Yarra Education Youth Commitment

Community Team Meeting TwoFitzroy High School

Thursday, 22 May 2014

What is Collective Impact

Framework to achieve large scale social

change

Brings together cross sector organisations

Common agenda

Long lasting change

Five Conditions of Collective Success

1. a common agenda

2. shared measurement systems

3. mutually reinforcing activities

4. continuous communication; and

5. a backbone support organisation

Collective Impact vs Collaboration

Collaboration Collective Impact Convene around Work together to

Programs/Initiatives move outcomes

Prove Improve

Addition to What You Do Is What You Do

Advocates for Ideas Advocates for What Works

JEFF EDMONDSON http://www.strivenetwork.org/blog/

Results-Based Accountability (RBA)

• A disciplined way of thinking and taking action that

communities can use to improve results at the

Population level.

• It can also be used to improve the performance of

programs, agencies and service systems.

Developed by Mark Friedman, detailed in his book Trying Hard is Not Good Enough.

DefinitionsPopulation Accountability

OutcomeA condition of well-being for children, adults, families and communities Children born healthy Children succeeding in school Safe communities Clean Environment Prosperous Economy

Indicator A measure that helps quantify the achievement of an outcome Rate of low-birth weight babies Rate of high school graduation Crime rate Air quality index Unemployment rate

DefinitionPerformance Accountability … at the agency level

Performance MeasureA measure of how well a program agency or service system is working

How much did we do? How well did we do it?

# of people served# of activities conducted

Timeliness of activities %Attendance levels %Satisfaction of customers%Cost per unit $Student / teacher ratios

Is anyone better off?

Behaviour change # or %Attitudes shift # or %Circumstance change # or %Knowledge increases # or %Skills Improve # or %

Results-Based Accountability -‘Turning the Curve’

Trend

Projection without action

Goal : Turn the Curve

It takes a variety of strategies to turn the curve – beyond the delivery of services. (low-cost citizen action, media support, public policy, etc.)

Aligning the Inner Northern Youth Commitments

• Tina Parras, Moreland City Council – RBA expert

• Joint Inner Northern Youth Commitment Leadership Group workshops –

Apr / May

• Agreement on common language, outcomes and indicators across the

three youth commitments will enable strategic collaboration and a learning

relationship across the three LGA’s.

Population Accountability Workbook

• Population

Young people in the City of Yarra 10-24 years of age

• Population Outcome

Young people in the City of Yarra are supported to be the best they

can be, are safe, healthy and engaged in learning, employment and

their communities.

Population Accountability Workbook

Common Indicators

Selected to show if we’re making a difference at the population level:

A. % of young people unemployed

B. Destinations of Yr 12 completers/early school leavers

C. Crime rate where young person is the offender

Indicator A

Youth Unemployment by LGA Youth unemployment rates for 15-19 and 20-24 year olds by LGA

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Published by atlas.id, 1996-2011

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All young people are supported to be the best they can be and are safe, healthy and engaged in learning, employment and their communities. Outcome

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Story behind the curve baselines

Partners with a role to play

DRAFT Actions – what it’s going to take to turn the curve?Co-designed work & other actions

Your role – as part of the larger strategy

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15-19 Year Olds20-24 Year OldsYarra Population 15-24 Year Olds VIC15-24 Year Olds YarraPe

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Global Financial Crisis (2009) exacerbated the downturn in the traditional manufacturing industry in Yarra and the resultant change of direction caused a the decline in part time/entry level opportunities for youth

2006 saw the arrival of refugee/migrant young people - cultural issues for young women in particular e.g. education, employment

Cost of tertiary education steadily rising with state government policy resulting in funding changes from 2011

Low number of VCAL opportunities in Yarra with a focus on VCE

Intergenerational unemployment

JSA / DES providers

City of Yarra Economic Development

City of Yarra Youth Services

VECCI

BSL / Centre for Work & Learning

DHS

Jesuit Community College Parents IMVC Industry/Employers

Research labour market information to get a clearer understanding of this data

Work with educators to improve work readiness of students (confidence, emotional self

regulation, employability skills) - RIJI

Support the scalability of low-cost school-industry partnerships that support work

readiness, work experience/placements, career pathways and employability of young

people in Yarra.

Indicator B

I. Destinations of 2012 Year 12 or equivalent completers %

II. Destinations of early school leavers in Darebin, Moreland & Yarra %

Data obtained in OnTrack Surveys are used to publish post Year 12 education, training and employment. Local level information on post school education. NILFET (Not in education, training or employment)

Source: On Track, DEECD. Published yearly. (Latest,

2013)

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Yarra Education Youth Commitment Population Accountability

All young people are supported to be the best they can be and are safe, healthy and engaged in learning, employment and their communities. Outcome

.

Story behind the curve baselines

Partners with a role to play

DRAFT Actions – what it’s going to take to turn the curve?Co-designed work & other actions

Your role – as part of the larger strategy

II.

20082011

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Destination of Early School Leavers in Darebin, More-

land & YarraUniversity TAFE/VETApprentice/ Trainee

Employed

Looking For Work

NILFET

20082011

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University VET Cert IV+VET Entry Level ApprenticeTrainee Employed Full TimeEmployed Part Time

Looking for work

Deferred NILFETPerc

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) High number of referrals reflects the socio economic standing with many students taking a

gap year, travelling, etc. Severe pockets of disadvantage in a largely gentrified LGA Low availability of VCAL combined with VCE focused students and families Very low uptake of SBATs/ Apprenticeships/Traineeships reflects lack of VCAL Lynall Hall reported lower numbers of young people leaving early but those who do

typically fall into three categories1. Mental health/drug & alcohol2. Transient families3. Accessibility and capacity

Primary secondary transition an issue with large numbers going outside of Yarra for secondary education

EAL families do not have a clear understanding of the Australian education system nor of the educational opportunities within Yarra

Schools/educators headspace YSAS

Vic Police

City of Yarra BSL

Centrelink IMVC

370° Trade Unions RTO / GTO DEECD

Continue the work of the YPSSTP – Transition network/Shared Learning Community/Parent and Family Engagement

Early School Leaver transition support Tracking Early School leaver numbers Develop a directory of educators in Yarra which includes information on the Victorian

Education system Build awareness of SBATs/Traineeships and Apprenticeships with educators, students

and families

All young people are supported to be the best they can be and are safe, healthy and engaged in learning, employment and their communities.

Indicator C

Crime where offender was a child or young person (0-17)

Rate per 1000 children or young people aged 0-17

Source: Victoria Police(2012). Published on VCAMS Portal

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Outcome

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Story behind the curve baselines

Partners with a role to play

DRAFT Actions – what it’s going to take to turn the curve?Co-designed work & other actions

Your role – as part of the larger strategy

Youth Resource Officer program implemented in January 2006 with 3 allocated to Yarra

instead of the usual 1

2009/2010 youth crime rate was travelling well and below the Victorian average

Concentrated pockets in areas of disadvantage with 8-25 year olds without consistent

education/trauma/involved in the refugee experience

50:50 male:female offenders

A lack of father figures present in their lives

Generational violent crime

Vic Police Educators Youth workers across the

region Neighbourhood Justice

Centre

Foundation House Cohealth (previously

North Yarra Community Health)

Headspace BSL/EMC

Whole of community

Support the development and implementation of Communities That Care (CTC)

Strengthen YEYC Network to ensure wrap around support for young person

Build awareness of programs such as PATHS and Tuning into Teens

Indicator D

Proportion of adolescents with a high level of emotional wellbeing

The proportion of adolescents enrolled in Years 7,9,11 who had a mean score of 5 or more on the Basic Psychological Needs Scale, which assesses Positive Psychological Development in terms of autonomy, competence and relatedness.

Victorian Adolescent Health & Wellbeing Survey, 2009. Published in Adolescent Community Profile 2010 (Only carried out once, to be repeated 2014/2015)

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Story behind the curve baselines

Partners with a role to play

Actions – what it’s going to take to turn the curve?Co-designed work & other actions

Your role – as part of the larger strategy

All young people are supported to be the best they can be and are safe, healthy and engaged in learning, employment and their communities. Outcome

Draft Strategic Plan 2014 - 2016

How do we work together effectively to make a positive impact on youth outcomes in Yarra?

1. Working together effectively - role of Leadership Group / Backbone Organisation (INLLEN and CoY)

Draft Strategic Plan 2014 - 2016

How do we work together effectively to make a positive impact on youth outcomes in Yarra?

2. Making a Positive Impact on Youth Outcomes – role of Community Team

Inner Northern Youth Employment Taskforce

• Collective action on the issue of Youth Unemployment in the Inner North

• Initiated by the INLLEN

• Taskforce of 20 Partners: including Moreland, Darebin and Yarra Councils,

Secondary Schools and three inner northern youth commitments

• Actions – Year 1

• Data analysis

• Secure funding

• Develop Youth Employment Strategy

• Agreed measures of success

• Implement Strategy

• Evaluation and development Year 2 Actions

Next Steps

1. Align with one of the revised Focus Groups

• Youth Employment

• Engagement in Learning and Transitions

• Safety, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

2. Review the Population Accountability Workbook – the story, partners and

draft actions

3. In your group, unpack draft strategies and brainstorm strategic actions for

2014/2015/2016