Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 2: local area case studies - November 2019

Part of the Fair Start Scotland evaluation series. It presents detailed findings from the first wave of local area case studies in Alloa, Wick and Irvine and includes feedback from FSS service providers, participants, local delivery partners and other local people facing similar barriers to employment.


Footnotes

1 National Records of Scotland, ‘Clackmannanshire Council Area Profile: Mid-2018 Population Estimates’ [Webpage accessed 17/09/19: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/council-area-data-sheets/clackmannanshire-council-profile.html].

2 Scottish Government, ‘Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: Postcode to SIMD Rank’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD ]; Clackmannanshire Council, ‘Population of Settlements’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/populationsettlement/].

3 Clackmannanshire Council, ‘Facts and Figures’ [Webpage accessed: 03/07/19: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/factsandfigures/].

4 Clackmannanshire Council, ‘Health Across Clackmannanshire’ [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/healthstats/].

5 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – Clackmannanshire', op. cit.

6 Ibid.

7 Ibid.

8 Ibid.

9 Ibid.

10 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Forth Valley: RSA 2018’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44998/forth-valley.pdf].

11 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Stirling and Clackmannanshire: RSA 2018’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/45037/stirling-and-clackmannanshire.pdf].

12 Clackmannanshire Local Employability Partnership, ‘Employability in Clackmannanshire: A brief guide to services available (2018)’ [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: http://ctsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Employability-in-Clackmannnnanshire-2018-2.pdf].

13 Ibid.

14 Ibid.

15 Ibid.

16 Ibid.

17 Ibid.

18 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – Clackmannanshire' [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157409/report.aspx].

19 Ibid.

20 Ibid.

21 Ibid.

22 Ibid.

23 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Stirling and Clackmannanshire: RSA 2018’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/45037/stirling-and-clackmannanshire.pdf].

24 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – Clackmannanshire', op. cit.

25 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Stirling and Clackmannanshire: RSA 2018’, op. cit.

26 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Stirling and Clackmannanshire: RSA 2018’, op. cit.

27 Clackmannanshire Local Employability Partnership, ‘Employability in Clackmannanshire: A brief guide to services available (2018)’ [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: http://ctsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Employability-in-Clackmannnnanshire-2018-2.pdf].

28 Clackmannanshire Council, ‘Youth Employability Services’ [Webpage accessed 04/07/19: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/community/youthemployability/].

29 Ibid.

30 Clackmannanshire Local Employability Services, ‘Employability in Clackmannanshire: a quick guide to services available [Webpage accessed 04/07/19: http://ctsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Employability-in-Clackmannnnanshire-2018-2.pdf ].

31 Ibid.

32 Highlands and Islands Enterprise, ‘Caithness and Sutherland Area Profile: May 2014’ [Webpage accessed 17/09/2019: http://www.hie.co.uk/common/handlers/download-document.ashx?id=9e61af71-1b5b-45fc-8e74-074805f77cd7].

33 Office for National Statistics, ‘National Life Tables, UK: 2015-2017’ [Webpage accessed 20/07/2019: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/bulletins/nationallifetablesunitedkingdom/2015to2017]; NHS Highland, ‘NHS Highland Developing Sustainable Health & Social Care Services Caithness’ [Webpage accessed 20/07/2019: https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/News/PublicConsultation/CaithnessRedesign/Documents/2018/Briefing%20Caithness__Options%20Final%20_4%20May%2018.pdf].

34 Ibid.

35 Nomis, ‘Labour Market Profile – Highlands’ [Webpage accessed 10/07/19: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157421/report.aspx?pc=KW1%205EY].

36 Nomis, ‘Labour Market Profile – Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Parliamentary Constituency’ [Webpage accessed 10/07/19: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929380422/report.aspx].

37 Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Unemployment Digest: November 2018 (Inverness, 2018), p. 1.

38 Ibid.

39 Nomis ‘Labour Market Profile – Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Parliamentary Constituency’: these data do not include Universal Credit, which would show a higher proportion of claimants.

40 Nomis ‘Labour Market Profile – Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Parliamentary Constituency’.

41 Ibid.

42 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Regional Skills Assessment: Highlands and Islands Summary Report 2018’ [Webpage accessed 09/07/19: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44972/highlands-islands-summary-report.pdf].

43 Ibid.

44 JTP, ‘Wick’ [Webpage accessed 07/07/19: https://www.jtp.co.uk/projects/wick].

45 The Highland Council, ‘Modified Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan)’ [Webpage accessed 06/07/19: https://highland.objective.co.uk/events/29315/4147179_accessible.pdf, p. 44].

46 SSE, ‘Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd’ [Webpage accessed 08/07/19: https://sse.com/media/442250/November-2016-Engagement-Events-Wick.pdf].

47 Nomis ‘Labour Market Profile – Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Parliamentary Constituency’.

48 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Regional Skills Assessment: Highlands and Islands Summary Report 2018’

49 Ibid.

50 Scottish Government, ‘Initial Destinations of Senior Phase School Leavers: No.2 2018 Edition’ [Webpage accessed 09/07/19: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2018/02/initial-destinations-senior-phase-school-leavers-2-2018-edition/documents/00531988-pdf/00531988-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00531988.pdf].

51 Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Occupational Segregation in Highland: March 2017 (Inverness, 2017: Highlands and Islands Enterprise).

52 Ibid.

53 Ibid.

54 National Records of Scotland, ‘North Ayrshire Council Area Profile: Mid-2018 Population Estimates’ [Webpage accessed 17/09/2019: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/council-area-data-sheets/north-ayrshire-council-profile.html].

55 Ibid.

56 North Ayrshire/Irvine Community Planning Partnership Locality, ‘Key Facts’. [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: http://www.northayrshire.community/your-community/irvine/key-facts/].

57 Education Scotland, ‘Nurture in North Ayrshire’. [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: https://education.gov.scot/improvement/practice-exemplars/nurture-in-north-ayrshire].

58 North Ayrshire/Irvine Community Planning Partnership Locality, ‘Key Facts’, op. cit.

59 BBC, ‘Avoidable Death Rate in Scotland Highest in UK’. [Webpage accessed 19/07/19: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44872590].

60 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – North Ayrshire’ [Webpage accessed: 02/07/19: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157425/report.aspx].

61 Ibid.

62 Ibid.

63 Ibid.

64 Ibid.

65 Ibid.

66 North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership, ‘Locality Profile Irvine’ [Webpage accessed 03/07/19: http://www.northayrshire.community/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2018/02/Locality-Profile_Irvine_Final_Version_Sept2017.pdf].

67 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – North Ayrshire’, op. cit.

68 Ibid.

69 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Ayrshire: RSA 2018’ [Webpage accessed 02/07/19: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44994/ayrshire.pdf].

70 Ibid.

71 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – North Ayrshire’, op. cit.

72 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Ayrshire: RSA 2018’, op. cit.

73 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – North Ayrshire’, op. cit.

74 Ibid.

75 Ibid

76 North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership, ‘Locality Profile: Irvine’ [Webpage accessed 04/07/19: http://www.northayrshire.community/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2018/02/Locality-Profile_Irvine_Final_Version_Sept2017.pdf].

77 Ibid.

78 Ibid.

79 North Ayrshire Council, ‘Growth deal confirmed as Ayrshire celebrates major investment boost’ [Webpage accessed 29/07/19: https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Growth-deal-confirmed-as-Ayrshire-celebrates-major-investment-boost.aspx].

80 Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, ‘Labour Market Profiles – North Ayrshire’, op. cit.

81 Skills Development Scotland, ‘Ayrshire: RSA 2018’, op. cit.

82 Scottish Government, ‘Initial Destinations of Senior Phase School Leavers: 2018 edition’ [Webpage accessed 04/07/19: https://www.gov.scot/publications/initial-destinations-senior-phase-school-leavers-2-2018-edition/pages/5/].

83 North Ayrshire Council, ‘Modern Apprenticeships (MA)’. [Webpage accessed 05/07/19: https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/modern-apprenticeships.aspx].

84 North Ayrshire Council Youth Employment Support, ‘Employability and Tackling Poverty’ [Webpage accessed 05/07/19: http://www.employabilityinscotland.com/media/197226/north_ayrshire_-_youth_employment_support_-_2010.pdf].

85 Working North Ayrshire, ‘North Ayrshire’s Employability Pipeline’. [Webpage accessed 05/07/19: https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/Documents/CorporateServices/ChiefExecutive/EconomicDevelopment/local-employment-activity-plan.pdf].

86 North Ayrshire Council, ‘Employability Hubs’ [Webpage accessed 05/07/19: https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/employability-hubs.aspx].

87 North Ayrshire Council, ‘Help finding work’ [Webpage accessed 05/07/19: https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/help-finding-work.aspx].

88 Salus – Progress to work (North Ayrshire). Available at: http://www.salus.co.uk/return-to-work-services/case-management/Pages/ProgresstoWork(NorthAyrshire).aspx

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