Partnership working to benefit young people in careleaving care

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• Partnership working to benefit young people in
  care/leaving care

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Genesis

• Meeting with key staff at Hampshire Social
  Services
• Increased understanding of who looked-after
  children are and what their needs are
• Compact Agreement

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April 2005 Aimhigher Event

• 12-17 year olds. Jointly organised with Social
  Services. Tasters in electronic music, capoeira,
  drumming, digital photography.
• Support from Student Ambassadors
• Info about courses in local FE colleges
• Attendance at evening performance by other
  looked-after children (organised by Soc Services)

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July 2005 Taster Day

• For 16-19 year olds and their carers
• Street Dance
• Masks and Music
• Special Effects Make-Up
• Tour of Student Village
• Aimhigher DVD Ambassador Activities

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Building the Relationship

• University attendance at prize-giving awards for
  looked-after children
• Presentation of certificates by University
  Vice-Chancellor at Care Leavers Awards evening

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Building the Relationship

• Careers fair for looked-after children and their
  carers - Southampton City Council Inclusion Unit.
  Hampshire universities and FE colleges
  represented, together with Student Ambassadors
• Aimhigher stand at training day for foster carers

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Residential Summer School 2006

• Pilot funding from ESF via Aimhigher SE
• 2 night/3 day summer school for 15 young people
  aged 15-17, selected by Childrens Dept
• 5 care staff to be in residence, funded by
  Childrens Dept
• 2 University students as Buddies

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Compact Agreement

• Drawn up between Hampshire Childrens Dept and
  University of Winchester
• Focus on
• Housing
• Alternative entry criteria (portfolio
  development)
• Support pre- and post-entry if needed
• King Alfred Scholarship

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Why a Partnership with University of Winchester

• Shared Roles and Vision
• Target Performance Indicator for Children
  Services to increase numbers of Children Looked
  After (CLA) and Care leavers Aspirations to go on
  to further and Higher Education.

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Success of Partnership

• Sign up to the compact agreement.
• Links to Aimhigher resulting in a regional
  conference and summer school pilot.
• Increase in the number of Care Leavers going to
  university ( two this year going to Winchester).
  

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• Involving Parents, Carers, Social Care Staff has
  raised their awareness of what can be achieved by
  educational attainment.
• This has inspired them to increase the motivation
  of the young people they are working with.
• 2 YPS on BTEC Performing Arts courses one Young
  person who previously had been out of school is
  on target for A in GCSE Drama.