Transcript Highland Child Protection Services Self Evaluation: Autumn

in Highland
Bill Alexander
Director of Care and Learning
June 2014
• Vision and Plan
• Highland Practice Model
• Integration
• Preventative and Early Years Services
Highland Demographics
• 11,363
0- 4 year olds
• 29,623
5-15 year olds
• 5,479
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16-17 year olds
= 46,465 children &
young people (22.2%pop)
468 looked after children (1%)
• 1,608 school aged children with level 3 or 4 ASN (5%)
• 4,361 children entitled to free school meals (14%)
• 11,954 living in very remote rural areas (24%)
Our vision is that all of
Highland’s children have the
best possible start in life; enjoy
being young; and are supported
to develop as confident, capable
and resilient, to fully maximise
their potential.
We want our children to be safe,
healthy, achieving, nurtured,
active, respected & responsible
and included.
Highland Practice Model
(Getting it right for every child)
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Pathway through services
- clarity about the roles of professionals and agencies
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Common language
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Engage and empower children and families
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Named person and lead professional roles
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Assessment framework, that builds from birth
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Assessment determines plan and service delivery
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Single Child’s Plan
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Fewer meetings, and single Child’s Plan meeting
community
family
child
Level Three
Child’s Plan considered
at Liaison Meeting
Level Two
Level One
Implementation involved
extensive change management
• Implementation Plan
• Transformational change in each agency and
across children’s services
• Support from dedicated team and change management
structures
• Training programmes…. continuing
• Comprehensive and integrated practice guidance
• Some new posts and structures
New Posts
• Integrated Services Officer
- joining universal and targeted services
• Early Years Practitioner
- additional SW support in early years
• Children’s Services Worker
- additional SW support in school years
District Manager
Evaluations
• Self evaluation
• Views of children and parents from Highland Children’s
Forum
• Edinburgh University evaluation
• Child Protection Inspection
• Children’s Services Inspection
• The real experiences of children, parents
and practitioners
Improved Processes
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More systematic information sharing between
agencies
More holistic assessment of children.
Reduced bureaucracy means staff have more time for direct
work with children and families
Faster decision making
Less cumbersome processes for children and families
Families like the single team approach. They say they know
what is intended and when it will happen.
Duplication in paperwork significantly reduced, but reliance
on paper documents will remain time consuming until
electronic information sharing is introduced
Improved outcomes
for a majority of children
• Higher levels of early intervention and support, for more
children
• Examination of Child’s Plans evidenced improved outcomes
for most children
• Lower rates of looked after children
• Lower numbers of children at risk of significant harm, and
fewer being re-registered within one year
• Fewer children smoking, using alcohol and drugs
• Continued low persistent offending rates
Care Inspectorate
Joint Inspection Report (April 2014)
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Services in Highland perform strongly in a number of important areas. This
strong performance is founded upon the strength and clarity of vision for
services for children and young people which is underpinned by a culture of
creativity and innovation.
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Successful implementation of Getting it right for every child in Highland has
resulted in effective and improving early intervention for vulnerable children and
young people. It has also been instrumental in bringing together a highly
committed group of staff, guided by the values and principles of the Highland
practice model.
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The commitment to joint self-evaluation and performance management across
children’s services is making a strong contribution to service improvement and
achieving better outcomes for children. This is reinforced by highly effective
involvement of children and young people in policy and service planning.
Care Inspectorate
Joint Inspection Report (April 2014)
Our vision is that all of
Highland’s children have the
best possible start in life; enjoy
being young; and are supported
to develop as confident, capable
and resilient, to fully maximise
their potential.
We want our children to be safe,
healthy, achieving, nurtured,
active, respected & responsible
and included.