Salf lford Safeguarding Children Partnership Earl rly Adopter Journey Emma Ford, Head of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Tiffany Slack, Business Manager March 2019 @salfordscp #safeinsalford #makingadifference
About Salf lford • One of the ten local areas that form Greater Manchester. • Local Authority Children’s Services Rated ‘Good’ and CCG rated ‘Outstanding’.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN IN IN SALFORD: OUR EARLY ADOPTER JOURNEY The early adopter bid objectives were: • Planning for effective local child safeguarding practice reviews. • Implementing an effective quality assurance and learning and improvement framework for cases under the threshold of local practice reviews, but where multiagency learning is evident. • Implementing an evidence-based framework for understanding impact. • Engaging with other partnerships to share and embed learning and improve the new partnership communications and community engagement in respect of case learning .
1: PARTNERSHIPS AND PLANNING WHAT DIFFERENCE DID IT WHAT NEXT? WHAT HAVE WE DONE? MAKE? Everyone ‘on the same Started in March 2018 – Revisit WT18 REQUIREMENTS UNDERSTAND page’, Clear ‘self periodically. shared understanding of assessment’. Clarity & checking in. WT18 and requirements. ‘Who are we’ for all Working together and Conversations with PARTNERSHIPS accountability. Faster individuals and at nearly professionals. Induction pace. Evidence based. all sub-group meetings for new group members. since Sept 2018. Continue to nurture and See Blog for more info. work at it! Independent Specialist April: move to ‘business Drive new MANGEMENT as usual’ when Project (2 days a week). Project arrangements and PROJECT management & monthly deliverables. Quick sign Group hands over to project group (inc.3 off. Risks raised and new Safeguarding Statutory Partners) mitigated. Operational sub-group
Early Design Stage…
2: NEW ARRANGEMENTS WHAT DIFFERENCE DID IT WHAT NEXT? WHAT HAVE WE DONE? MAKE? Compliance achieved. Continue work with sub- Published 31st January Provided space to move groups. First partnership 2019. PUBLISH, DO DEVELOP, on and implement. It meeting 29 April. Developing new terms looks and feels different. Independent evaluation of reference, members, Too early to say for Nov 2019. workplans (on a page) many actions. Too early to know Develop peer and Different methods. INDEPENDENT Independent Adviser not impact. Impartial Scrutiny and SCRUTINY chairing meetings. assurance questions. Understand where Part of SEF. Session Currently strengthening young people see their comms and voice of the with Youth Council role in safeguarding and about safeguarding child. Considering VOICE helping us. Too soon to Joint Sub-group. Local shadow partnership. say re impact. innovation bid successful..
Communic ication https://www.partnersinsalford.org/sscb/sscp.htm
3: SAFEGUARDING EFFECTIVENESS WHAT DIFFERENCE DID IT WHAT NEXT? WHAT HAVE WE DONE? MAKE? Re-writing our QA Too early to understand Developed a one page strategy as FRAMEWORK impact, but people like it framework covering all ‘safeguarding and are excited about our objectives, started effectiveness’ strategy what it will do. to use and develop and tools. behaviours/processes.
4: REVIEWING AND LEARNING FROM PRACTICE WHAT DIFFERENCE DID IT WHAT NEXT? WHAT HAVE WE DONE? MAKE? Told us what we can do Carry on developing Independent evaluation better: timeliness, lived and implementing now. of rapid review and experiences, strengths Re-evaluate in EVALUATE other case reviews as a based, efficiencies. BUT November 2019. basis for changes. also told us it is strong. More child focussed and Carry on. Consider GM Workshop. Inter-Board. Task and Finish Group. analytical discussions wide approach to some New case discussion already evidenced. elements. Continuous DEVELOP Greater impact improvement. methodology piloted. expected . Successful in sharing 3 Board learning event Continue developments. learning from case Learning methods and Dec: 130+ people. Inc. a ‘learning audit’. reviews. Model for forward plan through the LEARN future events. Workforce development year. a focus. ( See NCB Learning Example)
Reviewing Practice – Case Revie iew Developments • Focus on pre-referral support and behaviours – thresholds of serious harm, getting good quality referrals. • Encourage referrals for good case reviews (what can we learn from what has worked). • Same process for all reviews of practice, including Rapid Reviews (apart from timescales) • Standards and skills of sub-group members and reviewers • Case discussion tool & other methods
Capturing Our Early Adopter Journey…
Vision, Values, Principles and Objectives… • We evaluate practice and its impact to ensure professionals and organisations within Salford keep all children safe. • We are assured that safeguarding is as effective as possible, using a range of mechanisms to co-ordinate, monitor, challenge and improve both our services, and outcomes for children and young people. • We learn from every opportunity and ensure we have a skilled workforce who have access to up to date, relevant information to help them to keep children safe and happy.
NCB LEARNING EXAMPLE
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Crit itic ical Success Factors 1. Strong partnership engagement and culture is essential. If it is not strong, actively invest in and develop it. 2. Don’t under -estimate the amount of additional time that will be needed to communicate clearly. 3. Function before form. Lewin’s model of change: Unfreeze – Change – 4. Capacity, fresh hands and eyes. Refreeze 5. Meltdown in transition is ok. Lewin, K. (1943a). ‘Psychological ecology’. In Cartwright, D. (Ed.), Field Theory in Social Science. London: Social Science P aperbacks.
How can we help? Now: • Blog: What makes a strong partnership • Two NCB learning examples: • Inter-Board Learning Event and Learning Methods Tool • Safeguarding Effectiveness Framework (part 1 – developing) Future: • Practice review processes, guidance and forms. Strengths based approach to all reviews of practice, including ‘pre - referral’. • Case discussion tool • Suite of assurance questions for key areas such as Neglect. • How our SEF works in practice. • ?
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