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Every Child Matters: 2003 - 2010 and beyond…
Peter Lauener Director Supporting Delivery Group 14 June 2007
Sept 03: Every Child Matters promised
Opportunities for all and narrowing the gap Systemic change
• to Build services around the child, young person and family • • Support parents and carers Promote opportunity, prevention and early intervention and to
integrate
• • • Universal and targeted services Services 0-19 Cross government policy for children and young people • • • • • Be Healthy Stay Safe Enjoy and Achieve Make a positive contribution Achieve economic well-being
Where we are now: process & system reform
All areas involving children, young people, parents and families in needs assessment 1,263 children’s centres in place serving a million under 5’s and their families.
Over 4,400 schools are providing extended services. Over 11,500 schools are working with local authorities on extended school provision Additional support is being delivered through multi-agency teams, with integrated working tools and roles 130 areas are using the Common Assessment Framework and 123 LAs using lead professionals – on course for all areas by 2008. Information-sharing is being implemented (ContactPoint) New £115m investment in integrated youth services All areas with a requirement to do so have children and young people’s plans There are 66 Local Area Agreements. LAA are rolling out nationally from 07 Nearly all local authorities have the structures for Directors of Children’s Services and Lead Members All areas have established Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards
2010 whole system; integrated front line delivery by children’s trusts
Remodelling: Cultural Change
Practitioner Behaviour Recognise when a child may require more help Share information about children and young people with other practitioners where appropriate Work effectively with practitioners from different disciplines multi-agency teams e.g. Sure Start Centres and Extended Schools Engage and work with parents and families Practitioner Motivations Growing evidence base of real benefits of integrated working for children and families Service-based performance indicators, targets and processes that are aligned with the ECM objectives Expectations of children, young people and families Practitioner Capacities Understanding, trust and confidence in other services and practitioners Understanding of the CAF process and form; clarity of relationship between CAF and other assessment processes IT support for integrated working (recording, accessing and sharing information)
Training and skills
• How can we improve career pathways, leadership and management?
• How can we ensure that social workers and other social care staff are adequately prepared in their training and really supported in their first year?
• Proposals in
Care Matters
to improve foster carer’s access to training and support
Recruitment and Retention
• Staff vacancies are higher in social care than other sectors and high reliance on agency staff • Social work is now the 10 th most popular course for undergraduates – how can we build on this to make social care more attractive with a positive image? • Lessening burnout: improving induction, supervision and reducing stress especially for newly qualifieds
Developing Leaders and Managers
IQF
Support for senior managers
Leadership programmes Professional Development Framework
IQF
Support for first-line and middle managers
Supervision Standards Championing Children Qualifications Coaching Corporate training Mentoring
Professional and sector development routes Common Core
IQF
Business Case:
data and intelligence requires analysis to inform policy development
Key Deliverables:
analytical output on case studies/data national panel of councils to support action research Programme implementation sub group
Centre for Excellence/National Outcomes Centre Business Case:
a centre to coordinate ‘what works’ to improve outcomes for children and young people
Key Deliverables:
national, regional and local report cards across 5-8 priorities in the first year regional ‘peer’resource to support change and improvement in priority areas evaluation of ‘effective practice’ and knowledge dissemination Programme implementation sub group
IDeA ‘Better Results’ programme Analysis and Research DfES intelligent improvement programme
Accountable to a national stakeholder steering group
Business Case:
sponsor for development of ‘better results’ champions
Key Deliverables:
delivery agent for national and regional improvement development support for local areas through ‘outcomes champions’ network host for regional knowledge exchange and learning collaboratives Programme implementation sub group
Government Office Children and Learner Teams Business Case:
local and regional intelligence release across national (PSA) and local priorities
Key Deliverables:
single council annual stock take analysis of APA briefings analysis of 150 local needs analyses local report card approach to LAA targets and children and young people plans annual learning exchange with regional OFSTED Programme implementation sub group
LGA ‘Narrowing the Gap’ project Business Case:
addresses ‘place’ and local government white paper thinking focuses on ‘narrowing gap’ for vulnerable children and young people
Key Deliverables:
50 local implementation sites over 2 years outcome focussed practice models
Internal business strands External business strands
Making resources work harder
CSR 2007 • Aiming High DfES/HMT Thematic Reviews: prevention/early intervention; disability • Efficiency savings and shared services • Focus on better outcomes from our expenditure for children, young people and learners
Coming Soon…….
• Children in Care White Paper • Children’s Workforce Strategy Refresh (autumn 2007) • Vetting & Barring Scheme (2008) and Cross Government Safeguarding Strategy • Contactpoint goes live (2008)