Better outcomes for Children
and Young People
A value for money review of Connexions and Education
Social Work, in partnership with Bolton Lads and Girls
Club.
Why, what and how?
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Why them?
Why us?
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Why us?
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Why do it at all? • What will it feel
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managed?
• How will it be
communicated?
• How will we
know its made a
difference?
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Why now?
Why them?
Why us?
Why do it at all?
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Why?
Why now?
•The review will build on the improvements and developments that have already
been achieved.
•Like everyone else, in this economic climate, it is important that we make best
use of our collective resources.
•Current local and national drivers have created the opportunity to fundamentally
review how we create the best outcomes possible for children and young people.
Why?
Why them / us?
•The review is about the best use of our collective resources to deliver better
outcomes for children and young people.
•We realise that there are benefits in sharing information, buildings, and
resources between public and voluntary services.
•Education Social Workers and staff from the Connexions Service have separate
specialist skills, but work with the same children and young people, often in the
same places and with similar objectives.
•The partnership with Bolton Lads & Girls Club through their ‘Pathways to
Success’ project will add both capacity and expertise to this work.
•More partners and services will become involved as we understand who is best
placed to deliver specific support and interventions.
Why?
Why do it at all?
•We want better outcomes for children and young people.
•Young People are telling us that they need better advice and guidance.
(Research Report No DCSF-RR072, DCSF 2009)
•We need to increase capacity (there is always more demand for services).
•We want to enhance the quality of support provided.
•We want staff to be able to spend more time working directly with the young
people that they are supporting.
•If we work together, we can achieve far more with what we have, and reduce
costs
•It makes sense.
What?
• What is it?
• What will it feel
like?
• What will it look
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What?
What is it?
•The review is a structured way of looking at services that support children and
young people through school, training and employment.
•It will look at information around need and demand both now and in the future.
•It will be informed by people who receive services and those who provide
services.
•It will look at current ways of working, resources, issues and identify
opportunities for improvements.
•It is a method with a proven track record......it works.
What?
What will it feel like?
•It’s about doing more of the ‘right’ work and less of the things that get in the way
of delivering first class services....it should feel better.
•You should feel ‘part of it’, and have the opportunity to contribute to the
outcomes; you can be involved through on-line communications, briefings and
tailored workshops.
•People who work on the ‘front-line’ understand the ‘front-line’ issues the best,
and will therefore be central to any service redesign.
•It is envisaged that progress will be quick, good ideas where possible, will be
implemented quickly, more wide-spread improvements will be managed in
stages.
What?
•We don’t know...
What will it look like?
what the end ‘picture’ will look like, that depends on the work of the review.
•We do know...
•that there will be more integration between and within services and partners.
•that there will be better use of shared information to deliver better, safer
services.
•that buildings and locations will be used more effectively; providing services
where they are most needed.
•that through review, challenge and innovation, we can continually improve.
Why, what and how?
• How will it be
managed?
• How will it be
communicated?
• How will we
know its made a
difference?
and
The
How’s
How?
How will it be managed?
•The review is being led by Margaret Asquith, the Director of Children’s Services.
•The Director chairs the Steering Group that meets fortnightly and includes the
Chief Executive of Bolton Lads & Girls Club, Assistant Directors and Senior
Officers within Children’s Services as well as Head Teacher representatives.
•The Steering Group directs the work of the Project Group that meets weekly
and manages the identified work streams.
•Examples of work streams include staff workshops, stake-holder meetings, data
analysis and communications.
How?
How will it be communicated?
•We will be setting up an electronic mechanism to get updates to you and to give
you the opportunity to respond, submit your ideas, ask questions and suggest
innovative approaches to the delivery of services.
•There will be specific workshops for staff and stakeholders as well as
workshops and consultation events.
•We want to ensure that everyone involved is not only kept up to date with
progress of the review, but also has the opportunity to contribute and influence
the development of the process.
•This method of communication is open to all stake-holders, and we welcome
your input.
•Please ‘cut and paste’ the hyperlink on the next page onto your web-site / emails and click to join the dialogue:
Hyperlink
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How?
How will we know its made a difference?
•By looking at the differences between the ‘before’ and after’ picture; i.e.
•Improved outcomes for children and young people.
•Further reduction in the number of children and young people not in education,
employment or training.
•Measurable efficiencies within services, for example; increase in capacity,
reduction in costs.
•And by asking people !
Better outcomes for Children
A value for money review of Connexions and Education Social Work,
in partnership with Bolton Lads and Girls Club.
We look forward to your input and challenge.
link to review