CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PLAN, PERFORMANCE REVIEW 2006/07Appendix B
BEING HEALTHYOutcome / KPI / Baseline / Target 06/07 / Actual 06/07 / Traffic Light / Comments
Tackle obesity / Percentage of obese children under 11 / 4.6 % obese
(2002)
15.1% overweight
(2002) / No target set / N/A / N/A / 10,000 Year 6 Herts pupils are due to be measured in Autumn 2007 to allow future measurement of childhood obesity
Percentage of children consuming 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day / 98.96% of schools in National Fruit Vegetable Scheme / No target set / 381 schools in National Fruit & Vegetable Scheme (percentage to be confirmed) / N/A / Measurement of consumption of fruit and vegetables has not been possible in 2006/07
Increase in the percentage of 5 to 16 year olds who spend a minimum of 2 hours each week on Physical Education (PE) and school sport from 25% in 2002 to 87% in 2009 / 83% / 80% / N/A
(Autumn 2007) / Expected outturn of 80% for Autumn 2007 when PESCCL survey is completed
Percentage of Hertfordshire schools achieving Healthy School Status by 2009 / 0% / 60% / 55% schools to achieve Status by July 2007
(+ 14% of schools with old style Healthy School Status) / Good progress reported with LAA target
Percentage of 5 to 16 year olds who travel to school using sustainable modes of transport, including “active transport” (cycling, walking) / 56.5% / 58% / 66% / LAA Year 1 target exceeded – survey to be re-examined in Year 2
Reduce teenage pregnancy and improve sexual health / Diagnostic rate of new episodes of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Sties) among under 16 year olds and 16 to 19 year olds / 371 cases (Chlamydia 2003)
52 cases (Gonorrhoea 2003) / No target set / N/A / N/A / No original target set – data has not been updated for 2006/07 monitoring
Under 18 conception rate:
Achieve a 45% reduction in the under 18 teenage conception rate by 2010 / 32.0 per 1000 females under 18 (1998 baseline)
17.6 per 1000 females under 18 (2010 target) / 25.6 per 1000 by end of 2005 / 24.8 per 1000
by end of 2005
(2006 data not available until February 2008) / 2006 data is not yet available, but teenage pregnancy is on course to achieve 45% reduction in Hertfordshire by 2010
Increase to 60% the participation of teenage mothers in education, training or employment to reduce their risk of long-term social exclusion by 2010 / 75 mothers 16-19 years (33.5% of 2004 cohort) / No target set / 18.5% reported in EET
75 mothers out of 405 cohort
(March 07 – latest data) / N/A / Target not set
Promote emotional well-being / Death rates from suicide and undetermined injury / 2 cases suicide
0 undetermined injury
2 cases ‘open verdict’
(2004/2005) / No target set / 1 case of suicide reported in 2006/07 / N/A / Suitability of measure to be re-examined in Year 2
Improvement in access to CAMHS
Number of new referrals seen by CAMHS services each quarter (expected increase 10% per year) / 3465 / 3850 / 3989 / Year 1 target exceeded
Increase by 5% the number of children reporting that they feel good about themselves / 71% (primary), 76% (KS3)
73% (KS4) report positive self-esteem
(Viewpoint 07) / No target set / Baseline set:
71% (primary), 76% (KS3)
73% (KS4) report positive self-esteem
(Viewpoint 07) / N/A / Target not set, owing to unavailability of original baseline
Increase by 10%, year on year, the number of schools applying for funding to support activities as part of the Hertfordshire ‘Feelin’ Good’ week / 60 schools
(2005 baseline) / 66 schools / 94 schools / Year 1 target exceeded
STAYING SAFE
Outcome / KPI / Baseline / Target 06/07 / Actual 06/07 / Traffic Light / Comments
Tackle Bullying / Percentage of children aged 11 to 15 who state they have been bullied in the last 12 months / 30% (Viewpoint baseline, November 2006) / No target set / N/A
Target will be to achieve 1% reduction year on year to 2009 / Baseline setting has been delayed – measurement to begin from November 2007 (to reduce to 29% by 2007/08)
Note: target “% of 10 to 19 year olds admitting to bullying another pupil in the last 12 months” has not been collected owing to difficulty in accessing cohort
Safeguard our children and young people / Re-registrations on the Child Protection Register / 16.3%
(2005//06) / 16.0% / 14.7% / Target met
Number of children and young people on Child Protection Register per 10,000 under 18s / 17.4
(2005/06) / 16.0 / 15.9 / Target met
Percentage of child protection cases that should be reviewed during year that were reviewed / 100%
(2005/06) / 100% / 100% / Target met
Percentage of de-registrations of children who were on the Child Protection Register for more than 2 years / 6.3%
(2005/06) / 7.0% / 10.6% / Target met
Improve the proportion of initial assessments carried out within statutory timescales from 37.3% (2004/2005) baseline to 70% / 19.1%
(2005/06) / 56.0% / 31.1% / Target not met, but improvement on 2005/06 figure
Improve the proportion of core assessments carried out within statutory timescales from 37.7% (04/05) baseline to 75% / 29.0%
(2005/06) / 60.0% / 54.9% / Target not met, but improvement on 2005/06 figure
Reduce the numbers of children killed or seriously injured on the roads / Reduce the incidence of 0-15 year olds killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidentsby 50% by 2010 (40% for over 16s) / 64 KSIs
(2004) / 60
(Dec 2006) / 37
(Dec 2006 actual) / Year 1 target exceeded
ENJOYING AND ACHIEVING
Outcome / KPI / Baseline / Target 06/07 / Actual 06/07 / Traffic Light / Comments
Support under-achieving groups
and communities to succeed / Level of development reached at the end of the Foundation Stage, including narrowing the gap in the 20% most disadvantaged areas / Personal, Social and Emotional Development
county: 85.3%
disad areas: 68.4%
gap: 16.9 / No target set / Personal, Social and Emotional Development
county: 85.2%
disad areas: 70.8%
gap: 14.4 ↓
(2005/06) / N/A / Improvement on 2004/05 baseline, but no official targets set for CYPP Year 2006/07
Communication Language and Literacy
county: 70.75%
disad areas: 42.9%
gap: 27.85 / Communication
Language and Literacy
county: 70.6%
disad areas: 43.5%
gap: 27.1 ↓
(2005/06)
Mathematical Development
county: 84%
disad areas: 62.6%
gap: 21.4 / Mathematical Development
county: 83.9%
disad areas: 64.4%
gap: 19.5 ↓
(2005/06)
Knowledge and Understanding of World
county:82%
disad areas: 77.4%
gap: 4.6 / Knowledge and Understanding of World
county: 82.4%
disad areas: 73.4%
gap: 9.0 ↑
(2005/06)
Physical Developmentcounty:90%
disad areas: 86.2%
gap:3.8 / Physical Development
county: 89.6%
disad areas: 86.0%
gap: 3.6 ↓
(2005/06)
Creative Developmentcounty:80%
disad areas: 73.4%
gap: 6.6 / Creative Development
county: 81.1%
disad areas: 73.7%
gap: 7.4 ↑
(2005/06)
Educational achievement of 11 year old LAC compared with peers
(measure includes English/Maths) / 52.5%
(summer 05) / 60% / 63%
2005/06 / Good progress, but 2006/07 measurement not possible until Autumn 2008
LAC Achieving English Level 4+ (2004/05) / 48% (2004/05) / Target not set / 56%
(2005/06) / N/A / Targets not set for 2006/07
LAC Achieving Maths Level 4+ (2004/05) / 46% (2004/05) / Target not set / 48%
(2005/06) / N/A / Targets not set for 2006/07
LAC Achieving Science Level 4+ (2004/05) / 61%
(2004/05) / Target not set / 71%
(2005/06) / N/A / Targets not set for 2006/07
Percentage of young people looked after for at least 12 months and in year 11 who achieve 5 or more A*-C GCSEs or equivalent / 11%
(2004/05) / 13.5%
(15.5% stretch) / 9%
(2005/06) / Measurement against LAA Year 1 target not possible until 2007/08; volatility of cohort recognised by LAA Block Leads
Percentage of young people looked after for at least 12 months who reach school leaving age with at least 1 A*-G GCSE or equivalent / 70% / 80%
(83% stretch) / 68%
(2005/06) / Measurement against LAA Year 1 target not possible until 2007/08; volatility of cohort recognised by LAA Block Leads
The percentage of looked after children who were absent from school / 13%
(2004/2005) / 16% / 18.5%
(2005/06) / Good progress, but 2006/07 measurement not possible until Autumn 2008
The proportion of children and young people reporting that they enjoy their education / Primary = 65% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / Target not set / Primary = 65% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / N/A / No target set for 2006/07
KS3 = 56% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / Target not set / KS3 = 56% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / N/A / No target set for 2006/07
KS4 = 45% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / Target not set / KS4 = 45% (Viewpoint Nov 06) / N/A / No target set for 2006/07
Close the gap between the achievement of BME children at Key Stage 4 all children in Hertfordshire
BME children achieving 5 A*-C GCSE, including Maths and English
(Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean, Pakistani cohort) / 46% (2004/05) / 54% / 54.5% (not including English and Maths) / Target is on-track for measurement, but exact definition of target needs to be re-checked with GO East
The three year average of boys achieving A* - C grades in English at GCSE as reported in DfES performance tables
Girls achievement in English at Key Stage 4 A* - C grades at GCSE / Boys: 61% (2004/05)
Girls: 75.6% (2004/05) / Boys: 64% (2006/07)
Girls: 80%
(2006/07) / Boys: 62.8% (2005/06)
Girls: 75%
(2005/06) / Measurement against LAA Year 1 target not possible until 2007/08, but progress is encouraging – possible amendments to the monitoring of this target are being investigated with GO East
Work with children and young people to ensure they have places to go and things to do / Number of sports clubs achieving or working towards Clubmark and Club accreditation / 56 with
53 working towards / 76 with
73 working towards / 127 with (May 2007)
81 working towards (May 2007) / Year 1 target exceeded
Increase the number of 16 to 24 year olds participating in at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity sport and physical activity at least 3 times a week by 5% by 2009 / 32% (2006 Baseline) / N/A (measured at end of LAA) / N/A (measured at end of LAA) / Measurement not possible until repeat of Active People’s Survey in 2009 – risk identified with GO East
Number of children who complete the HCC Libraries Summer Reading Challenge / 7080 / 7250 / 7898 / Year 1 target exceeded
MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION
Outcome / KPI / Baseline / Target 06/07 / Actual 06/07 / Traffic Light / Comments
Enhance the involvement of children and young people in decision making about services affecting them, particularly vulnerable and hard to engage groups / The proportion of children and young people who feel that their views are listened to and make a difference to decisions taken / N/A / No target set / 84% of primary pupils said “all or most of their teachers listened to their ideas”
71% of KS3 pupils said “all or most of their teachers listened to their ideas”
49% of KS4 pupils said “all or most of their teachers listened to their ideas”
(Viewpoint, November 2006) / N/A / No target set for 2006/07
Increase the opportunities to volunteer in communities / Increase number of young people working as volunteers; number of young people participating in Millennium Volunteers project / Plans: 1093
100 Hrs: 438
200 Hrs: 313
(2005/06) / Plans: 476
100 Hrs: 383
200 Hrs: 280 / Plans: 776
100 hours: 521
200 Hours: 299 / Target exceeded
Increase number of people (aged 16 and over) who affirm they have undertaken formal volunteering in groups, clubs or organisations for at least an average of 2 hours a week or more over a 12 month period to 3% by 2009 / Baseline in 2006 is 117,355 / 2009 target is 3% increase (increase of 3,521 volunteers)
1st milestone measured in 2007/08. / N/A
(measured at end of LAA period) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2009
Increase number of young adult apprentices/volunteers completing time specified activity by 10% by 2009 / Baseline in 2006 is 27,201 / 2009 target is 1.5% increase (408 volunteers) / N/A
(measured at end of LAA period) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2009
Increase number of people (aged 16 and over) from 'hard to reach' groups who undertake formal volunteering for at least an average of two hours a week or more over a 12 month period by 3% by 2009. / Baseline in 2006 is 16,430 / 2009 target is 3% increase (increase of 493 volunteers). / N/A as measured by survey at start & end of LAA / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2009
Increase number of people (aged 16 and over) volunteering in sport for at least an average of one hour each week by 1% by 2009 / Baseline in 2006 is 40,243 / 2009 target is 1% increase (increase of 402) / N/A as measured by survey at start & end of LAA / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2009
ACHIEVING ECONOMIC WELLBEING
Outcome / KPI / Baseline / Target 06/07 / Actual 06/07 / Traffic Light / Comments
Improve the opportunities, and quality of, work based learning / Ensure 90% of young people supervised by Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) are involved in education, employment and training / 81.8%
(2004/2005 baseline) / 90% / 75.3% (Oct-Dec 06)
National average is 69.2% / Underperforming, but year end data not yet available
Percentage of children and young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) / 4.40%
(2004/2005 / 4.20%
(Nov 06) / 4.20%
(Nov 06)
5.2% in March 2007 5.5% in March 2006 / On target, although NEET level has increased post-Christmas 2006
Proportion of young people aged 14-19 who participate in work experience opportunities / 12602 students
(2004/05 baseline) / Future targets to be set by Learning and Skills Council / Future targets to be set by Learning and Skills Council (LSC) / N/A / Future targets to be set by Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
Increase the number of vocational qualifications achieved by Young People aged 14-19 on school rolls from 2245 (in 2005) to 9000 by 2009 / 2245
(2005 baseline) / 2005-06 academic year: 2775 / 2005/6
academic year: 5284 / Target exceeded
Increase the number of young people completing/succeeding in training in Construction; Hospitality and Health & Social Care sectors from 4252 to 15057 by 2009 / 4254 (2004/05) / 4380 / N/A
Measured at end of LAA period / No data available until LAA end in 2009
Reduce the variation rates between the proportion of young people resident in Welwyn Hatfield and Stevenage staying on in education or training Post 16 after completion of Year 11 in Hertfordshire schools and the Hertfordshire mean average.
A. The variation for Welwyn Hatfield to be reduced from 2.9% (27) in 2005 to 1.4% (14) in 2009
B. The variation for Stevenage to be reduced from 2.2% (27) in 2005 to 1.1% (12) in 2009 / A - 2.9% (27)
B - 2.2% (27)
(2005 baseline) / A - 2.2%
B - 1.7% / A - 3.6% B - 0.5%
The increase for Welwyn Hatfield occurred despite its rate rising from 89.2% in 2005 to 90.1% in 2006. The wider variation has occurred as the county rate rose from 91.8% to 93.3%. / Stevenage performance has exceeded Year 1 target but Welwyn Hatfield is underperforming
Increase in HE progression rates (including gap year) for 18 and 19 year olds:
A. In Stevenage from 21.9% (255) in 2005 to 25.9% (302) in 2009
B. In Broxbourne from 24.6% (288) in 2005 to 28.6% (335) in 2009. / A – 21.9% (255)
B – 24.6% (213)
(2005 baseline) / A – 23.4%
B – 26.1% / A: 22.1% B: 29% / Broxbourne performance has exceeded Year 1 target but Stevenage is underperforming
Reduce the variation rate between the proportion of young people living in Welwyn Hatfield aged 16-18 (having completed compulsory education) who are not in employment, education or training with the Hertfordshire mean average. The variation to be reduced from 67% (213) at the end of November 2005 to 33% (170) at the end of November 2009. / 67% (213)
(2005 baseline) / 50% / 55% (175)
To increase number of care leavers in education, training or employment by 10% by 2009 (baseline to be established in April 2006) / 56 (from 77) 73% / 2% increase / N/A
(measured at end of LAA Year 2) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
To increase the number of young people in education, training or employment of young people in SP funded accommodation (target to be established in Year 1) / 40% of total no of YP entering service / N/A / N/A
(measured at end of LAA Year 2) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
Increase the number of young adult apprentices/volunteers achieving a vocational/life-skills qualification by 20% by 2009. / To be established by 31 March 2007 / N/A / N/A
(measured at end of LAA period) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
Support children, young people and families who are homeless or under threat of being homeless / To reduce the number of young people aged 16-25 who leave Supporting People (SP) funded accommodation schemes in an unplanned way from 92 (39%) to 62 (26%) by 2009 / 92 (of 293 exits) 39% (04/ 05) / 86 (36%) / 41 unplanned of 129 exits
(31.9%) / Year 1 target exceeded
To reduce the number of young people aged 16-17 who leave SP funded accommodation schemes in an unplanned way (target to be established in Year 1). / 9 of 11 exits 06/07 82% / N/A / N/A
(measured at end of LAA Year 2) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
To increase the number of young people aged 16-25 who sustain their own tenancy for over six months (target to be established in Year 1). / 420 from 576 new tenancies / N/A / N/A
(measured at end of LAA Year 2) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
To increase young people’s levels of satisfaction with their transition into their own tenancy (target to be established in Year 1). / 74 satisfied from 112 move on to permanent tenancies / N/A / N/A
(measured at end of LAA Year 2) / N/A / No data available until LAA end in 2008
Improve provision of information, advice, guidance and careers information / No measures identified for Year 1 of CYPP / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Risk – no measures are currently available to evaluate the effectiveness of Information, Advice and Guidance
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