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Back on Track - Successful learning provision for disaffected young people - Good practice guidelines (LSDA) These guidelines offer useful suggestions on good practice for anyone helping to provide learning opportunities for disaffected young people. Based on the Learning and Skills Agency's 'Back on track' study of learning provision for disaffected young people, they are supported by examples from case study organisations and quotations from young people. Six principles of good practice are described, from strategies to reach and engage young people, through to accountability within a project or programme. Each principle has a brief introduction and a summary of the key elements, followed by 'Questions to ask', helping the reader either as an individual or as a member of a group, to review practice and plan for improvement. Download (pdf 148k)
'My mates are dead jealous 'cause they don't get to come here!' An analysis of the provision of alternative, non-school-based learning activities for 14-16 year olds in the East Midlands East Midlands Learning and Skills Research Network (2003). This project involved young people in evaluation of non-school alternative provision, and found among other things, that they were:
'generally pleased with the courses they were following and enjoyed the atmosphere of the organisations in which they studied. Highlights included learning in a different way; that learning had a purpose and meaning; and being away from school, which was often described as a stressful environment. For many young people, the alternative provision was seen as providing them with a second chance.' Download (pdf 390k)