Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton

APPENDIX Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton sub-regional planning group stage two application Submitted: 27 February 2009 CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Context: Demographic, economic, strategic 3 Criteria A: Governance 4 Criteria B: Collaboration and strategic contribution 5 Criteria C: Resources and capacity 6 Criteria D: Policy and planning 7 Appendices Appendix 1 Data sharing protocol (sub-regional planning group) Appendix 2 Diploma grid (sub-regional planning group) On behalf of the sub-regional group, the first point of contact is: Debbie McKenzie Southampton City Council [email protected] 02380 834969 1 INTRODUCTION Sub- 1.1 The four local authorities: Hampshire comprising eleven District Wards, regional planning Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton has agreed to collaborate group as a sub-regional planning group, to handle the transfer of Learning and Skills Council functions to local authorities in April 2010. Learning 1.2 The sub-regional planning group: matches the current boundary of the and Skills Council local Learning and Skills Council; builds on the established relationships that exist across the four local authorities at an elected, strategic and operational level; and is in line with current travel to learn boundaries of young people. 1.3 Whilst the local Learning and Skills Council has worked with local authorities for the planning of post-16 provision, the transfer1 of statutory responsibility for planning post-16 education and training allows local authorities to draw on their extensive experience of planning, delivering and monitoring education pre-16 to post-16 within the four Children’s Trust arrangements. 1.4 The four local authorities have agreed a shared vision and developed operational protocols to implement the vision. This document details that shared vision, and demonstrates evidence of the sub-region’s compliance with the Department for Children, Schools and Families criteria, for the transfer of responsibility from the Learning and Skills Council across to the local authorities. Vision 1.5 The sub-region’s vision is that: ‘we share a desire for an effective education system for every child and young person to experience enjoyable and appropriate progression from earliest years into healthy, safe and economically independent adulthood. We aim for young people to emerge from their formal education with respect for themselves and the society in which they live and with a clear understanding of their responsibilities as well as of their own rights. All the young people leaving the schools and colleges within our sub-region have a right to progress into higher education, training and employment and must do so with the skills to be successful, adaptable, persistent and happy. It is our commitment to achieve well-being and attainment for every single child and young person, and to narrow the gap between the most vulnerable groups within the sub-region comprising Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton. At the heart of this commitment is the responsibility to commission appropriate and engaging education and training provision up to 19, and up to 25 for those with learning difficulties and disabilities.’ 1 Transfer - Government White Paper, 'Raising Expectations: Enabling the System to Deliver', March 2008. Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Stage two submission Political 1.6 This stage two application for the sub-regional planning group has been and officer approval prepared in the context that the legislative framework is progressing through Parliament. Consequently, once the Legislation2 has been passed through Parliament for sub-regional planning, elected Members and Senior Officers will take the final proposed planning arrangements through the appropriate officers and political sign-off. 2 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children & Learning Bill Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Stage two submission 2 CONTEXT: DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC Demographic context Population 2.1 The sub-region’s population in 2005/06 was 1,811,100. Of these 121,000 were children and young people. The child and youth population, under 15, is expected to decrease over the next five years by 12,200 16-18 2.2 Based on 2006/07 datasets, across the sub-region Hampshire have learner profile 3 the largest population of 16-18 year olds learners at 33,811. Portsmouth and Southampton had similar number of learners at 4,600 and 4,567 respectively, with the Isle of Wight having the smallest number at 3,400. Gender and 2.3 The gender profile for the sub-region shows equal numbers of male ethnicity and female populations. However, there are marked differences in the numbers of learners self declaring as being from either a black and minority ethnic community or other white background. The highest reporting is in Southampton at 18%, Portsmouth 12%, Hampshire 7% and the Isle of Wight 3%. Learning 2.4 Self declaration of learning difficulties or disabilities was higher in Difficulties and Portsmouth and Southampton (both 18%) than Hampshire at 17% and disabilities Isle of Wight at 12%. NEET 2.5 The 2006/07 data for young people not in education, employment or training gave the highest figure for Portsmouth at 9.7%. Southampton showed a similar profile at 9.4%, whereas Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were significantly lower at 4.7% and 5.3% respectively. Learner 2.6 The sub-regional group has the second largest number of 6th form and residency further education colleges across the country. During 2005/06, 138,955 learners attended provision across the sub-region and the provider base comprised 10 general further education colleges, 11 sixth forms, 39 work based learning and five other. This includes a specialist agricultural college and four colleges that provide provision for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities see tables 1, 2, 3 and 4. The tables contain data on the learner numbers per establishment and the percentage of local residents registered as learners. The data are extracted from the 2008 Learning and Skills Council local authority data packs. 3 Learner – Age 16-18 and resident in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Stage two submission Hampshire Table 1: Hampshire % resident Total 16-18 Provider name of learners Hampshire Alton College 1879 79.5 Barton Peveril College 2295 80.7 Basingstoke College 2307 91.3 Brockenhurst College 2876 55 Cricklade College 971 62.7 Eastleigh College 1793 78.4 Fareham College 1672 92.6 Farnborough College of 2004 62.6 Technology Havant College 1263 57.8 Peter Symonds College 3154 87.2 Queen Marys College 2297 95.8 Sixth Form College, 2900 52.2 Farnborough South Downs College 4713 62.4 Sparsholt College – specialist 1322 58.7 agricultural college St Vincent College 1148 97.3 Totton College 1203 67.8 Isle of Wight Table 2: Isle of Wight Total 16-18 % resident of Provider name learners Isle of Wight Isle of Wight College 1599 97.9 Portsmouth Table 3: Portsmouth % resident Total 16-18 Provider name of learners Portsmouth Highbury College 1951 58.3 Portsmouth 815 92.1 Southampton Table 4: Southampton Total 16-18 % resident of Provider Name learners Southampton Itchen College 1311 66.4 Southampton City College 1801 67.3 Taunton’s College 1455 78.4 Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Stage two submission Economic context Sub-regional 2.7 Economic activity rates differ across the South East. Within this sub- summary region, Hampshire had the highest economic activity rate 83%, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth 77% and Southampton stood at 78%, see diagram 1: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Market Intelligence Report, 2007 Diagram 1: Economic activity rates South East 90 88 86 84 82 80 78 76 74 72 70 Kent Surrey Slough England Medway Reading South East Hampshire Wokingham OxfordshireEast Sussex PortsmouthIsle of Wight Milton Keynes West Sussex Southampton BracknellWest Forest Berkshire Buckinghamshire Brighton and Hove Windsor and Maidenhead Sector growth 2.8 In the current economic climate, documented predications regarding sectors and employment are limited. In 2007 the Learning and Skills Council comparison of the sub-region with the other areas in the South East, concluded that the sub-region had a higher proportion of businesses in manufacturing 7.2% compared to 6.8% in the South East, construction 11.2% compared to 10.2% in the South East and distribution, hotels and restaurants 26.8% compared to 25.9% in the South East. The construction sector’s share of the total sub-region’s workforce was predicted to remain fairly constant, with only a slight increase of 1,000 workers between now and 2014. At this time, a growth was expected in Distribution and Transport and Business Service. Both forecasting growth of approximately 2,000 and 2,200 employees per annum respectively. At the more detailed sectoral level, it was the other Business Services sector that was predicted to see the strongest growth, with employment increasing by over 15,000 between 2004 and 2014. The local Learning and Skills Council had identified the largest number of employment opportunities to be in the health and social care; retail and distribution, public services and management and professional qualification sectors. Occupations 2.9 More than 20% of employees in Portsmouth and Southampton were in processing and elementary occupations. In contrast Hampshire had the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton Stage two submission highest

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