Best Practice in Tackling NEETs
| Title | Best Practice in Tackling NEETs |
| Author(s) | Simon Bysshe, Dorothy Berry-Lound, John Austin, Judy Staton |
| Organisation | HOST Policy Research for the LSC |
| Date | December 2008 |
| No. of pages | 92 |
| Key words | Neets; improving further education; family learning; inter-generational learning; youth unemployment; information, advice and guidance; crime |
| Description | The organisation were called in by West Yorkshire Authority to investigate the issues and make recommendations |
| Select quotations | “West Yorkshire should - Develop a clear understanding of the profile, aspirations and needs of young people who are NEET in their areas…
- Maximise coherence, review links between ESF and other funded provision aimed at tackling NEETs and continue to work actively with other LAs…
- Consider work they are undertaking with NEETs in the context of their wider responses to economic and social issues such worklessness, so the potential for area, family and inter-generational-based work is fully explore.
- Ensure they have adequate capacity and the right balance of skills among Connexions staff (especially PAs)…
- …consider the best balance of preventative and remedial work that is being undertaken in respect to NEET…
- Liaise with Youth Offending Team (YOT) to discuss how best to integrate support for young offenders who are subject to ISSPs, including considering issues to do with roles, responsibilities and resources in respect to meeting their needs.
- Listen to the voice of young people in commissioning new services…
- Review and evaluate externally the ongoing work they are undertaking…”
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| Link | http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/YorkshireandtheHumber/HOSTWestYorkshireResearchreport.pdf |
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