Activity and Learning Agreement Pilots - Programme Theory Evaluation (Working Paper 2)

Signing Up to a Learning Agreement

Johnson C, Page R, Munro M | Working Paper RW029 | Department for Children, Schools and Families | Dec 2007

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The Activity and Learning Agreements Pilots were launched in April 2006 in 12 areas of England. Activity Agreements (AA) are for 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET), who are offered a weekly allowance in return for committing to a plan and completing agreed activities to re-integrate them back in to learning.

Learning Agreements (LA) are for 16-17 year olds in jobs with no accredited training (JWT), to support and encourage them back into learning.

This study investigated the theory that ‘In LA pilot areas where there is no financial incentive, it is the support, advice and guidance provided by the Connexions worker that will be enough to ‘kick-start’ the young person’s interest in learning and induce them to sign up to a learning agreement.’

Publication details

Project Client Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Number of pages ix + 79
ISBN Number 978-1-84775-084-6
Download link http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/8611/1/DCSF-RW0...

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