1. Building partnerships to achieve ‘permanent placements’ for children in alternative care in Scotland www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

2. Welcome and introduction www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

3. Think – Pair -Share www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

4. www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk Getting on the motorway Sharing and exploring our national experience of the application of improvement methodology to secure improved permanence and security for children

5. DESIGN TEST & MODIFY APPROVE IF NECESSARY Conference Room Real World TEST & MODIFY The Quality Improvement Approach START TO IMPLEMENT

6. Model for Improvement

7. Local work in Renfrewshire Champions’ meetings Sub-groups Planning and timescales Panel member awareness raising Review of Assessment process Legal processes Report writing Education Health Reviewing learning; refining theory of change and driver diagrams

8. By 31/12/15, 95% of decisions on a child’s destination will be made within 6 months of the child being accommodated. By 31/12/15, permanence reports for all children will be signed off within 8 weeks of the Legal Advice Meeting (LAM). Renfrewshire Aims

9. Early referral to Reporter Change idea Earlier referral to Reporter will reduce timescales for permanence decision Test of change Automatic referral to Reporter on or around date of accommodation LearningSix month target achieved for 4 out of 6 children Very positive feedback from workers Social work processes in synch with Children’s Hearings system Next stepsThe change has now been implemented for all children under one Renfrewshire

10. Monitoring timescales Change ideaMonitoring timescales for individual children will reduce drift and delay in the permanence process Test of change Introduction of permanence planning meeting and monitoring of timescales by a social work champion LearningWorkers were clear about their role and expectations Monitoring children on an individual basis allowed sources of drift and delay to be accurately identified Cancelled meetings contributed to failure to meet timescales Next stepsTest of change to reduce the number of cancelled meetings Additional social work champions to monitor timescales Track outcomes for second cohort of children Repeat tests for older children

11. Report writing Change idea Using a template for reports prepared for Children’s Hearings will increase the accessibility and clarity of information Test of change Introduction of template for Children’s Hearings reports to clearly highlight recommendations and reasons LearningInfluence of other factors on the effectiveness of the template, including the decision-making process for children with more complex circumstances; the presentation style and arguments presented by the report author; panel members’ understanding of the permanence process Next stepsTests of change on mentoring and tracking of reports, appeals and outcomes Additional themes covered in awareness raising sessions with panel members

12. www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk Progressing the work in Renfrewshire: Importance of tracking individual children in the context of their circumstances Using data to understand current performance Effectiveness of approach for testing change Embedding the improvement approach in three further LA`s in 2015 Do you recognise any of this from your work?

13. www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk The whole system in practice: Work in the same triad you were in before. Consider a test of change as follows: How will you ensure that the learning you have accrued today is shared to best effect when you return to your place of work/life? What is your Plan? What will you Do? How will you Study what you do? What Action will you then take to secure the improvement?

14. Are we there yet? www.celcis.org www.scot.gov www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

15. Video – Early adopters