1. Blackburn with Darwen Leaving Care
Linda Clegg, Director of Children’s Services
Alison Hartley, Leaving Care Manager

2. BwD Key Issues 147 Care Leavers (16-25 years)
Budget - £850k (inc £298k staffing related costs)
Team – 1 QSW, 7 P.A’s

3. What makes BwD good? Myerscough College – joint training programme
Our own supported lodgings
BwD Health Passport – Education Passport
Adopted national training programme “Get ready for adult life”
Prominent role at the NCAS Leaving Care Managers Forum
Caseload Protection
Football Team (NW Regional Cup Holders)
Consistency of workers
ENGAGE interface strong

4. What makes BwD good? Team have specialist roles;
- Counsellor – adverse childhood experience
- Asylum Seeker
- Participation
- Supported Lodgings
- Young Parents
- YOT
- AIM assessment

5. Our approach in BwD Signed up to “Leaving Care Charter”
Pathway planning and reviewing “young person centred”
Health Practitioner role for Leaving Care
- Research project (John Murray)
Accommodation – Anchor Avenue strategy
“Staying put” policy signed up to
Young Parents/Social Worker
“VOICE” – Leaving Care
Peer support – independent auditing with neighbouring authority
Multi Agency team

6. Challenges
NEET
Budgets
Benefits/Universal Credit

7. Innovation/Value Added
Leaving Care/Anchor Avenue
Leaving Care ‘Get Ready For Adult Life’
Myerscough Training Programme
Family Days out