Making Towards 2030: A Plan for Aspiration

www.mansfield.gov.uk MyMansfieldUK @MDC_News A plan for Aspiration

Mansfield’s vision, ambitions and priorities

Our vision for the District is to: “Grow an ambitious, vibrant and confident place”

Our vision for Mansfield is ambitious. It is designed to underpin everything we do as a Council over the next decade. It sets out our ambitions, the changes we want to deliver and the priorities we will focus on to achieve them.

To ensure delivery of the vision we will focus on four themes. This document outlines the delivery plan for the Aspiration theme

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Introduction

Our ambition for aspiration is to create a place where This includes supporting the most disadvantaged people can achieve and succeed. individuals to develop their skill and employability to gain, retain and enhance employment and earnings potential. It is vital to the success of our local economy that we have in place the infrastructure and conditions that will support We also acknowledge the importance of having a business and employment growth including a fit for purpose community environment which supports people to achieve education, skills and training system which ensures young their aspirations. It is the relationships that exist within the people are properly educated and prepared for work and community that allows people to succeed or advance employers have access to the skilled workers they need. through associating together.

However there remains too big a gap in education, skills Through strong community engagement and co- and employment outcomes in Mansfield meaning that too production we can encourage access to valued social many people are not fulfilling their potential. settings, activities and valuable support networks which allows people to contribute meaningfully and develop their Low aspirations among young people and their families is skills and capabilities. often thought to explain poor educational levels and job prospects. Raising aspirations therefore is seen as one way to address this issue and to tackle the social and economic inequality that exists within the district.

Supporting people in Mansfield to have the aspiration to achieve their ambitions is essential. We will work with our partners to improve young people’s educational outcomes, address the need for young people to be work ready and help in planning for the future skills needs of the local economy through training and lifelong learning.

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Key challenges

Social Mobility Educational attainment In 2016, the UK Government’s Social Mobility Commission Educational attainment levels in Mansfield are below published a Social Mobility Index of England, setting out the the national average with Mansfield also having a differences between where children grow up and the lower percentage of over 18’s in full-time education chances they have of doing well in adult life. Mansfield is and a higher proportion of the working age ranked within the bottom 10% of worst performers for social population with no qualifications when compared to mobility. the national average

Skills Mansfield also has below average numbers of graduate level workers / residents when compared to the national average with a lower percentage of residents employed in higher occupations (SOC1-3).

Community Life Mansfield is higher than the average for all English Authorities for residential segregation (the extent to which people living in a place are distributed compared to the wider geography where they are Deprivation located). The Mansfield district falls within the top 15% of most deprived areas within the country with 1 in 7 A third of all residents in Mansfield do not feel that neighbourhoods in Mansfield appearing amongst the 10% they belong to their local area leading to low levels most deprived nationally. This means that too many of involvement in community based activities. Mansfield children live in deprived households – and this restricts social mobility from one generation to the next.

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Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Our priorities for aspiration

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Where are we now: Aspiration

Proportion of people living in How strongly do you feel you Proportion of children aged 0-15 income deprived households belong to your local area? living in income deprived households

Mansfield 15.6% Mansfield 21.2% East 11.0% 14.9% England 11.6% England 15.3%

Percentage of the population Percentage of the population Percentage of the population in achieving NVQ level 4 or above with no qualifications higher occupations (SOC1-3) qualification

Mansfield 30.1% Mansfield 8.7% Mansfield 24.7% East Midlands 30.9% East Midlands 9.3% East Midlands 41.2% England 36.0% England 8.8% England 44.3%

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer How will we achieve our priorities Action MDC Lead Links to other strategies Support and facilitate residents with complex needs into Head of Housing D2N2 Skills and Employability Strategy training and employment to promote inclusive growth in 2017-2020 Mansfield County Council – Health at Work Strategy and Action Plan

Mansfield Homelessness Prevention Strategy

Better Working Futures – Work and Health Programme Deliver the extension and development of a broader higher Head of Housing Trent University Strategic plan education offer in Mansfield in partnership with Nottingham Trent University and West Nottinghamshire College West Nottinghamshire College Strategic Plan Work in partnership with schools and Further Education Head of Housing Mansfield District Council Employment and providers to ensure people of all ages are support3ed to skills Strategy 2020 make informed career choices and access jobs and training D2N2 / LEP

Nottinghamshire County Council Plan 2017 – 2021. Your Nottinghamshire, Your Future

Nottingham Trent University / West Notts College strategic plan

Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Action MDC Lead Links to other strategies Maximise social value and inclusive Head of Housing Mansfield District Council Housing growth through existing resources Strategy & Housing Renewal Strategy

Nottinghamshire County Council Health at Work Strategy & Action Plan

Social Value Act 2012

Mansfield District Council Procurement Strategy

Mansfield District Council Housing HRA Business Plan Support people from disadvantaged Head of Housing The State of the Nation – Report on backgrounds to make social progress Social Mobility through a targeted community based approach to housing, education and Nottinghamshire County Council, employment Improving Life Chances for Children, Young People and Families Action Plan 2018 – 2020

Nottinghamshire County Council Health at Work Strategy & Action Plan

Mansfield Health & Wellbeing Partnership

Healthy Mansfield Report 2019

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Action MDC Lead Links to Other Strategies

Ensure Mansfield District Council, as a Head of Housing Mansfield District Council Employment key local employment provider, promotes and Skills Strategy 2020 inclusive opportunities for learning, skills and employment Mansfield District Council People First Strategy Co design and tailor activities to improve Head of Housing Mansfield District Council Community connectivity and integration within our Engagement Strategy communities and support social exclusion Mansfield Health and wellbeing Partnership

Healthy Mansfield Report 2019

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Key partners include:

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Monitoring and review

Theme Leads will provide a monthly update on progress against the actions contained in this delivery plan to members of the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) on a monthly basis Quarterly updates will also be presented to the relevant portfolio holder with regular updates provided to the Cabinet. Progress against the key performance indicators for each theme will be presented to Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Corporate and Finance) on an annual basis. An annual report on progress will also be produced and made available to Residents and other key stakeholders Each Delivery Plan will be reviewed and refreshed where appropriate on an annual basis

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer Our principles

Our vision, ambitions and priorities for growth are clear, but there are challenges to overcome and difficult decisions to be made. As a result we have developed a set of guiding principles which will inform and support our decision making in the years ahead.

Andy Abrahams – Elected Mayor Hayley Barsby – Chief Executive Officer