The inaugural joint president of the Association of Directors of Social Services became director of the newly formed Raising Expectations Action Programme last month. His remit is to help local authorities prepare for the change. The vision is to radically improve the participation and attainment of young people. But the task ahead is vast. Each young person will have personalised learning goals and be able to mix school and college-based learning with practical experience in the workplace. From September 2011, they'll have the right to access 17 diplomas and by 2020 a fifth of young people should be doing apprenticeships.
For this to happen, councils will have to analyse demand and commission the right provision from a plethora of work and learning providers.
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