1. Transforming Children’s Services 2020
Kim Drake Director Children’s Service

2. CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN SOUTHAMPTON
Resilient
Communities
Excellent
Education
Excellent
Corporate
Parenting
BEST START IN LIFE THROUGH STRONG
PARTNERSHIPS
Strong Early Help
Offer
Protecting
Vulnerable
Locality
Working

3. Transformation – The Imperative
Affordability
£££
Changing face of Council
Opportunity to do differently

4. Context
Improve
Reduce costs
Transform

5. Challenges Challenges Funding Deprivation Change Opportunities
Change
Opportunities
Closer Collaboration
Focus on Priorities
Community Involvement

6. Southampton City Council – Proposed Early Help Structure (April 16)
Jason Murphy Service Manager
West Locality
West Cluster
Children’s Centres
West Families Matter Service
Simon Mckenzie Principal Officer
Central Locality
Central Cluster Children’s Centres
Central Families Matter Service
East Locality
East Cluster Children’s Centres
East Families Matter Service

7. Integrated Approaches to Localities

8. Together
Aim is to implement three new locality areas across the city, supporting an alignment with Better Care, Adult Services, NHS Solent, Primary Care and Midwifery Services. Support an improved Early Help Offer that reflects the contribution all services can and do make already. Develop an expanded Headstart offer (phase 3). Where achievable, integrate services to improve our offer.

9. Early Help
Aim is to implement three new locality teams (West, Central and East) Service will reconnect with Families Matter and open pathways for referrals currently not available to partners eg; Police, Schools, Housing. Work more closely with schools to better support the attainment, aspiration and attendance of young people Support families return to work – with strong links into DWP and City Deal

10. Southampton City Council – Proposed Early Help Structure (April 16)
Jason Murphy Service Manager
West Locality
West Cluster
Children’s Centres
West Families Matter Service
Simon Mckenzie Principal Officer
Central Locality
Central Cluster Children’s Centres
Central Families Matter Service
East Locality
East Cluster Children’s Centres
East Families Matter Service

11. Children’s Centres
Aspiration is to integrate with Health Visiting. 3 new localities rather than four (clusters) Support families with children who are entitled to, to access 2 Year Old Funded Early Education and eventually 3 and 4 year olds. Ensure that families with children aged 0-5, who are open to our teams are registered with their local Children’s Centre

12. School Attendance
Implementing a School Attendance Action Plan with schools Ensure that ‘school attendance matters’ and is at the forefront of all of our practice. Work more closely with schools and education colleagues to develop improved packages of support, that can reduce exclusions and deliver better outcomes for children Again in the context of Locality Working