LEICESTER FEDERATION

Leicester’s Children and Young People’s Plan

Version 1: 25.11.05

2006-2009

Project Management

C&YPP Overview Group (CYPPOG)

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Federation Lead Service Director and policy support

Lead Agency

Top localPriorities

National Aims

Related Plans

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

LCCSCHD HEALTH LCC

E&LL LCC / E&LL Connexions/LSC LCC

LCSB CAMHSLDP Regional Skills

PartnershipPlan 14-19

Primary and Secondary

National Strategy Action Plan

Crime & DisorderDAATYOS

Best Value?Inspections

GershonWorkforce

Strategy

ROLE:Project Management

EditingCross-cutting issues

Contents of the CYPP

• Executive Summary

• Purpose of the CYPP

• Vision

• Priorities

• Leadership Arrangements

• Planned Action to Improve Outcomes

• Improving Services for Children and Young People

• Performance Management

• Resource Deployment

• Appendices (summary of targets; Local Area Agreement; super output areas with highest levels of deprivation; interagency involvement in C&YP plan)

Vision for Leicester’s Children and Young People

• A brighter future for Leicester’s children and young people

• Improved life chances for children and young people• Children and young people supported to achieve their

potential and thus make a positive contribution as effective citizens

• Good outcomes for all (as in the Children’s Act, 2004)– Physically and emotionally healthy– Safeguarded from harm, neglect and abuse– Enabled to enjoy life and achieve their best– Encouraged to make a positive contribution– Supported to achieve economic stability

The Agreed 14 Local Priorities

• Reduce health inequalities• Promote emotional resilience and positive mental health• Reduce Teenage Pregnancy• Safeguard children from abuse, neglect, the impact of

crime, domestic violence, substance misuse and bullying (including LAC and LDD)

• Reduce childhood accidents in and out of the home• Remove barriers to achievement by promoting

attendance, addressing behaviour in school, reducing truancy and exclusion, and addressing the negative impact of turbulence through multi-agency support for schools and colleges

• Ensure more children and young people enjoy learning

The Agreed 14 Local Priorities (cont’d)

• Improve attainment and achievement at Key Stages 2 and 4

• Increase the educational achievement of Looked After Children

• Create clear ways for the voices of children and young people to be acted upon across all provision

• Improve community cohesion (including across generations)

• Prevent and reduce anti-social behaviour, offending, re-offending and racial harassment by children and young people

• Decrease numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), especially those who are socially excluded

• Reduce long term unemployment and numbers of children growing up in workless households

Planned Action to Improve Outcomes

• Being Healthy• Staying Safe• Enjoying and Achieving• Making a Positive Contribution• Achieving Economic well-being• Looked After Children• Children & Young People with Learning

Difficulties / Disabilities• Children & Young People from Black and

Minority Ethnic Groups

Improving Services for Children & Young People

a) Service Integration ‘Key Actions 2006-09’

b) A Local Children & Young People’s Workforce Strategy

c) Ensuring Equalityd) Building Participation – Engagement &

Consultation with Children & Young People, Service users, Stakeholders & the Wider Community.

e) Support for Parents, Carers & Families

Improving outcomes; improving services -the structure of these sections within the plan

• Strategic Analysis

• Priorities for achieving Outcomes

• Targets

• Strategic Actions Planned

• Links to other plans

Critical Dates for Partners• Consultation period 5th December 05 – 30th Jan 06

(6 weeks excluding Christmas and New Year)

• Consultation events – within agencies and interagency e.g. LFCS Service Integration Forum 13th Dec 05; TALK event 28th Jan 06;LCC Scrutiny Committees - Education & Lifelong Learning;Social Care & Health – both January 2006

• Final version available for formal sign off processes within the City Council and within partner organisations

10th February 06

• LFCS Management Board 17th February 2006

• LCC Cabinet – final approval 13th March 06

Leadership Arrangements

Outcomes Drafting Lead Lead Agency Lead OfficersOutcome 1 Deb Watson,Health

Outcome 2 Andrew Bunyan, LCC

Outcome 3 Richard Whitehouse,LCC

Outcome 4 Paul Vaughan, LCC

Outcome 5 Rosemary Beard,Connexions

Di Bentley, LSC

LAC Maggie McGrath, LCC

LDD Chris Bush, LCC

BME C & YP Rabia Raza, LCC

New, collaborative leadership arrangements will be needed for delivery of the plan

The local workforce strategy

• Targets• Integrated workforce plan• Engagement of all partners

• Strategic Action• Establish a workforce strategic group• Complete a children’s workforce development strategy• Develop & deliver multi-agency recruitment, retention &

training plans

Can we all commit to & resource this essential partnership activity?

Performance Management

The plan needs to feature• Explicit links to the strategic plans and

agreed targets of partners • Reference to the performance

management arrangements of partners

Will partners provide specific advice on these areas?

A Joint Commissioning Strategy

The process through which we form and agree a joint commissioning strategy needs consideration and inclusion in the plan

An initial task for the shadow Joint Commissioning Board ?

- draft a process for consideration and agreement by the LFCS management board – 17th February 06