Marketing

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A New Approach to Crime Prevention in
Reading the Blue Sky Partnership and The
Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI) 21st
September 2005
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Blue Sky - What?
Blue Sky is a social enterprise which only
employs ex-offenders
A Proper Job with a Proper Company
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Blue Sky - Why?

• Tackle the Big Issues
• 75 of prisoners have no job to go to on release
• Employment reduces the probability of
  re-offending by 1/3 to 1/2
• Secure accommodation reduces the probability of
  re-offending by between 1/4 to 1/2

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Blue Sky - Who?

• A Partnership of 3 Disciplines
• Offender Management HMPS, Bullingdon, NPSTV
• Ex-Offender Training Groundwork TV, JobCentre
  Plus
• Contract Management CIP
• New Partners Welcome

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Blue Sky - Who?
A Partnership of 3 Disciplines
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Blue Sky Where?
Of the 9 Local Authorities with the highest rates
of crime against the person, 5 are within Blue
Skys charitable area
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Blue Sky - Where?
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Blue Sky Financed How?

• Initial working capital provided by Exodus, Esmee
  Fairbairn Henry Smith

• Ongoing activities financed by commercial
  contract income such as
• External maintenance
• Graffiti Clearance

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Blue Sky - Which Outcomes?

• Employment opportunities - 30 ex-offenders in 2
  years
• 60 into full time employment
• Financial self sustainability

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The Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI)

• Reading Statistics
• 13 of 16-18 year olds are not in Employment
  Education or Training (NEET)
• Reading Ranks 39th in the bottom half of South
  Easts 67 local authorities for the proportion of
  people in employment.

• Reading has a higher proportion of residents in
  low skill occupations (11.4) than Berkshire (9)
  and the South East (10.5)

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The Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI)

• The principal aim of the Motor Initiative is to
• Offer vocational skills and learning
  opportunities to equip young people with the
  skills and aptitude for work.
• Objectives
• Provide a range of programmes to meet the varied
  needs of both young people and industry.
• Acknowledge young peoples achievements through
  accreditation and endorsement outside of the
  national curriculum.
• Create an environment that inspires young people
  to fulfil their potential

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The Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI)

• Target Group
• Young people at risk of exclusion
• 16-18 year olds Not in Education, Employment or
  Training (NEET)
• 14-17 year olds not fully benefiting from formal
  academic education
• Young people aspiring to enter onto a modern
  apprentice scheme

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The Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI)

• ReMEI Operation
• Real garage with real mechanics
• Working in small groups on specific projects -
  problem solving, team working, developing core
  skills
• Predominantly hands on motor projects
  complemented by small classes in theory
• Potential to gain accreditation and
  qualifications if applicable but NOT a
  prerequisite.

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The Reading Motor Education Initiative (ReMEI)

• Outputs and Outcomes
• 150 young people per year benefiting from
  vocational training to prepare them for work
• Reduction in crime and risk of crime
• Meeting local skills shortages and business
  needs.
• Diversion from exclusion and risk of exclusion
• Maximising individual potential and providing
  the route to long-term sustained employment.

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Groundwork Thames Valley

• Established 1987
• Environmental Regeneration inclusion through
  environmental action
• Annual Income - 2.5m approx
• 40 Employees/ 70 Volunteers
• New Deal Training approx. 500 clients since
  1998 75 have criminal records