all for evidence into the particpation of 16-19 year olds in education and training

In addition to its inquiry into services for young people, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry and call for evidence into the participation of 16-19 year olds in education and training

Written submissions are invited, addressing the following points:

• What impact the Education Maintenance Allowance has had on the participation, attendance, achievement and welfare of young people and how effective will be the Discretionary Learner Support Fund in replacing it
• What preparations are necessary, for providers and local authorities, for the gradual raising of the participation age to 18 years and what is their current state of readiness
• What impact raising the participation age will have on areas such as academic achievement, access to vocational education and training, student attendance and behaviour, and alternative provision.

When submitting written evidence, please note that the Education Committee’s remit does not include higher education.

The Committee asks for written submissions in accordance with the guidelines below by noon on Wednesday 2 March.

It would be helpful if you could you do two things.

Firstly, if you are submitting evidence could you copy your submission to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; we want to pick up themes which we will include as part of written evidence fromCHYPS.If, for whatever reason, you aren’t able to make a written submission, please could you let us have a short response (even its only 3 lines) specifically onraising of the participation agewhich we will want to use in the CHYPS submission.

As with thecall for evidence intoservices for young people, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry and, it would be helpful, when you produce your written evidence, to reference CHYPSas the national body representing you as a Local Authority Leader or Commissioner. We want to draw attention to the organisation, and this in turn may secure us the opportunity to appear before the Select Committee.

A copy of the submission should be sent by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and marked “16–19 Participation Inquiry”. The Committee’s strong preference is for submissions in electronic form, although hard copy originals will be accepted.

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