Targets

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.

Downloads (.xls spreadsheets)

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Download summary PSA data on skills [.xls 229 KB]

Download data on Regional Economic Performance PSA Targets [.asp 17KB].

Public Service Agreement Data
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]

What are PSA targets?

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 high level aim of the department
The priority objectives
An outcome-based performance target

What are the current PSA targets?

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.

Skills, learning and PSA targets

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: