Charnwood 5-19 Service
Providers Group
March 2012
Welcome!
Agenda
11.30 Welcome
11.40 Help your project to get the most out of Lufbra’s
students
11.55 Positive for Youth? Discuss.
12.10 5-11 year olds, Community Budgets and Troubled
Families…
12.25 Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
12.40 Safeguarding straw poll
12.50 National Citizenship Service
Positive for Youth? Discuss
• Heath, welfare, education, citizenshep, economic
prospects and contribution to society
• "A good checklist but no cheque" BYC
• Outcomes based rather than prescribed outputs
• Young people’s views is a central thread
• Targeting LA funding on those at risk of poor
outcomes
• Retention of LA duty to secure sufficient activities
Positive for Youth? Discuss
• Move towards new delivery partners and
funding
• Social investment and social franchising
• Payments by results
• Youth led inspections and scrutiny groups
• Review in one year to consider progress
Leicestershire Family Poverty Strategy –
Unheard Voices feedback
• YP want opportunities not money or handouts
• YP staying on a school because lack of other options
• Barrier to work for YP is lack of experience – what
can we do about this?
• More affordable housing needed
• More flexibility in workplace needed for working
parents
• Agencies need to be seen as more approachable
Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
Knowledge Hub – will it work for us?
Safeguarding straw poll
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Contacted Children’s Social Care via EDT?
Contacted Children’s Social Care via PH?
Using Multi-Agency Referral Form?
Confident about thresholds and new
structures?
• Receiving feedback?
• Invited to/ attend case conferences etc?
Safeguarding straw poll
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Accessing safeguarding training?
Policy helpful to staff?
Designated Safeguarding Officer/ Senior?
Case recording systems?
Follow up / escalate concerns?
Concerns about staff/ volunteers?
2012 meeting dates
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Tuesday 13th March
Tuesday 22nd May
Tuesday 18th September
Tuesday 20th November
11.30-1.30
9.30-11.30
9.00-11.00
9.30-2.30
Sorrel YCafe
Mountfields
Youth Shelter
Mountfields
Action is the volunteering section of
LSU
• Last year involving 1960 volunteers
One-off projects
• Painting
One-off projects
• Woodland conservation
One-off projects
• Railway restoration
One-off projects
• Gardening
One-off projects
• Kids Days (Art, Sport, Drama, Maths,
Science and History)
Why people volunteer
• Learn new skills
• Gain new experience
• Meet new people – extend your social
network
• Make a difference
Great for CV and Employability!
• 73% of employers would rather employ
someone with volunteering experience.
• 58% of employers value experience gained
from volunteering over experience gained
in paid employment.
How to get involved?
01509 635041
Or [email protected]
Charnwood Families
(Charnwood Exemplar Project)
Background
• National funding, Community Budgets
Programme
• 1 of 4 bids submitted by Leicestershire
• Funding for 3 – with 4th bid merged
– Charnwood Families
– Glen Parva Young Fathers/ Family Mentoring
– Information Sharing (Bradford & Manchester)
Identifying a need
Identified need:
– ‘Spike’ in CAFs at age 5 and at transition to
High School
– Some areas of need producing very low level
of CAFs in contrast to perceived levels of
need
Project Staff
2 x Family Support Coordinators:
– Tammy Parker based at Thurmaston Children’s
Centre covering Syston & Thurmaston schools
– Rabinder Lail based at Cobden Children’s Centre
covering catchment areas for Cobden, Rendell &
Thorpe Acre schools
Additional capacity in CAF Team:
– Helen Coulter CAF Coordinator pre-school and
primary age
Project scope
• Thurmaston and Syston Group of schools
• In Loughborough, Cobden, Rendell, and
Thorpe Acre Schools (or children living in
their catchment going to other schools)
• Family has a 5-11 year old in it
• Family is presenting with or at risk of
developing multiple and/or complex
• Needs are not being met by universal
services
Family Support Coordinators’ role
• Engage with family – initial family visit; assess what level of support
is required – coordination or more intensive support
• Liaise with other services already working with the family
• Identify what is working/what isn’t working/what could be done
differently etc.
• Support and encourage family in undertaking identified actions
• Be a central point of contact for the family and other services
working with the family; be the Lead Professional when appropriate
• Provide direct support to families and/or signpost/refer to other
services
• Commission additional services where these are not already
available and a need has been identified by the family
• Work with the WHOLE FAMILY
Referral Process
CAF coordination continues, may include:
Referral made to
CAF team
Lead Professional
agreed (if required)
and action plan
compiled
Assessed for
Charnwood
Families (CF)
Support*
•Coordination of existing services,
utilising TAF where appropriate
•Signposting/referring to other services
Locality Family Support Coordinator will
contact family and arrange an initial
meeting
Will also contact other professionals
working with the family
There is no “inappropriate” referral. If there is
need identified the CAF team will coordinate
support, even if Charnwood Families is not
involved
* Family must have a child aged 5—11 years who attends
chool/lives in the catchement areas (Cobden, Thorpe Acre &
Rendell, Thurmaston and Syston schools)
Will meet regularly with the family to
support and deliver 1:1 work where
appropriate; work with the family to help
identify their own solutions
Commission additional services where a
need is identified
Key areas for development
• Looking at transitions:
– Starting school
– Transition to high school
– Developing engagement with early years settings
• Looking at how community organisations can be
supported to play a role with families with more complex
needs, i.e. child behaviour management training
• Information sharing
– Appropriate sharing of information as routine
(why wouldn’t we share?)
• Honest approach with families
Summary
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Pilot covering 2 areas – Thurmaston & Syston and
Cobden, Thorpe Acre & Rendell.
Seeking to address service-gap in support for 5 – 11
year olds (and their families)
Targeting families with multiple and/or complex needs
or at risk of such needs
Family must have at least one child aged 5 – 11 years
Referral via CAF or Electronic Service Request
Participation is voluntary, families need to consent
Contact Details
Helen Coulter – CAF Coordinator
[email protected]
0116 305 5609
Based at County Hall
Rabinder Lail – Locality Family Support Coordinator (Cobden, Thorpe Acre &
Rendell)
[email protected]
07725 204 110
Based at Cobden Sure Start Children’s Centre
Tammy Parker – Locality Family Support Coordinator (Syston & Thurmaston)
[email protected]
07985 199 320
Based at Thurmaston Sure Start Children’s Centre