Every Child Matters Integrating Services

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Every Child MattersIntegrating Services
Every Child MattersIntegrating Services

• Sharon McHale

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Content

• reforms to the Public Sector
• the future of Childrens Services
• the Childrens Bill to support services
• Childrens Trusts
• Extended Schools

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Wider Public Sector Reform

• devolve power and responsibility to the front
  line
• Government role as a catalyst and enabler
• fewer Government targets
• greater local freedom and flexibilities
• maximise choice for the public
• extend opportunities to all
• address inequalities and social exclusion
• tackle Child Poverty

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Every Child Matters

• Victoria Climbié inquiry
• best practice in local authorities PCTs
• childrens outcomes
• being healthy
• staying safe
• enjoying and achieving
• making a positive contribution
• economic well being

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Green Paper Next Steps (1)

• every child has the opportunity to fulfil their
  potential
• no child slips through the net
• ensure services intervene earlier before crisis
• shift the balance towards prevention
• improving early years education
• improving the health of children
• raising school standards
• supporting parents at each life stage

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Green Paper Next Steps (2)

• new statutory duties and a Local Safeguarding
  Children Board
• raising the priority of child protection across
  all services
• clear accountability
• local
• national
• integrating inspection of childrens services and
  a lead inspectorate for children

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Green Paper Next Steps (3)

• integrating health, education, social care and
  other partners around the needs of the child
• multi disciplinary teams based in universal
  services
• more trusting relationship between frontline
  professionals
• investment in the workforce
• vibrant voluntary and community sector

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Children Bill

• childrens Commissioner for England
• Local Safeguarding Children Boards
• Director of Childrens Services and Lead Member
  for Childrens Services
• integrated inspection framework
• better sharing of information
• power for agencies to pool budgets
• statutory duty to ensure agencies work together

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Childrens Trusts the Vision

• single entity led by local authority
• clear objectives to fulfil the 5 Green Paper
  outcomes
• single commissioning function with pooled fund
• governance through board
• Director of Childrens Services and Lead Member
  accountable for Childrens Trust
• developing integrated provision

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Childrens Trusts Features

• co-location of staff and multi disciplinary teams
• lead professional
• joint training
• information sharing
• common assessment processes
• range of providers
• bring together funding

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Pathfinder Headlines (1)

• incremental approach
• governance involvement of voluntary sector,
  children and families, CEOs, providers
• innovation - Blackburn
• celebrations
• use of key outcomes to drive development
  Portsmouth, North Lincs
• use of Section 31

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Pathfinder Headlines (2)

• no clear issues for legislation
• activity - West Sussex - joint assessment Cambs
  - bottom up
• the future for Children and Young Peoples
  Strategic Partnerships
• linkages with other policies, especially extended
  schools Hertfordshire
• two tier difficulties

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Co-Location of Services

• change in the way we deliver public services
• community involvement in schools is central
• Schools and other locations become the heart of
  their community
• a different vision
• benefits for pupils, staff and community
• school improvement and enrichment
• core services
• childcare, parenting support, adult family
  learning, health social care, ICT access,
  community use of facilities, study support.

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Extended Schools

• improvements in pupils behaviour, attendance,
  motivation and achievement through
• on-site integrated health and social care
• creation of a learning culture positive adult
  role models
• increased parental involvement
• wider activities helping to re-engage pupils in
  school and learning
• access to on-site services for staff, pupils
  community
• part in neighbourhood renewal
• opportunities for children outside school hours
• closer relationship between school community
  and a community focus

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What are we working towards?better outcomes for
children and families

• efficient use of expertise and resource
• more choice, access, responsive, joined up
  services
• all childrens services are important
• joint work as standard
• lever for innovation
• children living happy and fulfilling lives