CWDCs Integrated Working Workforce Reform Marcia Daigo Daley Regional Development Manager for London

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CWDCs Integrated Working / Workforce Reform
Marcia Daigo DaleyRegional Development Manager
for LondonChildren, Young People and Families
Workforce Development Council
Creating the Childrens Services Workforce of
the Future
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Remit

• Commissioned by DCSF
• Build on 06/07 Snap Shot Study
• National level local level linked to the 2010
  target for integrated working

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What have we done already?

• Phase 1 September 07 March 08
• Literature Review
• Questionnaire
• 100 11 interviews
• 18 focus groups 6 each with those working in
  the early years, health and education sectors of
  the workforce.
• Analysis of LARA 3 and 4 data sections relating
  to IW

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What are we doing now?

• Phase 2 January 08 August 08
• Design an IW Self Assessment Tool
• 10 people in each of the150 local areas complete
  the tool
• Analyse the results and report back to Ministers
  / Expert Group in July / August.

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Strategic Leads

• Setting strategic context for integrated working
  e.g links to Children and Young Peoples Plan
• 16 Questions
• Guided and open text
• Takes around 25 minutes

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The role of IW/WF reform strategic lead

• This year CWDC is asking local areas to
• Complete the current Integrated Working Self
  Assessment 2008
• Complete the Workforce Reform self assessment
  when available, and prepare an action plan
• Identify appropriate people to attend future
  events/seminars on both integrated working and
  workforce reform
• Take part in any regional structures you identify
  
• (we will be asking you later this afternoon for
  your views on what event/networking support you
  would find useful)
• Invoice us to receive grant payment

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IW Self Assessment Tool

• 2 parts, online
• IW Strategic Lead

• Implementation or Service Mangers, one each from
• Early Years
• Health care
• Education
• Social Care
• Youth Support
• Youth Offending
• Sports
• Leisure
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Third Sector

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Implementation / service managers

• Implementation across a wide number of sectors of
  the workforce, to identify where its going well
  and where its more challenging.
• 5 Sections
• Common Assessment Framework
• Lead Professional
• Information Sharing
• Multi agency working
• Guidance and training.
• 41 questions, mainly guided with some open text.
• Takes around 15 20 minutes

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What will happen with the information gathered?

• Full report to Ministers and Expert Group
• (e caf and Information sharing),and Integrated
  working teams in DCSF
• We will use it to plan for future support.
• Training/ guidance data will be separated out and
  used as first stage in exploring training
  practices and processes.
• Local areas will have a copy
• Work out the average to benchmark

Creating the Childrens Services Workforce of
the Future