Managers Forum 10 th November 2010 Welcome

Agenda Announced Inspection of Safeguarding & Children Looked After Services Break (15.00 – 15.20) Early Intervention – development of local service delivery and integrated targeted support teams Children’s Services Transformation – developing Safeguarding & Specialist Services

Announced Inspection of Safeguarding & Children Looked After Services October 2010 Jenny Coles Director of Safeguarding & Specialist Services

Background Announced Safeguarding & CLA inspections by Ofsted are conducted in accordance with the Children Act 2004 Focus on evaluating outcomes for children & young people and impact of services provided by HCC and partners Health services are inspected by the Care Quality Commission inspector who is part of the inspection team Announced safeguarding inspection contributes to the annual assessment of children’s services by Ofsted

The Inspection Inspection team undertook 2 week programme of auditing case files; interviewing a wide variety of staff and focus groups from HCC and partner agencies; visiting projects, schools, hospitals and children’s centres; and meeting children & young people. Inspectors spoke to 507 staff, 64 young people & examined over 300 documents Inspection judgements according to 37 criteria cover overall effectiveness; capacity for improvement; quality of provision; leadership & management-partnership working, equality & diversity, performance management Report published on November 19th

Inspection outcomes Provisional findings confirm self assessment & are adequate overall Significant progress since the JAR in 2007 No area was judged inadequate While there is still more to do, significant improvements have been made & services are much safer Services provide good value for money

Summary of Initial findings: Safeguarding Good leadership and management in safeguarding services – strategic & operational level Children & young people reported they felt safe Targeted Advice Service effective Quality of multi agency early intervention is good – FIP, children’s centres HSCB making rapid progress in leadership inter agency safeguarding Vetting & barring arrangements for staff significantly improved Clear & effective protocols e.g. children missing from care, home & education Schools increasingly effective in managing behaviour

Safeguarding Findings continued Multi agency work through the MARAC for domestic abuse is good Active participation of children & young people is good Promotion of equality & diversity are good Social work academy is outstanding

Inspection Finding: Children Looked After Knowledge of staff and carers good strong commitment to improve Commissioning arrangements for placements show value for money & improved quality Range of services to prevent family breakdown e.g. the ARC, FIP, FGC HARP is proving effective Adoption work is good & creative

Inspection Findings: Children Looked After Impact of enjoy & achieve services is good & virtual school is promoting focus on tracking progress Adequate services to improve economic well being & improvements in EET Some of cases sampled quality of work undertaken was significantly better than recorded care plan Engagement of looked after children are good

Areas for Improvement Quality of Supervision Review capacity of integrated health teams in HCT Improve programme for recording and coordinating safeguarding training in health services Improve quality and consistency of assessments Partnership interrogation of qualitative data to improve planning, resource allocation & performance management Sharing of conference reports with children and parents Coordination of information on the health needs of children in care and consistency of arrangements for assessments

Areas for Improvement Strengthen the organisation of corporate parenting and enhance multi agency partnership Review provision of services for +14 looked after young people Improve access to supported and emergency accommodation for 16+ Looked after children attendance at reviews Consolidation of learning from practice audits

Development of Local Service Delivery Partnership framework and Integrated Targeted Support Teams Social Care Managers Forum David Ring (Head of Early Intervention)

The proposals Development of Local Service Delivery Partnership framework and Integrated Targeted Support Teams The context for change Developing ITS teams - Background Local Services Development Partnerships Integrated Targeted Support Teams

23 Local Service Delivery Partnerships Promote better educational achievement and well being for all children Break down barriers to learning Commission a network of services to provide preventative and targeted support Provide a clear pathway to specialist services Be accountable for relevant outcomes for children and families in their community Strategic development and Implementation Rationalising of existing school based partnerships Development of actual multi-agency teams to deliver targeted support to children and families (ITS teams) Use of LSDP framework as basis for the configuration of the ITS teams Development of a range of governance models for LDSPs Potential for LSDPs to plan, commission and deliver a range of children ’ s and young people services Implementation of new arrangements by Sept 2011 The Proposal

The Context for Change Maintain and improve good performance Address areas of concerns Achieve significant financial reductions Adapt to the changing political environment

Aligned with districts Centred around 23 settlements Based on Children Centre areas Working Through Partnerships

To rationalise and streamline the current school based partnerships To extend significantly the function of current partnerships so as to establish formal arrangements through which to: - deliver services to children, schools and families; and - intervene early through targeted services, teams around the family and the common assessment framework The Key Proposition Working Through Partnerships

East Herts Buntingford Hertford and Ware Bishop Stortford & Sawbridgeworth Each supported by early intervention and targeted services East Herts Working Through Partnerships

Model A Consortium approach Model B Service specification approach Model C More formal business structure - e.g. a Social Enterprise or a Community Interest Company Resources Working Through Partnerships

Model C Model B Model A LSDP Working Through Partnerships

‘ Right Response ’ Briefing sessions (Spring 2010) Moving from ‘ virtual ’ to ‘ actual ’ – building on existing areas of high performance HCTP development group / CSF management group CST Programme – theme 3. Links to themes 1, 7 and 9 Developing ITS teams - Background

What would make the biggest difference?  Greater clarity and mutual understanding of roles and responsibilities  Better information sharing  Clear, concise and consistent use of thresholds  Right level of staff (skills, ability, knowledge and experience)  Improved communication and feedback  Greater CAF leadership and engagement – more agencies as CAF authors and LPs; clarity on services to include in TACs  Simple and straightforward procedures  More workers in schools fully trained in welfare issues  More focus on early years  Improved liaison between TAS and key agencies (between targeted and specialist services) Briefings feedback

Actual multi-agency Integrated Targeted Services Teams Delivered within an LSDP framework Double District / District / LSDPs Focus on intervention Stakeholders consultation – Autumn 2010 Implementation - Sept 2011 Interim arrangements – January 2011 / April 2011 Future arrangements

Under-achievement Behavioural difficulties at home/family/school Special educational needs Difficulties in securing a school place Need for alternative educational provision/support: - behavioural reasons - medical reasons Poor school attendance Reduce risk of becoming NEET Emotional difficulties Experience of bullying or behaviour that may lead to self harm At risk of poor sexual health Substance misuse SEN that limits access to curriculum Young carers Needs to be met by local teams … Integrated Targeted Services Teams

Attendance and Pupil Support Integration teams ESTMA MAPS ESCs SEN District Partnership Services CYPSWs/PSWs PCSOs Health workers Links to Young People Services Elements of Youth Connexions Young People ’ s Substance Misuse Teenage Pregnancy Strategy YOT (preventative) Interim Arrangements April - September Integrated Targeted Services Teams Proposed Resources and Services …

The Proposed Pathways

 Build on success of the interim arrangements and high performing Level 2 services  Provide solutions to current concerns  Deliver financial savings  ‘ Localisation ’ Key Outcomes  Closing the achievement gap  Fewer children & young people out of school  Fewer children & young people received into care/referred to specialist services  Fewer children & young people involved in criminal behaviour The Integrated Targeted Services Teams