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Corporate ParentingBusiness Plan2019/20

Executive Sign-offMerlin JosephCabinet Sign-offCllr A Chadderton

1Corporate Parenting Annual Action Plan

Contents1. Oldham’s Commitment to Corporate Parenting..................................................................................................................................................................4

2. Key Performance Measures.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Priority One - Voice of the Child...................................................................................................................................................................................5

2.2 Priority Two - Health and Well-Being...........................................................................................................................................................................6

2.3 Priority Three - Care Leavers.........................................................................................................................................................................................7

3. Corporate Parenting Business Action Plan...........................................................................................................................................................................8

3.1 FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGIC CORPORATE PARENTING AGENDA......................................................................................................8

3.2 PRIORITY ONE - VOICE OF THE CHILD...........................................................................................................................................................................9

3.3 PRIORITY TWO - HEALTH AND WELL-BEING...............................................................................................................................................................11

3.4 PRIORITY THREE - CARE LEAVERS................................................................................................................................................................................12

APPENDICES................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

APPENDIX 1 – CORPORATE PARENTING PRIORITIES WITH SERVICE BUSINESS PLANS..............................................................................................................14

3.5 To Act in the Best Interests, and Promote the Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being, of those Children and Young People........................14

3.6 To Encourage Those Children and Young People to Express Their Views, Wishes and Feelings and Services Taking Them into Account...............15

3.7 To Help Those Children and Young People Gain Access to, and Make Best Use of Services Provided by the Local Authority and its Partners......16

3.8 To Promote High Aspirations, and to Secure the Best Outcomes, for Those Children and Young People................................................................17

3.9 For Those Children and Young People to be Safe, and for Stability in their Home Lives, Relationships and Education or Work............................18

3.10 To Prepare Those Children and Young People for Adulthood and Independent Living............................................................................................20


Corporate Parenting Business Plan 2019/201.Oldham’s Commitment to Corporate Parenting

Local authorities have a unique responsibility to the children and young people they look after and care leavers. This responsibility is referred to as being a ‘corporate parent’.

This year, we are embarking on an ambitious programme of change which will transform Children’s Services in Oldham and improve outcomes for all children. Children looked after and care leavers are among the most vulnerable children and young people in the Borough. As corporate parents, the Council and partner agencies have a collective responsibility to do everything we can to reduce the impact of the early life experiences of our children in care and care leavers and make a positive difference in their lives. Together, we must work harder to “level the playing field” for our children in care and care leavers so that they have the same opportunities to thrive as other children and young people growing up in Oldham.

In simple terms, we want Oldham to be a place where children and young people:

Are safe and supported Are healthy and happy Have opportunities to learn and achieve their potential Have a voice and feel part of a community Are ready for life and work Feel proud


Inclusive EconomyChildren looked after and care leavers have a fair and real chance to improve their own lives through an inclusive economy.

Thriving CommunitiesChildren looked after and care leavers are healthy, happy and able to make positive choices as well as offering and accessing support when needed within thriving communities.

Co-operative ServicesChildren looked after and care leavers have access to the best public services that work together to improve ways of living through co-operative services.

Corporate Parenting Business Plan 2019/20

2.Key Performance Measures

2.1 Priority One - Voice of the ChildKey Performance Measure End of Year

Target19/20

18/19Performance

1 Increase in Children in Care Council Membership 20 12

2 Number of children looked after attending young voices events 40 28

3 Number of Children looked after and care leavers participating in youth voice activities (including Online care leavers forum)

100 75

4 Number of children and young people trained as young inspectors 6 New target

5 Number of children and young people attending the STARS Awards 135 132

6 Number of elected members attending the RESPECT Training 60 31

7 Number of staff attending RESPECT training 90 54

8 % of staff interviews above grade 10 or above (key Managers) involving children and young people in the recruitment process

95% New Target

9 % of children looked after 16-18 years old chairing their own reviews 60% 13.9%

10 % of children looked after participating in their own reviews 90% 62.8%


11 % of children looked after and care leavers contributing to the annual children looked after survey

CL 40 (23%) Actual figure

Not undertaken last year

CLA 48 (14%) Actual figure

Not undertaken last year

2.2 Priority Two - Health and Well-BeingKey Performance Measure End of Year

Target19/20

18/19Performance

12 % of children looked after and care leavers with an active card 15% New target

13 % of children looked after and care leavers with an Independent Visitor Requested

14 Children looked after placed more than 20 miles outside Oldham in out of borough placements To be confirmed

15 Average number of social workers for a child looked after over the last 12 months 2 2.2

16 % of initial health assessments completed on time 70% 57.1%

17 % of children looked after receiving dental checks in the last 12 months 90% 81.8%

18 Average waiting time for Oldham’s children looked after and care leavers to be seen by CAMHS Inside Borough

6 weeks

Outside Borough

6 weeks

2.3 Priority Three - Care LeaversKey Performance Measure End of Year

Target18/19

Performance


19/20

19 % of eligible care leavers accessing free prescriptions 60% New target

20 Number of care leavers accessing the virtual landlord to support with housing issues New target21 Number of care leavers classed as intentionally homeless 0 122 Number of care leavers presented as homeless or at risk of homelessness 0 3223 Number of care leavers actually homeless 0 2324 % of care leavers in touch with 95% 93%25 % of care leavers accessing the care leavers local offer 200 17426 % of care leavers EET 90% 83.5%27 % of care leavers NEET 2.5% 3.4%28 Number of care leavers at university 25 7


Corporate Parenting Business Plan 2019/203.Corporate Parenting Business Action Plan

Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted Completion Date

3.1 FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGIC CORPORATE PARENTING AGENDA

A0001 Development and sign off the revised corporate parenting strategy Interim Director Oldham Children’s Services - Merlin Joseph

June 2019

A0002 Sign off the corporate parenting annual action plan Interim Director Oldham Children’s Services - Merlin Joseph

June 2019

A0003 Review and refresh of the Corporate Parenting Governance Structure Interim Director Oldham Children’s Services - Merlin Joseph

June 2019

A0004 Delivery of corporate parenting awareness raising campaign across local authority and partner services

Corporate Parenting Lead – Cath Millington

September 2019

A0006 Revision of the elected members guide and induction training around corporate parenting


May 2019

A0007 Inclusion of corporate parenting in the staff induction information and training


April 2019

A0008 Annual Corporate Parenting Conference “Supporting Our Journey to Independence”


June 2019

A0009 Refresh of Oldham’s Pledges to children looked after and care leavers as part of the annual conference


June 2019

A0010 Development of the Corporate Parenting Dashboard Head of Business Intelligence - Dami Awobajo

June 2019

A0011 Development of the Children Looked After Steering Group HOS Looked After Children April 2019


and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

A0012 Ensure relevant learning from serious case reviews relating to children looked after influences the work of the CP steering group

HOS Looked After Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

March 2020

A0013 Annual corporate parenting report to be developed and delivered to full council


September 2019

3.2 PRIORITY ONE - VOICE OF THE CHILD


B0001 Increase children looked after and care leavers membership in the youth voice family

Update of literature. Hosting open events. Contacting all children looked after and care leavers to raise

awareness of the CICC Linking to the care leavers group within social care to provide

synergy Refresh of the website


Jodie BarberService Manager. Youth Service

March 2020

B0002 STARS in Our Eyes Achievement Awards held HOS Looked After Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

Cath MillingtonCorporate Parenting Lead

October 2019

B0003 Young people trained as young inspectors and inspection undertaken

Young Inspectors proposal signed off Training developed

Cath MillingtonCorporate Parenting LeadJodie BarberService manager. Youth Service

March 2020


Young people recruited Training delivered Awareness raising of the programme through social care service

B0004 Elected members and staff attend the RESPECT training delivered by children and young people

Advertising to all Review of the training Young people trained to deliver the programme Elected members attend training

Jodie BarberService manager. Youth Service

March 2020

B0005 Staff interviews which involve children and young people in the recruitment process

Further recruitment and selection training undertaken with you people

Human Resources

Integrated youth services

March 2020

B0006 % of children looked after and care leavers contributing to the annual children looked after survey

Proactive engagement with young people through social workers, IRO’s, foster carers and designated teachers


March 2020

B0007 Young people contributing to and chairing their own reviews

Proactive engagement with young people to enable them to be confident in contributing to and chairing their own reviews

Engagement with CICC and IRO’s to look at best way to support young people

Safeguarding Unit March 2020

3.3 PRIORITY TWO - HEALTH AND WELL-BEING


C0001 Free active card to enable discounted leisure activities are available to children looked after and care leavers

Sarah MaxwellHead of Health and Well-

March 2020


Process to access drawn up Application extended to 25 year olds Inclusion on the local offer Communication with young people toe ensure take up Evaluation of take up of those living within and out of borough

Being OCLL

C0002 % of children looked after with an independent visitor

Monitoring of contract via commissioning meetings Proactive engagement of children and young people through the

service Ongoing evaluation of the impact of the services

Ed Francis – AD Commissioning

March 2020

C0003 Average waiting time for children and young people to be seen by CAMHS

Joanne Needham. Interim Associate Directorate Manager. Healthy Young Minds

6 weeks

C0004 Children looked after placed more than 20 miles outside Oldham in out of borough placements

C0005 % of children looked after who refuse to attend their medical Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

C0006 % of initial health assessments completed on time Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

3.4 PRIORITY THREE - CARE LEAVERS


D0001 Ensure eligible care leavers have access to free prescriptions Funding arrangements agreed Process to access pre-payment cards agreed Communications to health and social care re process

Claire SmithExecutive Nurse

October 2019


Communications to care leavers to enable access to cards Inclusion on care leavers local offer

D0002 Establish a virtual landlord to support care leavers Fiona CarrHousing

March 2020

D0003 % of care leavers with their own tenancy Fiona CarrHousing

March 2020

C0006 % of care leavers classed as homeless or at risk of homelessness Fiona CarrHousing

March 2020

D0004 An appropriate and accessible local offer is in place for care leavers


Andy Rudkin

October 2019

D0005 % of care leavers ETE March 2020

D0006 % of care leavers NEET March 2020

D0007 % of care leavers at university March 2020


APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1 – CORPORATE PARENTING PRIORITIES WITH SERVICE BUSINESS PLANS

3.5 To Act in the Best Interests, and Promote the Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being, of those Children and Young People

“How are you keeping us healthy?”Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted

Completion DateRelevant

Performance Indicators

E0001 Dissemination of the children in care health needs assessment to inform service development and delivery. Feeding into the CP health and wellbeing task and finish group

Lucy Rutter – Public Health

July 2019 N/A

E0002 Further the development of a ‘virtual GP’ for children looked after

Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

October 2019 N/A

E0003 % of health assessments completed on time Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

March 2020 95%

E0004 % of initial health assessments completed on time Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

March 2020 60%

E0005 % of children receiving dental health check in last 12 months

Sharon Martin – Designated Children Looked After Lead Nurse

March 2020 90%

E0006 Average waiting time for children looked after for first appointment with Health Young Minds

Joanne Needham. Interim Associate Director Healthy Young Minds

March 2020

E0007 % of children who have completed a strengths and difficulties questionnaire

Joanne Needham. Interim Associate Director

March 2020 25%


APPENDICES

Healthy Young MindsE0008 % of children looked after who have a score higher that 17

on the strengths and difficulties questionnaireJoanne Needham. Interim Associate Director Healthy Young Minds

March 2020 12%

E0009 Numbers of children looked after and care leavers accessing support through Oasis

March 2020 15

E0010 Scoping of services delivering support around mental health from preventative to crisis intervention for children looked after and care leavers to identify gaps, areas of good practice and areas for development

CP Health and Wellbeing task and finish group

December 2019 N/A

3.6 To Encourage Those Children and Young People to Express Their Views, Wishes and Feelings and Services Taking Them into Account

“How are you listening to us and understanding our stories, feelings and needs?”“What are you doing about the things we well you and how do you let us know?”


Relevant Performance

IndicatorsF0001 Work with the Aftercare Team to develop stronger links

between the CICC and the aftercare groupTeam Manager – After care – Tracey Taylor-WhiteParticipation Officer -Bernadette Deakin

September 2019 N/A

F0002 Children looked after and care leavers involved in the development and delivery of the ‘Getting to Good’ plan

Interim Director of Oldham Children’s Services - Merlin Joseph

July 2019 N/A

F0003 Children looked after (16-18 years) encouraged to chair their own reviews

HOS Looked After Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows HOS Children’s Fieldwork - Saul Ainsworth

March 2020 25% of reviews chaired by young

people

F0004 % of children and young people involved in their CLA reviews

HOS Looked After Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows HOS Children’s Fieldwork

March 2020 75%


- Saul AinsworthF0005 % of children looked after participating in their pathway

plans75%

F0006 Number of looked after children accessing the advocacy service

Assistant Director Safeguarding and Partnerships - Ed Francis

F0007 Young person friendly complaints/compliments protocol developed

Senior Children’s Complaints Officer – Janet FrancisCICC

September 2019 N/A

F0008 Children and young people are engaged in commissioning of services and recruitment of staff

Senior management March 2019 N/A

3.7 To Help Those Children and Young People Gain Access to, and Make Best Use of Services Provided by the Local Authority and its Partners

“How are you making sure we are getting the services we need?”Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted



G0001 Eligible children looked after and care leavers to have an up to date passport


October 2019 40%?

G0002 Children looked after and care leavers are involved in the developments of any new children’s homes in Oldham that are used by Oldham


March 2019 N/A

G0003 Development of revised children looked after commissioning and sufficiency strategy


July 2019 N/A

G0004 % of children looked after placed outside of the borough Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows


3.8 To Promote High Aspirations, and to Secure the Best Outcomes, for Those Children and Young People

“How are you helping us achieve our goals and dreams and reach our potential?”Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted



H0001 Engage children looked after in the National Citizenship Providers

Head of Inclusion and Post 16 - Donna Lewis

December 2019 5 young people

H0002 To commence discussions with further education providers around the national care leavers offer in FE

Head of Inclusion and Post 16 - Donna Lewis

November 2019 N/A

H0003 Reduction in fixed term exclusion rate of children looked after

Virtual School Head – Jennie Davies

March 2020

H0004 No permanent exclusions of children looked after from schools


March 2020 0%

H0005 PEPs completed within timescale Virtual School Head – Jennie Davies

March 2020 80%

H0006 Number of children looked after on part-time timetables Virtual School Head – Jennie Davies

March 2020 15

H0007 Number of children looked after in alternative educational provision


March 2020 0%

H0008 EYFS % achieving a good level of development (GLD) Virtual School Head – Jennie Davies

March 2020 60%

H0009 % of children looked after at key stage 2 achieving expected standards in reading, writing and maths


March 2020 40%

H0010 % of children looked after achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths


March 2020 40%

H0011 Number of care leavers up to 25 years at university March 2020 15H0012 % of care leavers EET 85%H0013 % of care leavers NEET March 2020 2.5%H0014 Number of care leavers in Apprenticeships Head of Inclusion and

Post 16 - Donna Lewis10

H0015 Number of care leavers in employment March 2020 40H0016 Establishment of virtual school governing body Virtual School Head – September 2019 N/A


Jennie Davies

3.9 For Those Children and Young People to be Safe, and for Stability in their Home Lives, Relationships and Education or Work

“How are you supporting me to be safe, enjoy where I live and to have security in my life?”Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted



H0001 Average number of placements for a looked after Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

March 2020 2.5

H0002 Average number of social workers for each child over the past 12 months

Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

2

H0003 Number of children looked after placed out of borough Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

220

H0004 Number in prison / secure accommodation 0

H0005 % of care leavers accessing Youth Offending Services Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

3%

Number of foster carers recruited Children and Care Leavers - Patsy Burrows

20

F0001 To provide training to those champions newly recruited Youth Worker - Dayna Brannick

September 2019 20 new champions

trainedF0002 To match children looked after and care leavers with

appropriate championsYouth Worker - Dayna Brannick

March 2019 10 young people with new

championsF0003 To embed the GM council tax exemption for care leavers to

25 and advertiseService Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

July 2019 N/A

F0004 Children in care and care leavers involved in the development of Oldham’s housing strategy

Principle Project Manager – Tim English

December 2019 N/A

F0005 Work with Housing to develop the ‘Virtual Landlord’ for care leavers

Principal Homelessness Strategy Officer - Fiona Carr

December 2019 N/A


F0007 Children looked after and care leavers have an up to date photograph on their files


October 2019 80%

F0009 Care leavers not classed as intentionally homeless by housing providers

Principal homelessness Strategy Officer - Fiona Carr

September 2019 0%

F0010 Get Oldham Working to undertake specific work with children looked after and care leavers including CV workshops and targeted invites to events

Regeneration Officer - Rohema Khan

March 2019 N/A

3.10 To Prepare Those Children and Young People for Adulthood and Independent Living

“What are you doing to best support me on my journey to independent living”Ref Action Name Leads Forecasted



G0001 Development of the revised online care leavers local offer Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

December 2019 N/A

Number of care leavers accessing the local offer Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

March 2020 175

Number of foster carers attending pathway to independence training

Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

March 2020 20

Number of pathway plans completed Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

March 2020 10

Number of Pathway plans reviewed Service Manager March 2020 130


Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

Number of care leavers in staying put arrangements Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

March 2020 30

G0002 Refresh of the care leavers finance assistance policy Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

September 2019 N/A

G0003 To work with the GM Care Leavers Group to share good practice and link to the wider agenda

Service Manager Permanence, Aftercare – Elissa Slater

March 2019 N/A


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