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Target Groups
Target groups include vulnerable groups, teenage parents, young offenders, the homeless, looked after children and those who are identified as NEET and currently do not engage.
Objectives
- Reduction in the proportion of NEETs;
- Early intervention of 'at risk' young people becoming NEET;
- Positive destinations for young people who are classed as NEET;
- Re-engagement with appropriate young people over 17 years;
- Successful work experience and 'work tasters';
- Improved skills.
Partnership Approach
Three stands, involving a multi-agency partnership approach have been adopted:
- Prevention - focusing on school target groups and vulnerable young people such as young offenders and teenage mums;
- Engagement - focusing in hot spot areas, aimed at finding and engaging young people, developing engagement activities which are fun, motivational and challenging.
- Provision - developing provision for young people who are not able to cope with mainstream provision, because of barriers such as confidence, behaviour and social barriers.
5. About the Stoke Challenge
Funded by Stoke on Trent Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF), the Stoke Challenge has been developed by Staffordshire Connexions to provide coordinated, targeted, partnership support to young people who are at risk of becoming 'NEET'. In such cases, statutory intervention by school, colleges, Connexions, partner agencies and providers has not worked, or there is no existing provision within mainstream funding.
The aim of this provision will be to pilot approaches which are not funded and could then be mainstreamed through the Learning & Skills Council.
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