Connecting Communities

ServicesAffected

• YouthService• Nurseries• Children’sCentres• Libraries

WhereisAffected?

• Thefollowingslideswillshow:

–MapofProposedFutureProvision– CurrentYouthCentreprovision– CurrentChildrens Centres– Libraries

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NN

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NN FamilyHubandexpandnurseryplaces(PVI delivery)[7] Children’sCentrebecomesNursery (PVI/school)(6)

Mapofproposedfutureprovision

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N

N

N

N

FamilyHub(insufficientspacefornurseryprovision)[1] EndChildren’sCentreGrantAidAgreementwithPVI (3)

N NN

CONFIDENTIALDRAFTFORDISCUSSION

CoventryChildren’sCentres– CurrentProvision

CONFIDENTIALDRAFTFORDISCUSSION

Youth Centres – Current Provision

P1

P1?

P2P2

L

L

L

L

Librarycatchments:shadingrelatedtoWorkingageadultsonoutofworkbenefits(averageof4previousquartersQ022014.Redshadingdenoteshigher%onoutofworkbenefitsandyellowdenoteslower%.

Core CoreLibraries [5]

P2 Partnership– phase2[5]

Key:P1 Partnership– phase1[2] L Localcommunity/closure[5]

CONFIDENTIALDRAFTFORDISCUSSION

P2

P2 P2

L

Core Core Core

Core

Core

CoventryLibraryService:SummaryofnewmodelArenaParkbeingrelocated- optionsbeingconsidered

YouthService

• Cessationofuniversalprovision• Focusedworktobedeliveredfromhubmodel• Withdrawalfrom14locations• DeletionsofSeniorYouthWorkers,YouthWorkers,AssistantYouthWorkers,SSO.

• Retain9youthworkerposts

Nurseryprovision

• Tocloseallcouncilrunnurseryprovision• Tobereplacedwithprivatelyrunprovisioninstead

• UnclearifTUPEwillapply

Children’sCentres

• CeasebeingCentresfor0-5provision• Become“hubs”for0-19• Clearlossofjobsforcouncilstaff• Replacesomeoftheotherwithpartnerorganisations

Libraries• Toretain5“core”libraries• Tostarta“partnership”modelfor7otherlibraries

• Toeithercloseorgetvolunteerstocompletelytakeovertheremaining5

• Lossof30FTEposts(likelytoequatetomanymoreaslibrarystaffareparttime)

UNISON’sView

• Publicservicesshouldberunbythelocalauthority

• Nodiminutionofserviceswhilstexpensiveprojectsarebeingfundedfromreserves

• Concernovertheuseofvolunteerand3rdsectori.e reliabilityorsustainable

• Nodifferentofferfordifferentcommunities• Howarethecommunities“connected”?

WayForward• Linkinwithalllocalcampaigninggroups• Petitions• Letterstocouncillors&LettertoMPs• Responsetoconsultationfromserviceusers– howcanweencouragethis?

• Lookatotherareasandeffectivestrategies

• Mountingapressandsocialmediacampaign

Overtoyou……

• Wehaven’tgotalltheanswersandwewanttobuildabigcampaign.

• Weneedeveryonetostandupfortheirservicesandtocontribute