What is the Post 14 prospectus?

There is a statutory requirement from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the DfE), for a '14-19 Area Wide Prospectus' to be in place during the Autumn Term 2007.

The DCSF states that the prospectus will:

• "widen choice for young learners by making the local learning market transparent and allowing young people to make informed choices about what is best for them."
• "provide independent, impartial and high quality information on options to young people, their parents and advisers."
• "provide an excellent means of updating, reviewing and progressively enhancing the relevance and effectiveness of the local offer to young people."
• "show how partnerships of schools, colleges and training providers will deliver the new 14-19 entitlement to specialised Diplomas, as described in the Education and Inspection Bill 2006."
• "encourage participation in education post-16."

The Hampshire Area Prospectus website contains:

• course information
• entry criteria
• admissions procedures
• online application form
• advice on course combinations
• progression routes, eg: links between courses and potential careers
• search facilities
• advice on additional costs
• information on funding support