1. Germaine Vonhof Programme and Communications Support Manager 16 May 2016

2. There are children with needs who aren’t getting any help or support Those who are receiving services are not necessarily getting the right kind of help and support We tend to intervene too late and to be reactive rather than proactive What stops us from getting things right (or at least doing things better)? Why is the Programme being offered? There is a mismatch between children’s need and service provision Working in silos Understanding and analysing our evidence base Constraints by short-term financial planning Learning how to do things differently Implementation of change

3. Programme of work between CPPs, Scottish Government and children and families which aims:  to improve joint strategic planning and commissioning of services  to closely align to the public service reform programme End to end programme supporting all stages of the joint strategic commissioning cycle through:  a commitment to collation and use of data and evidence on children’s needs and experiences  a focus on collaboration, partnership & co-production  a series of development sessions and facilitated workshops What is RCS?

4. RCS Facilitation and Development Programme in the CPP Activities Learning Governance Programme Development Programme Day 1 Development Programme Day 2 Development Programme Day 3 Facilitated Workshop 1 Facilitated Workshop 2 Learning Practice and exchange session 1 Learning Practice and exchange session 2 Learning Practice and exchange session 3 Self- sustaining learning exchange within and across CPPs Task and Finish Group in CPP Realigning Children’s Services Strategic Partnership Group Realigning Children’s Services Programme Board RCS Manager in CPP Surveys Logic Modelling Service Mapping Partnership Engagement Data Linkage

5. The RCS Evidence Programme Service Mapping SurveysData Linkage Commission bespoke surveys -Secondary school -Primary school -Parent (0-8 year olds) All partner services Target age group Investment Outcomes Local Authority administrative data Surveys SHANARRI What will the surveys provide? Whole population data Near census-level coverage Scope for high degree of disaggregation – e.g. by school, age, geography (pupil surveys) Some scope for RCS-wide and national comparisons Parental perspective for early years group What are the benefits of Data Linkage? The Main outputs will be: Initial report and Data visualisation tool Analysis On-going resource Ad hoc support Supporting access and use of the data Important to understand the current landscape Support partners to utilize existing data Development support to understand and gather data

6. The RCS Development and Facilitation Programme Advisors WorkshopsFocus 3 Day structured development programme Facilitated Workshops Learning Exchange Sessions Data and Evidence Implementation Science Strategic Commissioning Effective Systems Change Partnership focussed Interactive and action orientated On-going tailored support and consultancy Critical friend role

7. Where are we now? Tranche 1: South Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Clackmannanshire Tranche 2: North Lanarkshire, Falkirk

8.  ScotCen Social Research  Children in Scotland  Ipsos MORI (SALSUS)  CELCIS  IRISS  SOLACE  eDRIS  National Record Scotland  Improvement Service Who are our other partners?

9. RCS Team & Further Info Isabella de Wit - RCS Programme Manager Isabella.dewit@gov.scot 0131 244 1664 Simon Anderson - RCS Data And Evidence Adviser Elaine Cruickshank – RCS Development Adviser Elaine.cruickshank@gov.scot 0131 244 2269 Germaine Vonhof – Communications and Programme Support Germaine.vonhof@gov.scot 0131 244 4882 Harriet Waugh – Evaluation and Improvement Harriet.Waugh@gov.scot RCS Mailbox - RCS@gov.scotRCS@gov.scot @RCSScotland Web: http://transformingchildrensfutures.scot http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/realigning-childrens-services

10. Questions/Discussion