1. Simon Dear Business Manager Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme Isle of Wight and Hampshire

2. What is the Innovation Fund? Funding from DFE 12 months Hampshire and Isle of Wight = £3.9 million Prevent children coming into care Sustainability

3. Isle of Wight The cost to the individual = ? The cost to the Council = £60,000 pa The cost to the community = £240,000 pa

4. What is planned? Family Intervention Teams Social Worker Personal Assistants Volunteers Workforce Development

5. What’s next? Appoint the FITs Appoint Social Worker PAs Volunteer recruitment Volunteer training Volunteering

6. Questions Welcome

7. Contact Details Simon Dear Business Manager, Children's Social Care Children’s Services Department Children and Families Branch County Hall High Street Newport Isle of Wight PO30 1UD (01983) 821000 Ext 6764 Mobile 07779 999839 simon.dear@iow.gov.uk

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