Workforce Reform Matt Buttery, Family Matters Institute

&

Lucy Bailey, HCTP

Objectives of this workshop :

Discuss the impact of workforce development on your organisation

Contribute to the development of the HCTP Workforce Development Action Plan

Why workforce…..?

Who is in the Children’s Workforce?

Core Children’s Workforce = People who work or volunteer with children, young people and their families, or are responsible for their outcomes all the time

Wider Children’s Workforce = People who work or volunteer with children, young people and/or their families part of the time, or are responsible for their outcomes as part of their jobs.

Hertfordshire Context

Children's workforce of around 25,000

2 Primary Care Trusts

535 Schools

o 15 Nursery schools

o 405 Primary schools

o 82 Secondary schools

o 25 Special schools

o 8 Education Support Centres

Integrated WorkingIntegrated Processes and Tools

Lead Professional

Service Directory

Information Sharing

Guidance

ContactPoint

Common Assessment Framework

Children Missing

Education

Integrated Front-Line ServiceDelivery

Children’s Centres

Youth Connexions

Children’s healthNSF

Extended Schools

Safeguarding

Youth crimeReduction

Multi-agency toolkit

Improved outcomes:• Be Healthy• Stay safe• Enjoy and achieve• Make a positive

contribution• Achieve economic well-

being

Introducing ….. The One Children’s Workforce Framework and Tool

What is the One Children’s Workforce Framework?

A framework which describes what a reformed workforce looks like at local level

A rainbow with 7 arcs based around the Every Child Matters Outcomes which describe the main elements of workforce reform

Identifies what success looks like from the perspectives of a child, a team, a service and a children’s trust

The Framework

For example…

Characteristics of a fragmented workforce:Workforce identity often based on occupational groups.

Presence of these separate identities and lack of a coherent vision impedes change.

Characteristics of a reformed workforce:Shared identity and a shared vision of better services for children.

Organisational changes are led and managed within a strong sense of purpose.

Shared identity, purpose and vision

How will we assess where we are now and what will we do with it?

• Collect evidence - use events like today to ask some key questions that will feed into the tool

• Pilot using the tool between now and end of December

• Use results/reports from the tool to inform local planning

We are going to work together to complete the questionnaire

Useful Weblinks

HCTP structure and who's who : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/structure/

Integrated practice - working together to help children and families : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/  

Integrated practice E Bulletins : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/ippractice/IPbulletin/

Integrated practice training and awareness including local Networks for integrated working : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/ippractice/iptraining/

Training available from Youth Connexions : http://www.youthconnexions-hertfordshire.org/index.php?pageid=38

Learning and development opportunities from Herts County Council : http://www.hertsdirect.org/jobs/specialist/workhcc/diversity/work/develop/learning/learningopps/

Family Information Service http://www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/childservdir/

Useful Contacts Shaddy Mansouri-Marsh, Workforce Development Project Officer, Dacorum CVS

Tel: 01442 253935. Email: shaddy@communityactiondacorum.org.uk