Education and Skills written question – answered at on 30 April 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how he monitors the success of Connexions in meeting service targets and objectives; and if he will make a statement of Connexions' success in meeting those targets and objectives to date.
holding answer
The Connexions Service National Unit (CSNU) has put in place a performance management framework to monitor the success of Connexions in meeting targets and objectives. Key elements of this are:
(a) management information, collected by Connexions Partnerships and other agencies dealing with young people;
(b) quarterly reviews of performance between Connexions Partnerships and Government Offices;
(c) local and national evaluation to provide both quantitative and qualitative information on the impact of the Service at national and local level;
(d) Inspections of Connexions Partnerships by Ofsted. Full inspections began in September 2002, and it is expected that Partnerships will be inspected on a four yearly cycle.
Priority to date has been to establish Connexions across the whole of England
This has now been achieved, with nearly 9000 Personal Advisers and front line delivery staff in post at the end of February 2003. Increasing numbers of young people are being helped by Connexions, and partner agencies are reported to be working more closely together. Ofsted findings are being analysed nationally to inform future planning at national and local level. Evidence from the first wave of evaluation at national level should be available from summer 2003.
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