§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the relationship between Positive Activities for Young People and the Schools Behaviour Improvement Programme. [114198]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisBehaviour Improvement Programme schools (BIPs) are key partners in the Positive Activities for Young People programme (PAYP). One of the delivery requirements of PAYP is the full consultation and involvement of schools in Behaviour Improvement Programme areas so that young people at risk of truancy are identified.
It is expected that a significant percentage of the cohort targeted by Lead Delivery Agents will be from Behaviour Improvement Programme schools. It is also envisaged that the relationship between school-based key workers (such as Learning Mentors, Behaviour and 223W Educational Support Teams) and the additional Connexions Personal Adviser Key Workers recruited for PAYP will be crucial in ensuring continuity of support for targeted young people. LEA involvement in the Positive Activities for Young People programme will help determine how schemes fit in with existing activities carried out through BIPs.
It is expected that both programmes (in areas where they co-exist), will form continuous support for vulnerable young people in and out of school.