From September 2015 young people in England will be legally required to remain in education or training until their 18th birthday. While the legislation, brought in by the previous government, has been watered down by the current administration - there are no sanctions on employers who fail to support young employees in accessing training, for example - local authorities still have a duty to promote that participation and identify those who are not participating.
It has been a gradual process, starting with the young people who finished their GCSEs last summer and were, for the first time, required to stay on in education or training for an extra year. A four-phase pilot funded by government, combined with a "local leadership" programme, has helped local authorities put together RPA (raising the participation age) strategies.
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