Back on Track 2

To improve links and partnership working between Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP), Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Further Education Colleges in order to support young people with a first episode of psychosis to re-engage with, achieve in and progress on from education, training and employment.

By the development of pilot sites across the country. Each pilot site will develop strong partnership approaches, shared ways of working and greater understanding of how to enable young people with psychosis to access and succeed in learning. Outputs will include data evidence of the impact and effectiveness of the project and a downloadable ‘good practice' framework.

This work is primarily to benefit young people with a first episode of psychosis. The project aims to improve the support they get from EIP services and from FE colleges so that they can remain in and fulfil more potential in education.

The work will also benefit staff in EIP services and in FE colleges who will get a better understanding of how to support young people with psychosis.

'We got it going' Back on Track 2: Building collaborative partnerships between Further Education and Early Intervention in Psychosis Services Final Project Report (2010). This is the final report of the Back on Track 2 project. It contains findings and lessons learned from the pilot projects and a copy of the Back on Track How to Guide.
Authors: Clare Worrall and Dr Annie Lau, MD, FRCPsych

The Back on Track How to Guide (2010) is a step-by-step guide to developing and making a success of partnership working for FE providers and young people's mental health services. This How to Guide was written by the creators of the original Back on Track project in Portsmouth, Pam Ringland of Headspace Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and Sue Ward of Highbury College, and edited by Clare Worrall, NIACE Back on Track 2 Lead. The Guide was piloted by the Early Intervention in Psychosis and Further Education Partnerships who were a part of the NIACE /LSC /Inclusion Institute Back on Track 2 Project. The guide is provided as a Word document so that the templates can be copied and pasted for practical use.
Authors: Pam Ringlnad and Sue Ward

Back on Track Year 1 Report - This is the first year report from the pioneering Back on Track project developed in Portsmouth between Headspace Early Intervention Service and Highbury College. It inspired the Back on Track 2 project;
Author: Pam Ringland

Delivering Race Equality Report - A report from a project that took place in London for Delivering Race Equality. It audited Early Intervention caseloads and looked at the education and employment rates of Service Users from Black and Minority Ethnic communities and also looked at the impact of culturally sensitive provision at FE colleges for Service Users from BME communities.
Authors: Dr. Annie Lau, Alison Black & Victoria Sturdy.

Documents
	Back on Track 2: Final Report (2010) - [PDF]
	Back on Track: how to guide - [Word]
	Back on Track Year 1 Report - [PDF]
	Delivering Race Equality Report - [PDF]

The findings and lessons learned from this project will be useful at a strategic and operational level.

At a strategic level the project report includes recommendations for the Young People's learning Agency, The Skills Funding Agency, the NHS and local authorities to develop this model of working further to help improve education and employment outcomes for young people with first episode psychosis and reduce the numbers who do not have a Level 2 or equivalent qualification or who are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET).

At an operational level the project will be useful to managers and practitioners in developing partnership working between further education and mental health services and in supporting young people to achieve their potential in learning and skills.

Catina Barrett
Senior Project Officer: Mental Health
catina.barrett@niace.org.uk
+44 (0)7920 493 620
NIACE
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