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APPENDIX 1 LIST OF INTERVIEW TOPICS
This appendix lists the topics covered across the interviews conducted as part of this study, including:
- LA Director of Education
- LA staff with responsibility for overseeing and developing strategies relevant to the "at risk" group
- Provider staff
- Young people (project participants).
LA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Background
- Interviewee name/local authority
- Roles and responsibilities
- Strategic objectives and key priorities with regard to education in the LA
- Extent to which disaffection/ NEET is seen an issue in the LA.
Aims and objectives of the DtS strategy
- Perceived aims of the DtS strategy
- Extent to which DtS strategy reflects local authorities' objectives
- Relevance to other education/training/careers education and guidance initiatives in Scotland.
Focus on NEET - role of DtS
- Development of DtS implementation plan
- Importance of DtS to address issue of NEET in local authority
- Strategies developed as part of DtS aimed at target group
- Other strategies adopted by local authority aimed at target group
- Other agencies involved in providing support to target group
- Responsibility for monitoring issues of disaffection, exclusion and non-participation in local authority.
Impact of DtS
- Perceived impact of DtS on local authorities
- Perceived impact on schools
- Perceived impact on reducing the number of disaffected/disengaged pupils.
LOCAL AUTHORITY STAFF
Background
- Interviewee name/ local authority
- Roles and responsibilities in relation to managing, organising and monitoring activities aimed at young people at risk of becoming NEET
- Extent to which disaffection/ NEET is an issue in the local authority
- Strategies adopted by local authority aimed at target group
- Agencies involved in providing support to target group.
Views on DtS strategy
- Awareness of aims and objectives of DtS strategy
- Extent to which DtS is targeted at "at risk" group
- Importance of DtS to address issue of NEET in local authority
- Impact of DtS on provision of services aimed at "at risk" group
- Examples of innovatory practices initiated as a result of DtS by schools or providers
- Involvement in monitoring and evaluating impact of DtS on "at risk" group.
Lessons learned
- Lessons learnt from coordinating services to young people at risk of becoming NEET
- Good practice recommendations to other authorities in relation to:
- Identifying the target group
- Providing relevant activities
- Monitoring progress
- Achieving successful outcomes
- Sustaining positive outcomes.
PROVIDER STAFF
Background
- Interviewee name and organisation
- Local authority
- Role and responsibilities
- Experience of working with the client group
- Awareness of aims and objective of DtS strategy.
Project details
- Outline of the project including main focus/aim/objectives, delivery model/style, and activities provided
- Characteristics of young people, including needs, age, gender, etc.
- How young people are recruited onto the project.
Joining the project
- Induction procedures and processes
- Assessment of young people's learning, development and support needs
- Extent to which young people are consulted about what they want to do whilst they are on the project.
Views on provision
- Project activities liked most/least
- How young people are made to feel ownership of project/activities
- Responsiveness to young people's views.
Monitoring, evaluation and review
- Approach adopted to monitor young people's participation and progress on the project
- Approach adopted to evaluate progress and outcomes
- Project reviews.
Outcomes
- Expected outcomes
- Main factors which enable successful outcomes to be achieved
- Barriers to achieving successful outcomes.
Links with other organisations
- Extent and use of links with schools, Careers Scotland, Youth Service, Social Services, local authorities, employers
- Other links wanted.
Local authority support
- Views on range and adequacy of support received from local authority in helping to run project
- Further advice and support required.
Challenges and lessons learned
- Main challenges in working with disengaged/disaffected young people
- Main challenges in setting up and running projects aimed at "at risk" group
- Good practice recommendations for other providers with regard to:
- Identifying the target group
- Providing relevant activities
- Monitoring progress
- Achieving successful outcomes
- Sustaining positive outcomes.
YOUNG PEOPLE (PROJECT PARTICIPANTS)
Background
- Name and age of young person:
- Name of provider young person attending
- Local authority area
- Details of activities/learning programme involved in
- Extent to which they were given a choice whether they wanted to participate or not.
Views on activities/learning programme
- Project activities liked most/least
- Suggested improvements.
Impact and future steps
- Impact of participating in activities/learning programme on personal development, own attitudes/behaviour, development of interests/skills, future progression
- Working towards or achievement of any certificates or qualifications
- What would you be doing if you were not coming here?
- Future plans when leaving project/leaving school and extent to which project/activity has impacted on these.
Final questions
- Views on school in general and in comparison with project activities/learning programme
- Would you recommend this activity/learning programme to other young people?
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