Measuring PSAs in the South West
PSAs are generally nationally set targets. Often these have no regional
apportionment. However, it is often possible to look at the data for
each target at regional and sub-regional level, and to comment on how
different areas are contributing to the national targets.
A summary of the latest South West monitoring data for the 2004 Spending
Review PSA targets for education and skills is available to download here [.xls
229 KB] (updated 15 August 07).
The PSA targets for all government departments are available here.
Please Note: If an .xls file viewer (such as MS Excel) is not installed, click here to download free viewing software.
Download summary PSA
data on skills [.xls 229 KB]
Download data on Regional
Economic Performance PSA Targets [.asp 17KB].
| Summary: South West Data | Download the full dataset, containing all the figures listed below in a single file [.xls 229KB] |
| Key Stage 2 Results | Download Key Stage 2 Results [.xls 53KB] |
| Key Stage 3 Results | Download Key Stage 3 Results [.xls 24KB] |
| GCSE Results | Download GCSE Results [.xls 30KB] |
| 19 Year Olds at Level 2 | Download data on 19 year olds at Level 2 [.xls 42KB] |
| 19 Year Olds at Level 3 | Download data on 19 year olds at Level 3 [.xls 41KB] |
| NEETS | Download data on NEETS [.xls 22KB] |
| Skills for Life | Download skills for life data [.xls 19KB] |
| Adults without NVQ Level 2 | Download data on adults without NVQ 2 [.xls 64KB] |
| Higher Education | Download Higher Education data [.xls 28KB] |
Public Service Agreements (PSAs) outline the improvements that are expected by government expenditure. The PSAs are agreed every three years between the main government departments and the Treasury as part of the Spending Review process.
Each PSA sets out three things:
The current PSAs relate to the 2004 Spending Review, which sets out spending plans for 2006/07 and 2007/08 as well as the spending plans that were already set for 2005/06 in the 2002 Spending Review.
The next review, the Comprehensive Spending Review, is due in 2007. It will set out spending plans for 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11.
There are a large number of PSA targets held by the Department for Education & Skills (DfES) that are directly related to skills and learning. Of those a number are related to the work of the South West Regional Skills Partnership (SWRSP). Those targets are as follows:
There are two further targets (non-PSA but those set by organisations themselves) that relate to the work of the SWRSP. Those are:
(note: Treasury pages do not provide subregional detail, as in the tables on this page)