Joint Area Review Summary Briefing

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Joint Area Review Summary Briefing
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Introduction

• The Joint Area Review (JAR) is part of the new
  inspection framework for Childrens services. The
  JAR will examine how services are contributing to
  the well-being of children and young people.
• Well-being is defined in terms of the five
  outcomes described in Every Child Matters
• Being Healthy
• Staying Safe
• Enjoying and Achieving
• Making a Positive Contribution
• Achieving Economic Well-Being

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The JAR is an integrated inspection of all
services for children and young people in Devon
where they receive public fund or resources
The JAR is happening at the same time as Devon
County Councils Corporate Performance Assessment
(CPA) Inspection
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The JAR will

• look at how well children are achieving the five
  outcomes in Devon
• Particular attention to vulnerable (LAC)
  learning difficulties or disabilities
• ask us how Childrens Services, Health, the Youth
  Offending Team, Police, Voluntary Agencies,
  Connexions and others work together to contribute
  to the five outcomes
• ask us to identify our priorities for children
• see if our policies and plans are really
  implemented
• look at how well we are changing lives of
  children and young people.

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The JAR will judge

• The collective contribution of all services to
  each outcome
• The overall contribution of Devon County Council
  services and separately its education and social
  care services
• The local Health Service contribution
• The collective contribution to service
  management.

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Evidence from

• a self assessment
• the most recent inspection judgements on all
  agencies involved
• the most recent performance information of all
  agencies involved
• a survey of 600 children and young people across
  12 primary and 12 secondary schools via the
  Tellus survey
• a visit from a team of inspectors between 12 June
  and 23 June
• a study of 10 case files
• a study of 2 neighbourhoods
• interviews with children, young people and
  parents
• interviews with front line staff supporting
  children
• interviews with managers of frontline staff
• our strategies, plans and policies.

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Timetable ../
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Outcomes from JAR Set Up Meeting 3rd April 2006

• Lead Inspector Lisa Williams OFSTED Assistant
  Lead Inspector Heather Brown CSCI

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Neighbourhood Studies

• 2 neighbourhoods selected for study
• Exeter, Wonford - The Valley Regeneration
  Scheme
• Bideford Learning Community

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Neighbourhood Studies

• Tour of neighbourhood guided by young people
• Meeting and listening to the views of children
  young people, parents, carers front line staff
• Talking about what life is like
• Visiting a health focussed service, co-located
  services, before after school provision,
  voluntary sector provision
• Meeting local councillors
• Multi Agency involvement

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Fieldwork Focus10 Key Judgements

• Action is taken to promote children young
  peoples mental health
• Health needs of children and young people with
  learning difficulties or disabilities are
  addressed
• The incidence of child abuse and neglect is
  minimised
• Agencies collaborate to safeguard children
  according to government requirements
• Action is taken to ensure that education
  provision 5 16 is of good quality

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Fieldwork Focus10 Key Judgements

• Children young people are enabled and
  encouraged to attend enjoy school to achieve
  highly
• Children and young people who are looked after
  are helped to enjoy achieve
• Children and young people are encouraged to
  participate in decision making in supporting
  the community
• Action is taken to prevent offending and to
  reduce re-offending by children young people
• Action is taken to ensure that 14 -19 education
  and training is planned delivered in a
  co-ordinated way and that education training
  (16 -19) is of good quality

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Self Assessment
We expect that all services for children and
young people in the local area, including the
voluntary and community sector will be fully
involved in producing the self-assessment, both
for the JAR and the APA. The pillar of the
Joint Area Review
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Self Assessment

• Four part self assessment document of 26 pages
• (a) Background
• (b) Context and arrangements for joint
  working
• (c) Analysis, involvement impact
• (d) The management of services, use
• of resources, capacity to improve

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Self Assessment
The focus is to evaluate the impact of actions
taken to improve outcomes and implement
priorities for children young people in Devon

• An analysis of your strengths and areas for
  improvement
• Evidence of impact and improvement, and if not
  what steps are you taking.

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What will the inspectors be looking for?

• Impact on and improvement of outcomes for
  children young people. Is it understood?
• We are needs not service driven
• Effective partnership working and involvement
• Involvement of children young people
• How we are enhancing equality of opportunity and
  proactive approach to diversity
• How we know we are making a difference to
  Children Young Peoples lives

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JAR Website www.devonjar.org.uk Core Team

• Geoff Evans JAR Lead Officer
• Cathy Ellingford Health Childrens Lead
• David Sullivan JAR Analyst Support
• Julie Mitchell JAR Business Manager
• Tim Leishman JAR Analyst Support
• Andy Wood Admin Support
• Email us jar.team_at_devon.gov.uk
• Tel [phone]