Joint Area Review (JAR) and APA Self-Assessment

1. LINDA UREN & JIM ATKINSON CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S DIRECTORATE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Joint Area Review (JAR) and APA Self-Assessment

2. QUIZ

3. CYPP - CPA - CYPSP - LAA - Children & Young People Plan Comprehensive Performance Assessment Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership Local Area Agreement

4. EYFS - APA - CRB - GSCB - Early Years Foundation Stage Annual Performance Assessment CriminalRecordsBureau Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board

5. Answer: A – 140,000 (138,816: ONS mid year estimates 2005)

6. Answer: B – 85,000 (84,164: January 2007 census, maintained schools)

7. Answer: A – 400 (399 at March 2007)

8. Answer: C – 2000 (2,166 [2.6%]: January 2007 School Census, maintained schools)

9. Answer: B - 200 (210 at 31 March 2007)

10. CYPP Priorities 1. Improve emotional health & well being 2. Enhance Personal Safety 3. Improve co-ordination of services for children and young people with disabilities 4. Improve attainment of the most vulnerable groups 5. Expand and co-ordinate support for young families 6. Reduce levels of offending 7. Improve choices for 14 – 19 year olds

11. JAR is an inspection of services for CYP Whole of CYPSP – not just GCC Judges the outcomes for CYP and extent to which local services work together JAR is an extension of the Annual Performance Assessment (APA) Linked Enhanced Youth Service inspection and Youth Offending Service inspection Integral to CPA inspections of Gloucestershire County Council – on site together in September and October 2007 WHAT IS THE JAR?

12. APA is based on review of CYPP, across all agencies –submitted 14th June Analysis stage, on-site, to look at APA, documentation and case files Two week on-site fieldwork, including interviews with officers, members, CYP and their carers No neighbourhood study – but inspectors “right to roam” THE PROCESS

13. (all JARS) Safeguarding Children Looked After CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD) FOCUS

14. (from 2006 APA) Inter-agency work with Children with Disabilities Children and young people with mental health problems Children and young people misusing substances Young people who offend, particularly first time offenders and those in foster care But these could change… FOCUS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE JAR

15. Safeguarding Children Looked After CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities (LDD) Leadership and Management (with an emphasis on partnership working) Capacity to improve JAR GRADES

16. End July: JAR/CPA set up meeting W/c 10th September: On-site YOS inspection W/c 24th September: On-site analysis stage W/c 15th October for 2 wks On-site Fieldwork TIMELINE

17. Communications/Awareness Raising/Training Support: Jane Lloyd-Davies APA/CYPP/external feedback/linking to CPA: Simon Bilous Logistics & documentation: Carole Pittaway Case tracking: Vicki Hazard WORKSTREAMS

18. Purpose To assess the effectiveness of inter-agency working on achieving better outcomes for children and families with serious and complex needs CASETRACKING

19. Components Case file reading (analysis stage) Questionnaires completed by lead professionals and associated professionals from different agencies Interviewing lead professionals and key staff from other agencies Meet and talk to CYP and their parents/carers CASETRACKING

20. Process Local authority to provide list of 100 cases drawn from Looked After Children, CYP on the Child Protection Register and CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities Will look at involvement from health, VCS and independent sector The lead inspector will pick 10 cases to be tracked CASETRACKING

21. Good outcomes and improving Self aware and not complacent Key messages from self assessment We know where we’re going!

22. APA Self Assessment Be Healthy Strengths • Reduction in waiting times for CAMHS • Reduction in teenage pregnancy rates - Reduction from 41.6 in 1998 to 27.2 in 2005 - Average rate in England in 2005 was 41.1 • Weaknesses • Need to refocus specialist services

23. APA Self Assessment Stay Safe • Strengths • Reduced waiting times for assessment by the CYPwD service • Reduction in the proportion of re-registrations on the Child Protection Register 2006/07 – 15.1%; 2005/06 – 15.5%; 2004/05 – 16.8% Weaknesses • Domestic Abuse – now a priority in the business plan 07/08

24. APA Self Assessment Enjoy and Achieve • Strengths • Attainment of LAC at KS1 to KS3 • Good quality early years provision • Weaknesses • Narrowing the gap for vulnerable children

25. APA Self Assessment Make a Positive Contribution • Strengths • Reductionof first time entrants to Youth Justice system • Reduction in offending of CYP 8-13 through YIST • Weaknesses • Poor, but improving, re-offending rates

26. APA Self Assessment Achieve Economic Wellbeing • Strengths • Numbers of young people in Education, Employment or Training (EET) NEETS - 5.4% at March 2006 reducing to 4.6% at March 2007. • Young people from BME groups, those with LDD – positive comparative data • Weaknesses • Transition plans to focus on improving outcomes for CYPwD age 14+ - need better baseline info

27. APA Self Assessment Service Management • Strengths • Well established CYPSP • Clear performance management arrangements Weaknesses • Not all partners feel involved in CYPSP decision-making

28. What can you do?

29. FURTHER INFORMATION www.ofsted.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/jar Jim Atkinson – 01452 426805 Questions?