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TAKING DONCASTER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE FORWARD

TAKING DONCASTER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE FORWARD. Schools, Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Panel Thursday 25th February 2010. INTERVENTION. APA 2008 – ‘Inadequate’ (& CAA 2009) Safeguarding: procedures and practice timeliness of assessments private fostering

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TAKING DONCASTER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE FORWARD

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  1. TAKING DONCASTER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE FORWARD Schools, Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Panel Thursday 25th February 2010

  2. INTERVENTION • APA 2008 – ‘Inadequate’ (& CAA 2009) • Safeguarding: • procedures and practice • timeliness of assessments • private fostering • serious case reviews • Children in Care: • outcomes • fostering • children’s homes; • Education: • attainment – secondary schools/GCSE • post 16 qualifications • absenteeism. • Diagnostic Review - Cambridge Associates

  3. PROGRESS • Improvement Plan and Board • Interim Leadership and Change Teams • Great deal of progress in last six months • Fostering inspection • Children’s Homes inspections • Serious Case Review evaluation • Unannounced Safeguarding Inspection • PIs

  4. OVERVIEW • Overall performance still very poor • Organisation remains weak • Need to: • focus on those things that will build the platform for continuous improvement • accelerate pace of change and improvement • urgently secure change and project management resources

  5. KEY AREAS OF FOCUS • Areas for improvement highlighted in 2008 APA and 2009 CAA • Develop organisation that is fit for purpose • Strategic direction – focus on those things that will make the biggest difference to the quality of children and young people’s lives

  6. APA/CAA ISSUES • Safeguarding • Children in Care • Services and outcomes • Education • Secondary and post 16 attainment • Absenteeism

  7. FIT FOR PURPOSE ORGANISATION • Clarity on responsibilities and accountabilities - Who does what? How do things get done? • Modern, simple, clear, cohesive structure • Clear, well understood, responsive business processes • Capacity and capability • Effective use of resources • Performance – culture and systems

  8. STRATEGIC DIRECTION • What will make the biggest difference to the quality of children and young people’s lives? • Process of engagement with partners and stakeholders – Children’s Trust • Key priorities e.g. education, family life, domestic abuse • Children and Young People’s Plan

  9. STRATEGIC APPROACH • Safeguarding • Getting out of Intervention • Budget and Resources • Organisational Capacity and Capability • Vision and Engagement

  10. PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Project management resources needed for all 5 work programmes • Project resources required urgently • Funded by DCSF

  11. IMPROVEMENT PLAN • A vision for children and young people’s services in Doncaster • Strategies and actions to improve those areas identified in the 2008 APA and the 2009 CAA • A strategy for strengthening organisational capacity, capability and systems

  12. STRUCTURE • Proposed new management structure • Clear rational • organize the Service in a way that best enables us to improve children and young people’s outcomes • simple • integrated and cohesive • Started consultation • Detailed structures to follow

  13. SENIOR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

  14. STRUCTURE - FUNCTIONS

  15. BUDGET • 2010/11 • major investment in safeguarding - need to make reduction in other budget areas to fund this • SCYP Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 28 January 2010 asked for an evaluation - impact assessment being undertaken including feedback from consultation on proposed structures • Plan resources on a more medium to long term basis • directing resources to strategic priorities • value for money

  16. SUMMARY • Progress has been made • However, overall performance is still very poor and organisation weak • We need to: • develop a fit for purpose organization • develop a clear vision and strategic direction based on those actions that will make the biggest difference to the quality of the lives of the children and young people • focus on those things that will build the platform for continuous improvement and not attempt to do all that needs doing at once • accelerate the pace of change and improvement • urgently secure change and project management resources • Strategic approach - 5 main work programmes • Modern, cohesive, simple and clear organizational and management structure • Urgently need to secure substantial change and project management resources, funded by DCSF • Budget - impact assessment; medium term strategy and plan - value for money, direct resources to priorities

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