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DELIVERING SOCIAL CHANGE. 29 November 2012 Susanna Allen Sean Brolly James McEldowney. Summary. Introductions Delivering Social Change Engagement &Participation UNCRC Play and Lesiure. New Approach? Political 82 Commitments 5 Priorities Focus on Delivery
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DELIVERING SOCIAL CHANGE 29 November 2012 Susanna Allen Sean Brolly James McEldowney
Summary • Introductions • Delivering Social Change • Engagement &Participation • UNCRC • Play and Lesiure
New Approach? • Political • 82 Commitments • 5 Priorities • Focus on Delivery • Economy and wider society
Commitment 34 • Deliver a range of measures to tackle poverty and social exclusion through the Delivering Social Change Framework
What has changed? • Welfare safety net • Changes in absolute poverty • Harder to recognise • Cultural dimension
What is the same? • Major disparities in income • Geographical distribution • Structural inequalities • Multi-generational • Vulnerable people and communities
Our Approach • Strategies (Multiple) • Action Plans (Multiple) • Action commitments (Hundreds) • Bilateral ministerial meetings • Reference groups • Working groups • Champions • Sub-groups • Net Result?
Key Objectives To co-ordinate key actions between Government Departments in order to: (1) Deliver a sustained reduction in poverty and associated issues, across all ages; and (2) Improve children and young people’s health, wellbeing and life opportunities thereby breaking the long-term cycle of multi-generational problems.
Framework Structure Ministerial Sub Committee(s) Programme Board (JMs) Projects / Sub-Programmes Policy (Will Haire) Research Legislation Funds
Addressing the Challenge • All embracing • Early interventions • Accountability • Complement mainstream
Associated Objectives • Early Interventions and early focus – Children Strategy and Child Poverty Strategy • Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People: • Healthy • Enjoying, learning and achieving • Living in safety and with stability • Economic and environmental well-being • Contributing positively to community and society • Living in a society which respects their rights
Signature Programmes • £26m announced on 10 October 2012 1. Literacy and Numeracy 2. Direct Family Support 3. Support for Parents 4. Accelerating Social Enterprise 5. Pathways to Employment for Young People 6. Early Intervention for Vulnerable Children
Signature Programmes • Additional 230Graduate teachers to deliver one to one tuition in primary & post primary schools; • Establishment of 10 Family Support Hubs; • Additional 50 Health Workers for positive parenting programmes; • 10 Social Enterprise Incubation Hubs in local communities across areas of multiple deprivation; • Roll out of NEET Pilot (currently benefits 20 families– extend pilot up to 500); • Additional 20 Nurture Units rolled out across NI
Next Steps • Implement Signature Programmes • Take forward policy in ‘Delivering Social Change’ mode • Childcare Strategy • Social Investment process • Further funding decisions