The project’s aim:

“Enable an ambitious programme of

change in the HOV area to ensure the

alignment of policy, practice and

resources for young people aged resources for young people aged

between 8-14, who are identified as

being most at risk of becoming NEET.

(Not in Education, Employment or

Training)”.

Project Objectives

• Develop a “whole community” approach to NEET Prevention through Out of School Hours Learning.

• Look at devising, through a shared experience and building on best practice – an early identification methodology for target group 8-14 identification methodology for target group 8-14 year olds.

• Facilitate interventions to support young people’s engagement and involvement in learning opportunities.

• Facilitate interventions to improve access to resources/funding for learning for 8-14 year olds.

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Hedfan’s Structure

Blaenau Gwent Local Service

Board

Project’s Senior Responsible

owner – Lynn Phillips

Director of Education,

Transformation and Performance (B.G.C.B.C)

Welsh Government Communities

First Programme

Merthyr Tydfil Local Service

Board

Performance (B.G.C.B.C)

The project is supported by a steering group, who are committed to improving skills and qualifications on an individual, family, community and regional basis.

Hedfan Team

Sherelle Jago

Hedfan Project Coordinator

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Sharon Northall

Local Area Facilitator

Merthyr Tydfil

Carrie Peacock

Administrative Support Officer Tara Newell

Local Area Facilitator

Blaenau Gwent

Hedfan Budget Overview

Total Project Budget = £500,000

Actual spend 2012/13 = £198,244

Underspend carried forward to be re-profiled across 2013/14 and 2014/15 = £78,456across 2013/14 and 2014/15 = £78,456

Budget re-profile submitted to ESF team at Welsh Government early November to ensure maximum benefit of ESF funding can be achieved – awaiting outcome of proposal.

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Annual Progress Report

Milestones Progress Next steps

Activity is coordinated/

disseminated to enable

access to information on

available provision for the

8-14 target audience –

November 2012

Steering group established

to oversee the project -

Copies of all Communities

First Cluster, Families First

and Flying Start plans have

All 8 profiles were sent out

to the Steering Group

members prior to the first

Hedfan Stakeholder Event

scheduled for the 23.05.13.

November 2012 and Flying Start plans have

been collated, and used in

the development of the 8

School Cluster Profiles, and

key officers and teams

have been engaged.

This event will be an

opportunity to discuss

current and future out of

school hours learning

opportunities for 8-14 year

olds across Blaenau Gwent

and Merthyr Tydfil.

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Hedfan Progress Report

Milestone Progress Next steps

Gaps in activity/provision

have been identified

842 O.S.H.L. provisions

were mapped; including

after school clubs,

voluntary groups,

uniformed groups, church

groups, sport groups and

The findings from the

mapping exercise were

included within each

school cluster profile, and

shared with key partners at

the stakeholder event. groups, sport groups and

grant funded programmes.

A mapping exercise of

OSHL for 8-14 year olds has

been completed.

Hedfan has engaged with:

8 secondary schools and

47 primary schools across

the HOV area.

the stakeholder event.

This information was

validated with children and

young people, their

families, schools and

communities through

information sharing

networks, focus groups and

participative events during

Summer 2013.8

Key findings continued…..

There is a gap of innovative styles of learning that link the physical activity to core literacy and numeracy accreditations, and common gaps in provision available include limited;

• Out of school hours learning opportunities on weekends

• Holiday clubs• Holiday clubs

• 8-11 youth clubs

• Homework clubs

• Organised groups with long term sustainability plans

• Involvement of parental participation in OSHL

Once the cluster groups are formed and key actions are drawn out then it is hoped that these gaps can be explored further and included in local action plans.

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Annual Progress Report

Milestone Progress Next steps

A baseline for the current

level of participation in

O.S.H.L. is established –

November 2012 –

December 2014

Completion of Mapping

Exercise by end of May

2013 – will establish

baseline of current levels

of participation in O.S.H.L.

Seek buy in from partners

and providers at the

stakeholder event to focus

on localised areas through

the development of cluster December 2014 of participation in O.S.H.L. the development of cluster

action plans for O.S.H.L

with involvement from the

schools, community and

families.

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Annual Progress Report

Milestone Progress Next steps

Programmes, Services and

activity is re-aligned –

November 2012 –

December 2014

Hedfan integrated into the

BG NEETs Reduction

Strategy 2011-14.

Within Merthyr Tydfil,

Hedfan was originally

Hedfan fed into the

consultations on the draft

Single Integrated Plans for

both local authority areas,

and is recognised to have a

key role to play in helping Hedfan was originally

within the strategy

however, this is being re-

developed at a corporate

rather than departmental

level.

key role to play in helping

to deliver the vision and

priority outcomes around

the NEETs agenda, working

in partnership with

Communities First.

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Annual Progress Report

Milestone Progress Next steps

A model of good practice

will be developed for the

delivery of O.S.H.L.

provision for 8-14 year olds

– November 2012 –

December 2014

The mapping exercise of

OSHL provision is near

completion.

The project is still in its

development stage at

The Hedfan Stakeholder

event was the platform in

which we unpacked the

findings of the mapping

exercise, in order to

identify the best way December 2014 development stage at

present however, observed

some good examples of

collaborative working that

have proved to have a

significant impact on its

communities. (E.g’s of

projects visited include; E3

Project, Glyncoch

Communities First and

FAST programme.

identify the best way

forward for the project to

make a difference.

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Updates on project progress

• Project plan and implementation plan in place

• Evaluation workshop undertaken with partners – An external evaluation will be commissioned in January 2014commissioned in January 2014

• Risk registers and issue logs developed and implemented

• Budget re-profiling and significant project change request submitted to ESF – awaiting outcome

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Key Strategic Links

Merthyr Tydfil

• M.T.C.B.C NEETs Steering

Group

• Part of the Central South

Consortiums Reducing Low

Blaenau Gwent

• RAG - Raising Aspirations

Group (B.G.C.B.C)

• NEETs Practitioners Forum

• Represented on People and Consortiums Reducing Low

Achievement Strategy Group

• Regular reports to the Local

Service Board

• Communities First Boards

• Cluster Head teacher meetings

• Represented on People and

Places Partnership under the

Learning theme

• Regular reports to the Local

Service Board

• Communities First Boards

• Cluster Head teacher meetings

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Thank you for listening

Sherelle Jago

Hedfan Project Coordinator / Cydlynydd Y Prosiect

8-14 OSHL (Out of School Hours Learning)

Dysgu Tu Allan I Oriau Ysgol 8-14

sherelle.jago@hedfan.org Tel: 01685 725114

Hedfan – In Summary

The project will work with key partners including Communities First to:

• Ensure a strategic focus is given to OSHL

• Identify a target group (8 – 14 year olds) within the population of those most at riskpopulation of those most at risk

• Enable effective partnership working and information sharing to deliver services in a more innovative, co-ordinated way

• Support the co-design of services across the 2 authorities and their communities

• Keep focussed on young people – supporting them to achieve their full potential in life!

Population of 8-14 year olds

Source - 2012 Data - mylocalschool.com

Blaenau Gwent Merthyr Tydfil Totals

Boys 2372 2079 4451

Girls 2392 1971 4363

Totals 4764 4050 8814

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Totals of 8-14 yr olds across 8 School Cluster areas mapped

Source - 2012 Data - mylocalschool.com

Blaenau Gwent Merthyr Tydfil Totals

Boys 2402 2132 4534

Girls 2399 1993 4392

Totals 4801 4125 8926

Including Special Schools

OSHL within Merthyr Tydfil

150

200

250

Merthyr Tydfil OSHL

Schools Provision

18

0

50

100

150

Afon Taf Bishop Hedley Cyfarthfa Pen Y Dre

Schools Provision

Non Schools Provision

Total

OSHL within Blaenau Gwent

80

100

120

19

0

20

40

60

Abertillery Brynmawr Ebbw Fawr Tredegar

Schools Provision

Non Schools Provision

Total

Total OSHL Provision

400

500

600

Comparison of Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent

20

0

100

200

300

400

School Provision Non School Provision Total

Merthyr Tydfil

Blaenau Gwent

OSHL across all 8 Cluster

Profiles

200

250Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent

21

0

50

100

150

Abertillery Brynmawr Ebbw Fawr Tredegar Afon Taf Bishop Hedley Cyfarthfa Pen Y Dre

Schools Provision

Non Schools Provision

Total

Hedfan update

• Consulting with children, young people and families on the mapping of provision of OSHL for 8-14 year olds.

• Identifying and sharing information on need and provision with partners through the distribution of the Hedfan Community Learning Profiles which includes the audit of provision of out of school learning opportunities for 8-14 year Community Learning Profiles which includes the audit of provision of out of school learning opportunities for 8-14 year olds.

• Creation of Community OSHL Directories

• Working to promote effective collaboration between OSHL service providers, and facilitate bending of resources to target provision within Communities First areas –setting up local networks.

Thank you for listening

Sherelle Jago

Hedfan Project Coordinator

Cydlynydd Y Prosiect

8-14 OSHL (Out of School Hours Learning)

Dysgu Tu Allan I Oriau Ysgol 8-14

sherelle.jago@hovep.org 01685 725114sherelle.jago@hovep.org 01685 725114