Raising of the participation age in the UK: the dichotomy between full participation and institutional accountability. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lambert, Steve; Maylor, Uvanney; Coughlin, Annika
• Is Part Of: International journal of management in education. Volume 9:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 377
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Raising of the Participation Age -- RPA policy -- NEET -- further education -- local authorities -- schools -- UK -- United Kingdom -- full participation -- institutional accountability -- youth unemployment -- young people -- government policy; School management and organization -- Periodicals; Education -- Administration -- Periodicals; 371.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-385X

Abstract

At a time of mass youth unemployment in the UK, the introduction of the Raising of the Participation Age (RPA) policy advocates the benefits of a prolonged period of education for all young people. As part of the policy, accountability was placed on schools for its implementation, with government imposed destination measures being used as an indicator of the policy's success. This paper argues that RPA will have little impact on young people who are Not in Education, Employment and/or Training (NEET) and that the accountability for the policy's implementation is at best problematic and at worse fundamentally flawed.