Written Question

Young People: Employment

Friday 26th April 2024

Asked by: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide support to schools and colleges to help prepare minority ethnic young people to transition into work.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

High-quality careers information, advice and guidance is key to helping all young people make informed decisions about their future, including being able to find out about and consider the different options available to them.

The department funds the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) to support schools and colleges to deliver high-quality careers programmes, to increase young people’s exposure to the world of work and to smooth the transition into their next step.

The support provided by CEC is universal and provides young people in every part of the country, no matter what their background, with high-quality, tailored advice and guidance. Secondary schools are expected to develop and improve their careers provision for young people in line with the world-class Gatsby Benchmarks, including benchmark 3 which focuses on addressing the individual needs of each pupil.

To support schools to address the individual needs of each pupil, in September 2021 CEC launched the Future Skills Questionnaire (FSQ), which is a student self-completion questionnaire that measures career readiness at points of transition across secondary education. Careers Leaders in secondary schools use FSQ insights to identify those students that require additional support in making their next career learning choice.

Careers Hubs in the 2023/24 academic year are providing additional funding to deliver three distinct strands of activity focused on supporting more disadvantaged pupils:

• High-quality work experience for up to 15,000 young people with the greatest economic disadvantage.
• Experiences with 20 employers from key growth sectors for up to 5,000 young people with a guarantee of a high-quality mock interview.
• Virtual experiences for year 7 to 9 pupils in up to 600 institutions in coastal and rural areas.

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Education

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: Evaluation of virtual school heads (VSHs)
Document: (PDF)

Found: (CWSW ) in the Virt ual School (VS) in every LA in England, increase the profile of CWSW in schools

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Education

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: Evaluation of virtual school heads (VSHs)
Document: (PDF)

Found: on how the funding is being used, difficulties and barriers for VSHs in implementation and solutions

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Select Committee

Big Society Capital (BSC)

DES0041 - Devolution of employment support

Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024

Inquiry: Devolution of employment support
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: Structure – If employment support were to be further devolved: Upon what basis should funding

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Select Committee

Impetus

DES0015 - Devolution of employment support

Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024

Inquiry: Devolution of employment support
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: We are a grant funder, providing unrestricted funding to 25 partner organisations.

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Select Committee

Local Government Association

DES0008 - Devolution of employment support

Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024

Inquiry: Devolution of employment support
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: for growth funding simplification for local authorities.

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Education and Skills Funding Agency

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: ESFA funding agreements and contracts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: ESFA funding agreements and contracts 2024 to 2025

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Deposited Papers
Northern Ireland Office

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: I. Summary of the decisions taken during October 2023 by Northern Ireland departments in accordance with the guidance issued under the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022. 9p. II. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Chris Heaton-Harris MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: October_2023_summary_report.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Chris Heaton-Harris MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for

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