Future Vision for Children s Services Shropshire Safeguarding Children Board/Shropshire Children s Trust Conference 9 October 2012
Future Vision for Children s Services Context Time of uncertainty Great organisational change Revised OFSTED Framework Changing Government Priorities
Future Vision for Children s Services Issues for Shropshire Falling or static numbers of CYP Good outcomes for most children and young people Particular challenges of sparsity Widening achievement gap Defined pockets of deprivation Number of LAC children from other authorities
All children and young people 0 19, approx 68,000 Children with an unhealthy weight, approx 22,000 Children in poverty, approx 9500 Children with a mental health need, approx 6800 Children with SEN, approx 2000 Children looked after by the Council, approx 250
Future Vision for Children s Services Peer review findings Continuing to make progress Need clear overall direction and vision Clearer referral pathways and early support MASH development including Domestic Violence screening Move on with CAMHS commissioning Accountability of all agencies for safeguarding practice
Future Vision for Children s Services Safeguarding Board Focus Missing Children Compromised Parenting Communication
Future Vision for Children s Services Process Reshaping of Safeguarding Board and Children s Trust Emerging role of Health and Well Being Board Refreshment of CYPP Involvement of Children and Young People
All children and young people will be happy, healthy, safe and reach their full potential, supported by their families, friends and the wider community.
Make a positive impact and have their views recognised Partnership and collective capacity Narrowing the achievement gap in education and in work Mental wellbeing by focusing on prevention and early intervention Keeping more children healthy and reducing health inequalities Safe and well looked after in a supportive environment
Ensuring children and young people are safe and well looked after in a supportive environment Whole family approach. Enhanced offer of Early Help including parenting support Supporting Families initiative Working with families with young people on the Edge of Care. Increasing Adoption and Fostering Resources Pooled Budget for specialist resources Increasing focus on permanence
Narrowing the achievement gap in education and in work Protect and maintain current school and post school attainment levels. Review education provision for children with special educational needs. Using the Pupil premium to raise achievement of disadvantaged groups Increase the number of disadvantaged 2 year olds accessing free early education places. Expand the scale of apprenticeship programmes.
Ensuring the mental wellbeing of children and young people by focusing on prevention and early intervention Support for parents and carers. Encouraging more schools to access the TAMHS service Implement the review of the Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Personalised budgets including short breaks for disabled children.
Keeping more children healthy and reducing health inequalities Children s Centres providing preventative support A coordinated obesity strategy Reduce numbers of young people requiring hospital treatment for alcohol abuse Maintain low levels of teenage conceptions Work in partnership through the Health and Wellbeing Board.
Supporting and encouraging children and young people to make a positive impact and have their views recognised Focus youth support activities to the most vulnerable children and communities. Work in partnership with local groups nto deliver positive activities. Involve children, young people and their families systematically in shaping services Work with partners to coordinate engagement with children and young people.
Delivering the strategy Maintain quality of provision within diminished resources Target effort at the most vulnerable and also those at high risk of needing care or protection Move towards more localised services with more being delivered by others Achieve closer working with partners and with neighbouring authorities
Future Vision for Children s Services The Challenge Working together for shared outcomes Accountability for all agencies Managing Budget reductions in a planned way Finding innovative ways to achieve our vision