Update on Childrens Trust Arrangements In Wandsworth

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Update on Childrens Trust Arrangements In
Wandsworth

• PEC Meeting 14th March 2007
• Michael Marks Childrens Trust Development
  Manager

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Context

• Every Child Matters
• Children Act 2004
• - Director of Childrens Services (DCS)
• - Lead Member for Childrens Services
• - Safeguarding Duty
• Key Deadline - 2008

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Moving to a Childrens Trust Arrangement

• Improve outcomes - reduce the achievement gap
• Offer accessible, local services - earlier
  intervention
• Health, LA, private/voluntary providers, Schools,
  Police - engage all the sectors, working with CYP
• Involve CYP and parents/carers more

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National drivers to improve outcomes and close
gaps

• Partnership approach to delivery - Children and
  Young Peoples Strategic Partnership Board)
• Joint planning, prioritising and commissioning
• Locality based, multi agency delivery
• Improve parenting support
• Workforce reform - Childrens Workforce Strategy

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Local drivers to improve outcomes and close gaps

• National pilot - Common Assessment Framework
  (CAF)
• National pilot - Targeted Youth Support Team
• Integrated Childrens centres (ICCs)
• Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
• Joint Area Review (JAR) inspection 15th/ 26th
  October 07

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Role of Health Services

• Initial contact with a family GPs, Health
  Visitors, School Nurses
• Referrals to further support
• Highlight safeguarding concerns
• Work with vulnerable groups
• Locally based community setting
• Key in shaping the Children's Trust Arrangements

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Progress and developments to date (1)

• Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB)
• Wandsworth Children and Young Peoples Strategic
  Partnership Board (WCYPSP) to plan and monitor
  services more effectively
• Children and Young Peoples Plan (CYPP)
• Reorganisation - Childrens Services Dept April
  07 and DCS Paul Robinson

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Progress and developments to date (2)

• 3 localities identified link with PCT clusters
  and extended schools
• BSF - 240K to widen community access and use of
  secondary schools
• In principle agreement to a time limited joint
  commissioning post PCT and LA
• Roll out of CAF and Multi Agency Planning
  meetings (MAPs)
• CYP Participation strategy

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Information

• www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
• www.dfes.gov.uk
• www.wandsworth.gov.uk/changeforchildren
• mmarks_at_wandsworth.gov.uk
• Tel No 020 8871 7279