Dickinson, Peter and Pinnock, Kath (2009) Identifying effective practice in raising young people’s aspirations. Coventry, UK: Learning and Skills Council National Office.

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Abstract

GHK Consulting was commissioned by the LSC National Office to undertake a study to provide an evidence base which would inform future efforts in raising the aspirations of young people aged 14-19 years. The focus of the study is on England since 2005 and
on those strategies, interventions and practices that have proved to work most effectively in terms of achieving the engagement/re-engagement of young people with learning and the progression of those already engaged.
The LSC were particularly interested in apprenticeships in light of recent Government commitments made to expand this provision. The literature review, however, identified effective practice more in terms of progression pathways (e.g. via E2E). They were also keen for the study to identify effective practice in relation to all young people who
were already engaged in learning and skills, as well as those not in education, training or employment (NEET).
This report presents the overall findings for the study. The first phase of the study was concerned with identifying and documenting existing examples of effective practice among a range of agencies involved in the education and training of the target age group. The main methods adopted included a broad literature search coupled with stakeholder interviews followed by an in-depth literature review. This enabled us to
produce an initial review of the evidence, pulling out the key issues and principles of effective practice. This resulted in an interim report finalised in January 2009.
For the second phase of the study and based on the evidence presented in the interim report, the LSC selected six organisations for GHK to conduct case study work with. We also consulted with a group of peer reviewers to gain additional insights into areas of effective practice. This allowed us to build on and develop further the effective practice identified in the first phase of the study. The final report incorporates the findings from both phases of the study including the key points arising from the literature review, the stakeholder interviews, the peer reviewer process and the six case studies. The main purpose of the final report is to provide a comprehensive review of what works and why in raising the aspirations of young people and to provide policy and practice recommendations.
The report presents detailed evidence on what is most effective in
providing services aimed at raising young people’s aspirations.

Item Type:	Report
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Publisher:	Learning and Skills Council National Office
Place of Publication:	Coventry, UK
Official Date:	September 2009
Dates:	Date Event September 2009 Published
Number:	LSC-P-NAT-090165
Number of Pages:	78
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Copyright Holders:	Learning and Skills Council National Office
Date of first compliant deposit:	22 January 2021
Funder:	Learning and Skills Council National Office
Open Access Version:	Publisher

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