed to education, training or employment by the end of the month from 2015 to
2020.
X% reduction in the average length of time in days that Surrey young people who are engaged in the
Ready for Work programme have been on the programme compared to the previous year each
month from 2015 to 2020.
Observation of practice
Position in outcomes framework
hierarchy