IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS OF THE POPULATION

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS OF THE POPULATION

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  Improve the quality and relevance of skills provision by strengthening local strategic powers, planning and partnerships which ensure a demand-led system of skills provision (GM Strategy p23)
  
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  Increase the level of generic skills among young people and adults (GM Strategy p.22)
  

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  Increase the proportion of highly skilled people in the city region and attract, retain and nurture the best talent (Statutory City Region Pilot, priorities 2 and 3)
  
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  Increase the numbers studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and key future languages (GM Strategy p22)
  
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  Improve life chance in the most deprived areas by investing in lifelong skills development and other forms of support so that people can compete in the modern labour market (Statutory City Region Pilot, priority 4)
  
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  Support and stimulate lifelong learning and cultural activities to enable all citizens of Salford, and particularly children and young people, to maximise their potential and pursue personal development and fulfilment (Community Plan p.22)
  

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  Increase and broaden use of information and communications technology (ICT) access in libraries, and access to ICT training beyond introductory level (Community Plan p.26)
  

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  Raise primary and secondary school standards and participation in post 16 learning; to ensure higher standards, improve attendance and behaviour, improve outcomes for children with special education needs (SEN), ensure opportunities for post 16’s and integrate services into schools (Every Child Matters, p. 27)
  
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  Simplify the performance management system for children’s services through streamlining planning requirements, building on reforms already undertaken such as the creation of Education Plans (Every Child Matters, p. 75)
  

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Primary Education

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  Give children an excellent start in education so that they have a better foundation for future learning:
  
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    An increase in the proportion of young children aged 0-5 with normal levels of personal, social and emotional development for their age.
    
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    An increase in the proportion of children having normal levels of communication, language and literacy at the end of the Foundation Stage, and an increase in the proportion of young children with satisfactory speech and language development at the age of 2.
    
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    Raise standards in English and maths so that by 2004 85% of 11 year olds achieve level 4 or above and 35% achieve level 5 or above with this level of performance sustained to 2006
    
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    Ensure that by 2006, the number of schools in which fewer than 65% of 11 year olds achieve level 4 or above in English and maths is significantly reduced (Education and Skills a strategy to 2006 - Objective 1 p.8)
    
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  Raise attainment of pupils at early years (Key Stages 1 and 2 – Priority 1 p.81)(Key Stage 3 – Priority 2 p.98)(Key Stage 4 – Priority 4 p.128) (Education Development Plan).
  

Secondary Education

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  Transform secondary education in our schools and promote higher standards and achievement for all (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. ii)
  
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  Improve GCSE passes and better understanding of ICT and science by 2004 (Urban White Paper para 7.28)
  
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  Enable all young people to develop and equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work
  
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    By 2007 85% of 14 year olds achieve level 5 or above in English, maths and ICT (80% in science)
    
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    By 2007, the number of schools where fewer than 60% of 14 year olds achieve level 5 or above in English, maths and ICT is significantly reduced.
    
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    By 2007, 90% of pupils reach level 4 in English and maths by age 12
    
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    By 2010, 90% of young people will have participated in a fulltime programme fitting them for entry to higher education or skilled employment (Education and Skills a strategy to 2006 - Objective 2 p.10)
    
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  Improve secondary school educational attainment (Community Plan, Strategic Imperatives p.7)
  
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  Raise education achievement of young people in Salford at age 16 to within 3% of national average by 2009 and to meet the national average by 2015 (Community Plan p.24)
  
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  Reduce the % of half-days missed from secondary schools from 11.32% (2003/04) to 6.75% by 2009 – to meet the national average by 2015 (Community Plan p.24)
  
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  Achieving More for 14-19 year olds (MAA Building Block 4).
  

Higher/ Further Education

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  Increase the number of 19 year olds who achieve at least level 2/3 (Securing the Future DfES PSA11 p.173)(GM Strategy p24)
  
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  Improve the economic prospects of young people in our most deprived communities by improving Level 2 attainment rates and progression to higher education – either academic or vocational (GM Strategy p18)
  
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  Raise the % of 19 years old in Salford who achieve at least Level 2 qualifications to within 5% of the national average by 2009 and to meet the national average by 2015 (Community Plan p.24)
  
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  Increase the number of residents progressing into learning at ‘Level 4’ and above (GM Strategy p21)
  
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  EU target to halve by 2010 the number of 18 to 24 yr olds with only lower secondary education who are not in further education (A Sustainable Europe for a Better World p.16)
  

Other

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  Reduce the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training by 2 percentage points by 2010 (Securing the Future DfES PSA12 p.172)
  

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  Reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) post-16 from 9.4% (2004) to 7% by November 2008 – to meet the national average by 2015 (Community Plan p.24)
  
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  Tackle Schools causing concern (Education Development Plan - Priority 4 p.155)
  
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  Build Capacity to manage improvement (Education Development Plan – Priority 6 p.208)
  
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  Aim to reduce the number of children who experience educational failure (Every Child Matters, p. 5)
  
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  Enable children with SEN and disabilities a stronger right to a place in mainstream school and extend the protection of the DDA to education (Every Child Matters, p. 28)
  
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  Ensure that young people have a personalised and flexible education enabling Salford pupils to equal and exceed national standards (14-19 Agenda, p.8)
  
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  Partnerships are in place within the Salford City Council in order to establish a range of pre and post 16 provision that meets young people’s needs. (14-19 Agenda, p. 8)
  

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