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Tackle disengagement from learning.
Current measures of success
Reduce secondary school persistent absence rate.
Reduce the number of 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training.
Reduce the number of first time entrants to the Youth Justice System.
Reduce the rate of permanent exclusions from school.
Key facts
The attendance of all pupils at school has been steadily improving.
The number of pupils excluded from school, for a fixed time or permanently, rose between the 2004/05 – 2006/07 academic years. However the number is now going down.
Somerset County Council ‘looks after’ about 370 children at any one time. 75% of the children are with foster parents, whilst the majority of the remaining children live in one of nine residential units.
In 2008, 15% of the children were in three or more placements in a year. The aim is to reduce these moves as much as possible because of the effect on the child.
What we will do
Support those who have disengaged or who are at risk of disengaging from learning.
Encourage young people to be involved in positive activities.
What will we do first?
We will work to reduce the number of young people who have committed offences.
We will encourage disengaged young people to join entry to employment and apprenticeship schemes.
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