Parents! This section is for you...
Read through these pages and take a look at the rest of the magazine. Discuss its contents and possible future options with your daughter or son.
Sussed is a magazine that young people have helped to design for other young people to read. But parents also need to know what it’s about and why it’s important.
Major and exciting changes to the local area...
In the 14-19 phase of education young people need to make important decisions about their future and will come across all sorts of opportunities to try out and learn new things, to help prepare them and help them decide about their future. By the age of 19 they will be finishing off college courses, moving on to university, busy in a new job or doing something else exciting, like travelling the world! The SUSSED magazine and website aims to provide information, advice and guidance to help young people in making informed decisions about their future and this section aims to provide you with information to help support them with their choices.
Newham Is already changing rapidly. As well as the developments and opportunities brought by the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there are further major regeneration programmes in the borough including the development of the Royal Docks and Gallions Reach, plans for Silvertown Quays and Canning Town and the wider Thames Gateway. Not only are these developments bringing new leisure, retail, office, entertainment, hospitality and housing resources to the borough, but they are also providing thousands of new jobs in a range of employment sectors, from construction to the arts. Our aim is make sure that young people in Newham are able to gain the maximum opportunities from all these changes.
The world of work is changing, new jobs are being created and many will be more complicated and demanding. Therefore, employers will be looking for people with more skills, training and qualifications. The more training and qualifications young people have, the better their chances of getting a good job that they enjoy in the future.
Education is also changing, with all sorts of new learning opportunities and training pathways opening up. With the national raising of the participation age (RPA) more young people will be staying on in school, college, work-based training or in an apprenticeship until they are 18. The Government RPA policy means that:
l Those leaving Year 11 in 2013 will need to remain in learning until they are 17.
l Those leaving Year 11 from 2014 onwards will need to remain in learning until they are 18.
For more information check out the RPA page in this magazine.
Brand new applied learning qualifications in Newham
There will also be more opportunities to be involved in out - of - school learning, local youth activities and volunteering schemes. These will stand students in good stead for whatever future they choose, because they introduce young people to a wider range of choices and to the decision making
process. All of us have a responsibility to help and support them over these coming years, but we don’t possess every scrap of information on young people’s possible interests or options. Schools and colleges have good advice and support systems including access to career advisers and there also a range of other youth services that can be accessed depending on young peoples individual needs, everything from youth centres to housing advice, contact the London Borough of Newham for more information on 020 8 430 2000 or visit:
www.newhamsussed.co.uk. The aim of the SUSSED website and magazine is to increase young people’s awareness that they will need help and that there are lots of different people and groups around to give the information and advice they will need.
What else is out there?
Newham’s schools, colleges and youth support services are in a good position to assist young people to fulfil their potential. Newham students’ exam results have been improving year-on- year. More students are staying on in education after 16, and progressing on to university, and more students are taking up apprenticeship placements. More students are involved in after school and holiday activities, sports, arts and volunteering. And, importantly, more employers and universities are involved in supporting the work of schools and colleges in Newham.
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