The future of Connexions, at least in its present form, may be the subject of intense speculation, but the service appears to be making strong progress towards its goal of reducing the number of young people who are disengaged.
Figures issued recently show the number of young people who are not in work, education or training in England dropped 14 per cent in the two years to November 2004, beating the Government's target to reduce it from nine per cent to 8.1 per cent (YPN, 2-8 February, p2).
Down to business
While the multi-agency nature of Connexions suggests this success is the result of complex relationships between various agencies, the head of Connexions Coventry and Warwickshire says it is actually quite simple.
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