The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), created in June 2007, aims to make this the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. For the first time, children, young people and their families have a voice at the heart of government. The Department’s role can be summed up as leading the whole network of people who work with or for children and young people.

We have worked with DCSF London Challenge where we worked with three London boroughs on their 14 to 19 gateways. We gave advice on how to improve employer engagement, helped with some course design around 14-19 curricular and offered alternative work experience involving small local businesses.