1. Every child matters ….. more than moving the deckchairs

2. Children’s Trust Arrangements….. Shared vision Integrated governance Integrated Strategy and Joint Commissioning Integrated process Integrated Front-line Services

3. 5Outcomes Economic Wellbeing Enjoy & Achieve Make a Positive Contribution Be Healthy Be Safe

4. So what was it really about?  Quality  Greater focus on outcomes  Prevention & Early Intervention  Inclusion  Personalisation  Voice and Influence  Partnership

5. A different way of thinking….  Holistic  Child and family at centre  “Why wouldn’t we?”  “If we can, we will….”

6. 5 Maxims….  Everyone’s business  Whatever it takes  Connect not refer  Challenge nonsenses  Take care of our selves and each other

7. Different ways of working….  Seamless services  Co-located / multi-disciplinary  Local and accessible  Blurring of professional boundaries  Proactive, creative and flexible  Evidence of impact............................. doing things that really make a difference

8. Challenges….  How far? How fast?  Willingness to power share …. with each other, with children and young people and their families  Professional boundaries / culture clashes  Anxiety…. about integration, about change  Moving out of our comfort zones

9.  New gaps e.g. children -v- adults  Criteria bound service delivery models  Smarter focus on outcomes  Scale of potential change / range of configurations

10. Opportunities….  Fundamental transformation around some stubborn issues  Liberation from some restrictive practices  Economy of scale and extension of skills  Fluidity of professional boundaries  Strategic boldness and founded optimism

11. Improved Outcomes family breakdown youth nuisance bullying in schools educated outcomes for vulnerable children quality of school performance proportion of young people engaging with education and training post 16 teenage pregnancy Levels of youth employment Staff recruitment and retention

13. And so for Victoria…..? Great strengths to build upon Three key strands for future strategy: –Uncompromising on quality –Earlier and better support for vulnerable children –More integrated working Co-designed and delivered through partnership

14. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain