Children & Young Peoples Services Overview June 2012 St. - PDF document

Children & Young People’s Services Overview June 2012 St. Helens Council Introduction • Children and Young People’s Plan: vision and priorities • CYPS services and senior responsibilities • Service statistics • Budget summary • Role and responsibilities of Director and Lead Member S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 1

Children and Young People’s Plan • Safeguarding and protection: protecting children at risk of harm or abuse • Achieving the best possible educational attainment for all children • Achieving the best possible health status for all children S t. H e le n s C o u n c il Our Vision We believe all children and young people are entitled to: • A good quality of life in a caring and safe environment • Responsive, inclusive and accessible support • Opportunities to learn and develop as rounded, confident human beings • Be heard when decisions affecting their lives are made or when services they rely on are not working effectively • Be provided with the tools to create a successful life and an equal opportunity to do so S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 2

Our vision We want children and young people to: • Take seriously and positively the role of responsible and active citizens • Participate in consultation and decision-making opportunities when they arise • Behave in a responsible and reasonable manner, showing respect to the community and its people • Choose not to be involved in crime, anti-social behaviour or risk taking behaviour that could be detrimental to their health and well-being S t. H e le n s C o u n c il Key priorities • Reduce the numbers of primary school aged children who are obese • Strengthen families and support children to remain within their communities • Increase the numbers of breast feeding mothers • Reduce the number of women smoking in pregnancy • Maintain a reduction in Teenage Pregnancy rates • Raise attainment of all children and young people and close the achievement gap between vulnerable groups and their peers • Narrow the gap in health inequalities • Jointly commission and/or jointly bid for funding for services to support the achievement of key priorities • Reduce first time entrants to the Youth Justice System and reduce youth offending • Reduce the harm caused by alcohol and substance misuse S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 3

CYPS Structure Director of CYPS - Susan Richardson Acting Director - Andy Dempsey Business Manager - Greg Tyrer Forward Planning, Management Information and Assessment Manager - Iain Smith Senior Assistant Director: Safeguarding Assistant Director: School Improvement Assistant Director: Early Help and - Christine Williams and Student Support - Paul Greenall Child Protection - Jason Pickett • Safeguarding Unit • Statutory School Monitoring, School • First Response Team Support and Intervention • Youth Offending Team • Emergency Duty Team • Early Years Quality and Intervention • Red Bank • Duty Team • Staturtory Education Functions • The Grove • Assessment/Frontline Teams • Behaviour Support Service and Pupil • Fostering Team • Early Help Service and Referral Units Children’s Centres • Adoption Team • Learning Support Services • Abbeyford • Additional Needs/Inclusion • Service for Children with a Disability • Education Psychology • Commissioning • Forward Planning, Admissions and • Looked After Children Team Home to School Transport • Young People’s Team • Youth Service & Sports Development • Contact Service • Information Advice and Guidance • Healthy Schools S t. H e le n s C o u n c il Service statistics • 65 Schools • 22,380 pupils • 4,818 pupils entitled to free school meals • 10 Children’s Centres (+2 PCT lead) • 341 Looked After Children • 188 Child Protection Plans • 0 – 19 population: 42,420 • 4,600 staff S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 4

Budget summary • 37% of Council Expenditure • CYPS budget: £170m – Schools: £106m – Education: £36.5m – Social Care: £27.5m • Ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant: £112m S t. H e le n s C o u n c il Role and Responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services & Lead Member • Local authorities are bound by approximately 200 statutory duties covering education and children’s social care. • DCS and LMCS are expected to work together to provide strong, strategic local leadership and development of an increasingly autonomous and diverse education and children’s services sector. S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 5

Role and Responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services & Lead Member The DCS & LMCS are expected to: • support the drive for high educational standards for all children and young people, paying particular attention to the most disadvantaged groups; • work with headteachers, school governors and academy sponsors and principals; • involve and listen to parents, carers, children and young people; • ensure that services for children and young people are integrated across the Council. S t. H e le n s C o u n c il Role and Responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services & Lead Member • Ensure needs of Vulnerable Children and Young People are met – including Looked After Children, Special Educational Needs, Alternative Provision and Youth Justice. • Ensure Fair Access to Services – promote interests and stimulate and support diversity of provision. • Ensure Education Excellence for all – tacking poor performance, developing robust school improvement strategies and promoting high standards. S t. H e le n s C o u n c il 6