GB-East Sussex: It Takes a Village to Raise a Child (VRAC) April 2020

Working with partners across East Sussex and three European countries, "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child" (VRAC) will provide support to vulnerable young people aged 12 - 18 years and their families in two pilots in East Sussex (Hailsham and Newhaven). VRAC will provide two forms of support: • innovative learning opportunities for young people, co-created with partners in leisure, education and the voluntary sector • fund professional front line support to young people not doing so well at school. The project will help build an integrated response to their needs, including activity outside of schools* Project objectives in East Sussex: • To reduce the number of vulnerable young people, in Hailsham and Newhaven, who leave education early or are excluded from school • To support young people and their families to overcome the barriers they face in remaining in education and reaching their full potential • To support young people at risk of exclusion to improve their well-being and mental health - with the emphasises on early intervention and prevention • To create guidance and policy recommendations to allow policy makers to implement an integrated approach that