Joint Area Review (JAR) and APA Self-Assessment

LINDA UREN & JIM ATKINSON

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S DIRECTORATEGLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

QUIZ

CYPP -

CPA -

CYPSP -

LAA -

Children & Young People Plan

Comprehensive Performance Assessment

Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership

Local Area Agreement

EYFS -

APA -

CRB -

GSCB -

Early Years Foundation Stage

Annual Performance Assessment

Criminal Records Bureau

Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board

To the nearest 10,000, how many children and young people (0 – 19 year olds) are there in Gloucestershire

A 140,000

B 170,000

C 200,000

Answer: A – 140,000 (138,816: ONS mid year estimates 2005)

To the nearest 5,000 how many pupils are there in Gloucestershire Schools?

A 75,000

B 85,000

C 95,000

Answer: B – 85,000 (84,164: January 2007 census, maintained schools)

Approximately how many Looked After Children is Gloucestershire responsible for?

A 400

B 500

C 600

Answer: A – 400 (399 at March 2007)

Approximately how many children in Gloucestershire schools have statements of Special Educational Need?

A 1000

B 1500

C 2000

Answer: C – 2000

(2,166 [2.6%]: January 2007 School Census, maintained schools)

How many children are on the Child Protection Register?

A 150

B 200

C 250

Answer: B - 200 (210 at 31 March 2007)

CYPP Priorities1. Improve emotional health & well being

3. Improve co-ordination of services for children and young people with disabilities

2. Enhance Personal Safety

4. Improve attainment of the most vulnerable groups

5. Expand and co-ordinate support for young families

6. Reduce levels of offending

7. Improve choices for 14 – 19 year olds

WHAT IS THE JAR?

JAR is an inspection of services for CYP Whole of CYPSP – not just GCC Judges the outcomes for CYP and extent to which local

services work together JAR is an extension of the Annual Performance

Assessment (APA) Linked Enhanced Youth Service inspection and Youth

Offending Service inspection Integral to CPA inspections of Gloucestershire County

Council – on site together in September and October 2007

THE PROCESS

APA is based on review of CYPP, across all agencies –submitted 14th June

Analysis stage, on-site, to look at APA, documentation and case files

Two week on-site fieldwork, including interviews with officers, members, CYP and their carers

No neighbourhood study – but inspectors “right to roam”

FOCUS

(all JARS)

Safeguarding

Children Looked After

CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD)

FOCUS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE JAR

(from 2006 APA)

Inter-agency work with Children with Disabilities Children and young people with mental health

problems Children and young people misusing substances Young people who offend, particularly first time

offenders and those in foster care But these could change…

JAR GRADES

– Safeguarding– Children Looked After– CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or

disabilities (LDD)– Leadership and Management (with an

emphasis on partnership working)– Capacity to improve

TIMELINE

End July: JAR/CPA set up meeting

W/c 10th September: On-site YOS inspection

W/c 24th September: On-site analysis stage

W/c 15th October for 2 wks On-site Fieldwork

WORKSTREAMS

Communications/Awareness Raising/Training Support: Jane Lloyd-Davies

APA/CYPP/external feedback/linking to CPA: Simon Bilous

Logistics & documentation: Carole Pittaway

Case tracking: Vicki Hazard

CASETRACKING

Purpose

To assess the effectiveness of inter-agency working on achieving better outcomes for children and families with serious and complex needs

CASETRACKING

Components

Case file reading (analysis stage) Questionnaires completed by lead professionals and

associated professionals from different agencies Interviewing lead professionals and key staff from

other agencies Meet and talk to CYP and their parents/carers

CASETRACKING

Process

Local authority to provide list of 100 cases drawn from Looked After Children, CYP on the Child Protection Register and CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities

Will look at involvement from health, VCS and independent sector

The lead inspector will pick 10 cases to be tracked

Key messages from self assessment

• Good outcomes and improving• Self aware and not complacent

We know where we’re going!

APA Self AssessmentBe Healthy

Strengths Reduction in waiting times for CAMHS

Reduction in teenage pregnancy rates

- Reduction from 41.6 in 1998 to 27.2 in 2005

- Average rate in England in 2005 was 41.1

Weaknesses Need to refocus specialist services

APA Self Assessment

Stay Safe

Strengths Reduced waiting times for assessment by the CYPwD service

Reduction in the proportion of re-registrations on the Child Protection Register

2006/07 – 15.1%; 2005/06 – 15.5%; 2004/05 – 16.8%

Weaknesses Domestic Abuse – now a priority in the business plan 07/08

APA Self Assessment

Enjoy and Achieve

Strengths Attainment of LAC at KS1 to KS3

Good quality early years provision

Weaknesses Narrowing the gap for vulnerable children

Strengths

Reduction of first time entrants to Youth Justice system

Reduction in offending of CYP 8-13 through YIST

Weaknesses Poor, but improving, re-offending rates

APA Self Assessment

Make a Positive Contribution

APA Self Assessment

Achieve Economic Wellbeing

Strengths Numbers of young people in Education, Employment or Training (EET)

NEETS - 5.4% at March 2006 reducing to 4.6% at March 2007.

Young people from BME groups, those with LDD – positive comparative data

Weaknesses Transition plans to focus on improving outcomes for CYPwD age 14+ - need better baseline info

Strengths Well established CYPSP

Clear performance management arrangements

Weaknesses Not all partners feel involved in CYPSP decision-making

APA Self Assessment

Service Management

What can you do?

FURTHER INFORMATION

www.ofsted.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeoplewww.gloucestershire.gov.uk/jar

Jim Atkinson – 01452 426805

Questions?