1. Joint Area Review (JAR) and APA Self-Assessment LINDA UREN & JIM ATKINSON CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S DIRECTORATE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

2. QUIZ

3. CYPP- CPA- CYPSP- LAA- Children & Young People Plan Comprehensive Performance Assessment Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership Local Area Agreement

4. EYFS- APA- CRB- GSCB- Early Years Foundation Stage Annual Performance Assessment Criminal Records Bureau Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board

5. To the nearest 10,000, how many children and young people (0 – 19 year olds) are there in Gloucestershire A140,000 B170,000 C200,000 Answer: A – 140,000 (138,816: ONS mid year estimates 2005)

6. To the nearest 5,000 how many pupils are there in Gloucestershire Schools? A75,000 B85,000 C95,000 Answer: B – 85,000 (84,164: January 2007 census, maintained schools)

7. Approximately how many Looked After Children is Gloucestershire responsible for? A400 B500 C600 Answer: A – 400 (399 at March 2007)

8. Approximately how many children in Gloucestershire schools have statements of Special Educational Need? A1000 B1500 C2000 Answer: C – 2000 (2,166 [2.6%]: January 2007 School Census, maintained schools)

9. How many children are on the Child Protection Register? A150 B200 C250 Answer: B - 200 (210 at 31 March 2007)

10. CYPP Priorities 1.Improve emotional health & well being 3.Improve co-ordination of services for children and young people with disabilities 2.Enhance Personal Safety 4.Improve attainment of the most vulnerable groups 5.Expand and co-ordinate support for young families 6.Reduce levels of offending 7.Improve choices for 14 – 19 year olds

11. WHAT IS THE JAR?  JAR is an inspection of services for CYP  Whole of CYPSP – not just GCC  Judges the outcomes for CYP and extent to which local services work together  JAR is an extension of the Annual Performance Assessment (APA)  Linked Enhanced Youth Service inspection and Youth Offending Service inspection  Integral to CPA inspections of Gloucestershire County Council – on site together in September and October 2007

12. THE PROCESS  APA is based on review of CYPP, across all agencies –submitted 14 th June  Analysis stage, on-site, to look at APA, documentation and case files  Two week on-site fieldwork, including interviews with officers, members, CYP and their carers  No neighbourhood study – but inspectors “right to roam”

13. FOCUS (all JARS)  Safeguarding  Children Looked After  CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD)

14. FOCUS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE JAR (from 2006 APA)  Inter-agency work with Children with Disabilities  Children and young people with mental health problems  Children and young people misusing substances  Young people who offend, particularly first time offenders and those in foster care  But these could change…

15. JAR GRADES –Safeguarding –Children Looked After –CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities (LDD) –Leadership and Management (with an emphasis on partnership working) –Capacity to improve

16. TIMELINE  End July:JAR/CPA set up meeting  W/c 10 th September:On-site YOS inspection  W/c 24 th September:On-site analysis stage  W/c 15 th October for 2 wks On-site Fieldwork

17. WORKSTREAMS  Communications/Awareness Raising/Training Support:Jane Lloyd-Davies  APA/CYPP/external feedback/linking to CPA:Simon Bilous  Logistics & documentation:Carole Pittaway  Case tracking:Vicki Hazard

18. CASETRACKING Purpose  To assess the effectiveness of inter-agency working on achieving better outcomes for children and families with serious and complex needs

19. CASETRACKING Components  Case file reading (analysis stage)  Questionnaires completed by lead professionals and associated professionals from different agencies  Interviewing lead professionals and key staff from other agencies  Meet and talk to CYP and their parents/carers

20. CASETRACKING Process Local authority to provide list of 100 cases drawn from Looked After Children, CYP on the Child Protection Register and CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities Will look at involvement from health, VCS and independent sector The lead inspector will pick 10 cases to be tracked

21. Key messages from self assessment Good outcomes and improving Self aware and not complacent We know where we’re going!

22. APA Self Assessment Be Healthy Strengths  Reduction in waiting times for CAMHS  Reduction in teenage pregnancy rates - Reduction from 41.6 in 1998 to 27.2 in 2005 - Average rate in England in 2005 was 41.1 Weaknesses  Need to refocus specialist services

23. APA Self Assessment Stay Safe Strengths  Reduced waiting times for assessment by the CYPwD service  Reduction in the proportion of re-registrations on the Child Protection Register 2006/07 – 15.1%; 2005/06 – 15.5%; 2004/05 – 16.8% Weaknesses  Domestic Abuse – now a priority in the business plan 07/08

24. APA Self Assessment Enjoy and Achieve Strengths  Attainment of LAC at KS1 to KS3  Good quality early years provision Weaknesses  Narrowing the gap for vulnerable children

25. Strengths  Reduction of first time entrants to Youth Justice system  Reduction in offending of CYP 8-13 through YIST Weaknesses  Poor, but improving, re-offending rates APA Self Assessment Make a Positive Contribution

26. APA Self Assessment Achieve Economic Wellbeing Strengths  Numbers of young people in Education, Employment or Training (EET) NEETS - 5.4% at March 2006 reducing to 4.6% at March 2007.  Young people from BME groups, those with LDD – positive comparative data Weaknesses  Transition plans to focus on improving outcomes for CYPwD age 14+ - need better baseline info

27. Strengths  Well established CYPSP  Clear performance management arrangements Weaknesses  Not all partners feel involved in CYPSP decision- making APA Self Assessment Service Management

28. What can you do?

29. FURTHER INFORMATION www.ofsted.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/jar Jim Atkinson – 01452 426805 Questions?