Every Child Matters Presentation

Beyond taking the Beyond taking the register...register...

Working together for children Working together for children

Making a multi-agency approach Making a multi-agency approach work – and playing our part work – and playing our part

A quick reminderA quick reminder

Stay safeStay safeBe healthyBe healthyEnjoy and achieveEnjoy and achieveMake a positive contributionMake a positive contributionAchieve economic well-beingAchieve economic well-being

What does ECM look like in a good What does ECM look like in a good school?school?

Properly Properly delegated responsibilities for for pastoral care and guidance pastoral care and guidance

An An integrated programme of activities of activities and events fits in with teaching and and events fits in with teaching and learninglearning

Embedded Embedded good habits – monitoring of – monitoring of attendance, behaviour, wellbeingattendance, behaviour, wellbeing

Involvement with wider Involvement with wider community Children are known to staff as Children are known to staff as individualsindividuals

and are listened to (judiciously)and are listened to (judiciously)

In practice......?In practice......?

Phone calls (home) are made by pastoral Phone calls (home) are made by pastoral leaders – not subject or form teachers leaders – not subject or form teachers

Pastoral concerns are shared (carefully) Pastoral concerns are shared (carefully) with all staff according to need with all staff according to need

Lessons are monitored, observed, and Lessons are monitored, observed, and supported to maintain and develop supported to maintain and develop quality quality

Parents and other members of the Parents and other members of the community come into school for positive community come into school for positive reasons reasons

Children know (or are Children know (or are learning)....learning)....

About their own and others’ personal safety About their own and others’ personal safety and how to be streetwiseand how to be streetwise

About issues relating to their health – diet, About issues relating to their health – diet, drugs, habits.....drugs, habits.....

Their potential achievement and how to get Their potential achievement and how to get there - and beyond......there - and beyond......

How to control themselves and relate to How to control themselves and relate to others others

That the world does not owe them a living That the world does not owe them a living and that money doesn’t grow on trees and that money doesn’t grow on trees

Every Child Matters really Every Child Matters really meansmeans

““there are no children there are no children

who who don’tdon’t matter matter””- there is a difference –there is a difference –

““..they didn’t have dyslexia then, you ..they didn’t have dyslexia then, you sat at the back with raffia.....”sat at the back with raffia.....”

In action: In action:

PRO-ACTIVEPRO-ACTIVE(The bits you can plan (The bits you can plan

for)for)

REACTIVEREACTIVE((The urgent, the The urgent, the challenging and challenging and the unexpectedthe unexpected) )

We are not alone.....We are not alone.....

Who are the other agencies out there?Who are the other agencies out there?

TASK: working in pairs or threes, make TASK: working in pairs or threes, make a list of FIVE agencies that you have a list of FIVE agencies that you have seen working in schools or that you seen working in schools or that you think schools might work with.think schools might work with.

Just a few...Just a few... Local Authority officers, advisers and service providers eg. Local Authority officers, advisers and service providers eg.

Extended Schools, NTG, Strategy Managers, SEN, EPSExtended Schools, NTG, Strategy Managers, SEN, EPS Education Welfare OfficersEducation Welfare Officers Social Services (Child Protection/ Looked After Children )Social Services (Child Protection/ Looked After Children ) Social Services (Residential/Respite care, Young Carers)Social Services (Residential/Respite care, Young Carers) Child Protection Teams Child Protection Teams Police Police MAPPAMAPPA Youth Services (Strategic Intervention for targeted pupils)Youth Services (Strategic Intervention for targeted pupils) Courts and criminal justice systemCourts and criminal justice system Youth Offending Teams Youth Offending Teams Careers Services/ConnexionsCareers Services/Connexions Counsellors Counsellors Providers for Young MothersProviders for Young Mothers

And a few more....And a few more.... Health Service providers: SMO, School Nurses, OT, Physio, Health Service providers: SMO, School Nurses, OT, Physio,

Speech and Language Therapists, Consultants, Mental Speech and Language Therapists, Consultants, Mental Health Services, Psychologists, GPsHealth Services, Psychologists, GPs

Legal ServicesLegal Services Data Protection Data Protection Wheelchair services Wheelchair services Providers of specialist equipment (access for disabled Providers of specialist equipment (access for disabled

pupils to school and curriculum)pupils to school and curriculum) Fire and Ambulance Services Fire and Ambulance Services Community/charitable organisations Community/charitable organisations Sure Start Sure Start Township forum/Over 50s groupsTownship forum/Over 50s groups Local CouncillorsLocal Councillors Access services eg disabled access to sportAccess services eg disabled access to sport British Council/Central Bureau British Council/Central Bureau

Know your agencies! Know your agencies!

Who work fast?Who work fast? Which ones work as fast as schools?Which ones work as fast as schools? Who work slowly?Who work slowly? Who don’t appear to work at all?Who don’t appear to work at all? Who are at daggers drawn with each Who are at daggers drawn with each

other?other? Which prefer to act, which to react?Which prefer to act, which to react?

What does a multi-agency What does a multi-agency approach mean?approach mean?

That children have their needs met, That children have their needs met, to enable them to meet the five outcomes, to enable them to meet the five outcomes, by the people most professionally equipped by the people most professionally equipped to help them to do this successfullyto help them to do this successfullyand who have the right skills to support them and who have the right skills to support them and their parents and carers in the right way.and their parents and carers in the right way.

Do the job you’re paid to do! Do the job you’re paid to do!

What should it look like?What should it look like?

Decisions taken at the right levelDecisions taken at the right level Appropriate support builds and Appropriate support builds and

sustains young person’s capacity to sustains young person’s capacity to succeedsucceed

Professionals find ways to work Professionals find ways to work cooperatively and effectively and are cooperatively and effectively and are accountable for the actions taken accountable for the actions taken

No children fall by the wayside........No children fall by the wayside........ There are no gaps in provision.......There are no gaps in provision.......

In practice?In practice?

There are lots of built-in projects There are lots of built-in projects addressing identified areas of need eg. addressing identified areas of need eg. groups, clubs, drop-ins for childrengroups, clubs, drop-ins for children

One professional based in the setting One professional based in the setting of anotherof another

Out-of-school provision for childrenOut-of-school provision for children Panels, groups, projects to support Panels, groups, projects to support

specifically targeted childrenspecifically targeted children

Their effect?Their effect?

Keeping young people off the streetsKeeping young people off the streets Focusing their attention away from Focusing their attention away from

drugs and anti-social behaviourdrugs and anti-social behaviour Acquiring new skills, particularly social Acquiring new skills, particularly social

skills skills Keeping children safe and occupied Keeping children safe and occupied Helping to build communitiesHelping to build communities

Sometimes...Sometimes...

What are the risks? What are the risks?

SEP cultureSEP culture Over-referralOver-referral An over-therapeutic approachAn over-therapeutic approach

- which, if you think about it, is just which, if you think about it, is just what was there before....what was there before....

- and particular situations can arise: and particular situations can arise:

HOW COME KYRA DIED? HOW COME KYRA DIED? And Baby P......And Baby P......

Can all situations be dealt Can all situations be dealt with?with?

You can’t easily addressYou can’t easily address

Determinedly wicked or sick people Determinedly wicked or sick people (eg pimps, paedophiles, psychopaths)(eg pimps, paedophiles, psychopaths)

Inadequate or distracted parents (drug Inadequate or distracted parents (drug users, in abusive relationships, or with users, in abusive relationships, or with an obsession – social, religious) an obsession – social, religious)

Reticence on the part of families to Reticence on the part of families to share troubles and difficulties share troubles and difficulties (bereavement, financial problems, (bereavement, financial problems, mental health issues) mental health issues)

Safeguarding Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a limiting factor – if a Safeguarding is a limiting factor – if a school’s procedures are not right, it school’s procedures are not right, it can go straight into a category on can go straight into a category on inspection. inspection.

Safeguarding training and procedures Safeguarding training and procedures are designed to make it as difficult as are designed to make it as difficult as possible for the determinedly evil to possible for the determinedly evil to get to children. get to children.

Stand back – look carefully! Stand back – look carefully!

The latest report highlights: The latest report highlights:

The effectiveness of The effectiveness of low levellow level, low impact , low impact interventions working on a interventions working on a local issuelocal issue to to address a address a particular needparticular need

The effectiveness of The effectiveness of good relationshipsgood relationships in tackling issues early and with in tackling issues early and with appropriate level interventionsappropriate level interventions

Concern about inconsistent levels of Concern about inconsistent levels of referrals and response across the country.referrals and response across the country.

Continued need for individual focus on Continued need for individual focus on children and holistic responses to children and holistic responses to concerns. concerns.

Will a CAF make a Will a CAF make a difference?difference?

Depends..........?Depends..........?

If we’re being pickyIf we’re being picky Schools: impatient with other agencies, Schools: impatient with other agencies,

good sources of intelligencegood sources of intelligence NHS – outstanding at referring NHS – outstanding at referring Social Services: totally overstretched Social Services: totally overstretched EWO: can be outstanding and move EWO: can be outstanding and move

quickly (if you’ve got one, that is) quickly (if you’ve got one, that is) Police: can be excellent – have statutory Police: can be excellent – have statutory

right of entry to property and are in right of entry to property and are in uniform which makes people take them uniform which makes people take them more seriously.more seriously.

Specialist support (technical) – usually Specialist support (technical) – usually outstanding! outstanding!

The ECM rules for teachersThe ECM rules for teachers

Do your job – know your pupils – know Do your job – know your pupils – know what they are doing and where they are what they are doing and where they are

Never take anything at face value – Never take anything at face value – check check

Listen Listen Do not go looking for trouble, but log Do not go looking for trouble, but log

things and gather intelligence things and gather intelligence Seek advice if you have a concern Seek advice if you have a concern Write it down!!!!! Write it down!!!!!

The real challenge:

PLEASE – do PLEASE – do not be judgemental. be judgemental.

It is very easy to attach quick labels. It is very easy to attach quick labels.

In the In the mad, bad, sadmad, bad, sad choice – choice – sad is the usual one you will meet. is the usual one you will meet.