CYP Common Induction Programme

1. CYP Common Induction Programme Core Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce (Common Core)

2. Core Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce (Common Core) • The Core Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce (Common Core) sets out the basic skills and knowledge needed by people who work (paid or voluntary) with children, young people and families. • ‘Different people, same skills’ - everyone working with children, young people and families should be able to demonstrate a basic level of competence in the areas of the Common Core. • The Common Core joins up six areas of skills and knowledge and provides a common platform of understanding across the children’s workforce. • It reflects a set of common values for practitioners that promotes equality, respects diversity and challenges stereotypes. • The Common Core also acknowledges the rights of children, young people and the role parents, carers and families play in helping children and young people.

3. What are the 6 elements of the Common Core? Recently refreshed to give more emphasis around awareness of the risks to children and young people from online activities and the importance of online safeguarding. It has also been updated to reflect emerging thinking and practice around the skills and knowledge required to support early intervention and prevention, and to address issues of disability and disadvantage. • Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and families • Child & young person development • Safeguarding & promoting the welfare of the child • Supporting transitions • Multi agency and integrated working • Information sharing

4. What Children & Young people are saying … Supporting transitions “I was moved out of my house because my mum and dad weren’t able to look after me properly. My head teacher knew about it and once a week she asked me to help her tidy some papers and we talked about my new home. She listened to me a lot and told me it was going to be OK and after a while it was.” Ben, 11-years-old Child & Young Person Development “When I was 5-years-old my social worker noticed that I couldn’t say some of my words properly so she got me help from a speech and language therapist. I was unhappy because some of my friends couldn’t understand what I was saying and wouldn’t play with me. Now I’m getting help things are better for me.” Shelly, 10-years-old Effective Communication “My foster carer calls my mum to tell her how I’m getting on. When she talks to me she uses words I can understand. She listens to what I have to say too.” Graham, 12-years-old Safeguarding “One day my sister (she’s only 4-years-old) and I were playing out late on the streets when the street lights had come on. This lady from Neighbourhood Watch saw us and took us back to our house. My mum thanked her.” Bobbie, 8-years-old Information Sharing “My brother started getting into trouble after school. A police officer came to the house and talked to my dad. Then a social worker sat with my dad and my brother and they filled in a Common Assessment Form. The social worker said they would share the information on the form with other professionals and explained how it would help my brother. Now my brother has joined a football club and he is also getting the help he needs.” Josie, 15-years-old Multi-agency working and integrated working “When I was 8-years-old I started going to Team Around the Child meetings with my mum. There were lots of adults there. At first I was shy but now they ask me things and I can say what I would like to happen and they listen to me.” Tilly, 9-years-old

5. What next for the Common Core? • In Bromley we have developed a guidance document ‘Core Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce (Common Core)’which encourages use of the Common Core: • in new job descriptions and person specifications • in the recruitment and selection process • in induction and training programmes • in the performance development framework You will also find the Common Core: • highlighted in individual courses found in local training brochures • embedded in all national qualifications • written into contracts and service level agreements for commissioned services • Click on the link to access this resource http://onebromley/BA/Pub_CandYP/Pub_SPandC/Pages/ChildrenandYoungPeoplePartnershipInduction.aspx

6. Let’s reflect … • What are the 6 elements of Common Core? • Why is the Common Core required? • Can you think of an area of common core skills and knowledge you would like to improve on? Further information and guidance: • www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/common-core • www.bromleypartnerships.org/common core • The Core Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce (Common Core)guidance document can be found on onebromley athttp://onebromley/BA/Pub_CandYP/Pub_SPandC/Pages/ChildrenandYoungPeoplePartnershipInduction.aspx