Select Committee on Social Mobility
Overlooked and left behind: improving the transition from school to work for the majority of young people
Report - published 8 April 2016 - HL Paper 120
Contents
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Most young people, especially those who do not follow an academic route, are ‘overlooked’
Figure 2: Post-16 participation by main qualification studied by 16 and 17 year olds (2014)
Figure 3: Qualification levels and equivalents
Those from privileged backgrounds remain more likely to succeed
Box 2: factors which may affect social mobility
Box 3: What are low-, intermediate-, and high-skilled jobs?
Figure 5: Detailed changes by occupation (000s)
Chapter 2: The labour market and employers’ expectations
What do employers say they need?
Box 5: Formal and informal recruitment
Box 6: large, medium and small employers
Chapter 3: The transition from school to work
Recent policy focus and the effects on the labour market
What do young people in the middle study?
Table 1: Different qualification levels
Box 7: Changes to upper secondary and adult qualifications
Chapter 4: Inequality between academic and vocational routes to work
Box 9: A dual system of vocational and academic routes to work
Box 10: A mainstream system of vocational and academic learning
Box 11: The 2013 Wood Commission
Incentives for schools and colleges
Box 12: Extract from the evidence by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
New Initiatives to Promote Balanced Curricula
Funding incentives for schools and colleges
Box 13: Schools, sixth form colleges and further education colleges
University funding vs further education funding
Table 2: National funding rate per full-time student (who are not high needs) 2015 to 16
Funding for people who turn 19 during their course
The impact of funding reductions on further education colleges
Funding of independent training providers
Chapter 5: Informing and advising young people
Careers education and careers guidance
Box 15: Careers education and careers guidance
Box 14: The Careers and Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service
The value of careers education and guidance for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
A single entry point for non-academic progression routes
Box 15: The National Citizen Service
Inspection of careers education and guidance by Ofsted
Chapter 6: Making transitions work for those in the middle
The aim of post-16 education in England
Literacy and numeracy and digital
Eligibility for carers allowance and jobseekers allowance
Chapter 7: Improving and Expanding Use of Data
Individualised learner records
Making destinations data available
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission report - March 2015
Chapter 8: Incentivising Employer Involvement
Environmental, Social and Governance matters
Brokerage as a means to aid SMEs
Box 17: City deals and devolution across England
Box 18: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Box 19: Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
Chapter 9: A clearer policy framework and more effective delivery mechanism
Social mobility in the transition from school to work
Responsibility within central government
The changing devolution settlement
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Note of Focus Group: Tuesday 27 October 2015
Appendix 5: Note of Committee visit to Lilian Baylis Technology School: Wednesday 4 November 2015
Appendix 6: Note of Committee visit to Derby: Tuesday 24 November 2015