‘Raising Aspirations’ is delivered by Derbyshire Education Business Partnership (DEBP) and supports young people from years 6 to 13 who face multiple barriers in education.
The new contract will be managed by Bolsover Partnership on behalf of us for a further two academic years 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022.
The programme provides intensive support to address the needs of each individual student so they can reach their full potential.
An employability worker supports each learner and small groups of learners to identify interests, goals and experiences that will help them to raise their aspirations.
Since 2015 the programme has reached in excess of 7,500 learners, with all Year 11 targeted participants moving onto positive Post-16 destinations in education, employment and training.
In addition, the Year 8 building resilience ‘Shine’ initiative delivered a social return on investment of £11.40 for every £1.00 spent in the academic year 2019 to 2020.
Our Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Carol Hart, said:
“The Raising Aspirations programme has been a big success and we’re delighted Derbyshire school children will benefit from the programme for a further two academic years.
“It’s important that every child in Derbyshire has the opportunity to develop resilience, confidence and motivation to successfully move into the next phase of their life.
“The programme encourages these skills amongst young people who might need a bit more help in achieving what they’re fully capable of.”
Clare Talati, Managing Director of DEBP, said:
“The 'Raising Aspirations' initiative has never had a one size fits all approach, it remains consistent in its aims and objectives, but is delivered in a vibrant, responsive and bespoke way, recognising the unique needs of the children, young people, schools and communities at its centre.
“A core element of the initiative is putting the taught curriculum into context and our amazing network of employer volunteers provide meaningful encounters and world of work experiences that assist young people to identify their skills and goals; motivating them to engage more fully with education so that they too can have a successful future, one that is not dependent on the long term support of services.
“The DEBP team are excited to continue this partnership and broaden the access to the programme so that we can support more children and young people to be the best that they can be.”
Raising Aspirations will be delivered in 2020 to 2021 across Derbyshire in partnership with:
- 8 mainstream secondary schools
- 5 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) schools
- 2 support centres
- 5 primary schools
Find out more about the Raising Aspirations programme.