South Yorkshire Collaboration Partnership
South Yorkshire: working together to connect education, skills, employment, health and wellbeing
The number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in South Yorkshire is significantly above the national average, and Sheffield’s NEET rate is in the top quintile nationally. With one million young people in the UK NEET – the subject of the upcoming Milburn Review – there is both a need and an opportunity for place-based solutions that can be scaled.
FEA members and local stakeholders collaborate at the Collaboration Partnership launch in SheffieldOur partnership
This partnership is developing early, intensive, wraparound support, delivered in secondary schools in two neighbourhoods where need is greatest. These will ensure young people can access joined-up support that equips them with the building blocks they need to create successful careers in the future.
The approach will be co-designed with local young people and draw on local assets – employers, third sector organisations and local authorities – so that it reflects the realities of their lives and the local labour market. These neighbourhood pilots will test, learn and iterate on what works, spreading learning across South Yorkshire and beyond to influence national systems change.
A regional ‘community of practice’ will also draw together local stakeholders from the education system, local government, employers and the VCSE sector to build connections in the system and access shared learning from subject matter experts.
1.4 million
people across four local authority areas
South Yorkshire in numbers
50
Fair Education Alliance members supporting children and young people
262
education settings supported by Fair Education Alliance members
“Our young people are at the heart of South Yorkshire’s future - because when they thrive, our whole region thrives.
“I’ve heard from young people about the challenges they face getting into education, jobs and training. Their message was loud and clear that far too often the support they need is patchy and hard to find.
That’s why I’m proud we’re teaming up with the Fair Education Alliance, bringing their expertise into our communities to make a real difference – working together with young people and our partners, to create new support networks.
There’s talent everywhere in South Yorkshire. If we connect that talent with the right opportunities, we’ll unlock the potential of every young person, so everyone can stay near and go far.”
Neighbourhood to National
The South Yorkshire Collaboration Partnership is part of the FEA’s Neighbourhood to National strategy. Insights from this work will feed into the Mayoral Strategic Authority Network, a forum for all Metro Mayors and strategic authority teams to share learning, align strategies, and act collectively with and for young people.
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With a strong track record of partnering with cities across the UK and globally, Bloomberg brings unique expertise in convening leaders and stakeholders to accelerate systemic change. Bloomberg is joined by founding funder UBS, whose support for place-based change has been pivotal in progress for children and young people. Long-term FEA supporters A&O Shearman, Barclays LifeSkills, IG Group, Mission 44, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation are joined by The Dulverton Trust and Stratton Chase Foundation to ensure the success of this ambitious strategy .