Young people's experience of education and training

• Hello and welcome – few minutes to get settled
• Put on music and provide drinks / snacks

• All attendees (including facilitators) asked to complete a short personal profile: name, age, where they live, what they do and something interesting about themselves
• Each person asked to introduce themselves to the rest of the group using the personal profile as a prompt

Asked to note:

• 3 x things they are interested in / enjoy
• 3 x things they are good at
• What they would consider to be their best achievement
• What they would like to do in the future

• Video played providing an overview of the aims and objectives of the research, focussing on the opportunity to influence change in the system – starring Insight Panel members and including subtitles
• Opportunity to ask questions
• Asked to give informed consent – including for pictures / videos. Provide plain language statement – emphasise consent.
• Asked to complete E&D forms – explain purpose (to ensure we are including equal representation from all groups of young people in the research) and ensure anonymity.

• Work in pairs to map out individual learner journeys – first stage, drawing out the journey, second stage, using the prompts to discuss influences and positive / negative experiences. (There will be different options available to those with additional support needs / disabilities)
• Explain that, after the break, they will be asked to map this information on to the wall to produce a collective learner journey – confirm consent for this.

• Have supportive / safe space available during break if required

• Post-it notes provided for attendees to note: support accessed and positive / negative experiences / influences on their learner journey (colour coded)
• They will then be asked to post these on the wall, with brackets drawn out for different age ranges between 15-24
• Group discussion around the wall to identify common themes / issues

• Asked to look at the wall and consider what could have been different at each stage to make the journey better – what might need to change
• Add new post-it notes to the collective journey with ideas / recommendations for change

• Asked to collectively agree on the top 3 priorities for change from amongst those that have been – for larger groups, may need to structure this task

• Work in groups of two or three to flesh out in more detail 3 priorities for change

• Summing up – collective agreement on top 3 priorities for change and details of these
• Pictures / quotes for the final report (with consent to use these)
• Ask for verbal feedback on the session
• Next steps – how we will keep in touch and let them know the outcomes of the research – ensure that we have contact details for all attendees (email addresses and / or telephone numbers)