1. A partnership of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, Warrington and Wirral Children & Young People’s Services Workforce Development Masterclass Suites Hotel 19 th May 2008

2. THE LEARN TOGETHER PARTNERSHIP

3. The Workforce Development Programme Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral Children & Young People’s Services

4. Programme Rationale High profile cases National Policy Developments - ECM Creation of Children’s Services Departments Need to work better as multi-disciplinary/ multi-professional teams

5. A Vision for Integrated Multi Professional Training Area Teams Health Children’s Centres Youth Service Entry Level Induction Practitioner Middle & Senior Leader Strategic Leader Extended Schools Youth Justice CAMHS Police Connexions

6. TEAMING UP * JOINING UP * MAKING SENSE * ENRICHING LIVES

7. Management and Organisation The Partnership Board Strategic leadership Sub-regional planning The Strategy Group Representation Planning and development Participation within LTP Developing the vision LJMU Practitioner Course University of Chester Leadership Course

8. Aims All training underpins ECM agenda and is mapped to the outcomes Consistent, high quality, sub-regional training Improve qualification levels through a structured framework Develop capacity at middle and senior leadership levels and improve staff retention Enhance confidence and skills in integrated service delivery and multi-disciplinary working Ensure a well led & managed workforce Work sub-regionally to share learning & develop practice

9. Establishing the Qualifications Framework What was needed ? For whom ? At what levels ? How does this fit with existing qualifications ? How does this sit alongside existing professional development ?

10. The Practitioner Course Programme (LJMU) Programme Development Entry Criteria The First Pilot Selection of Participants Programme Delivery Learning from the Pilot Running the Second Pilot

11. Moving to Franchised Local Delivery Discussions with LJMU UK Partnerships Courses/levels/validation Producing the documentation Delivery across six authorities Who will deliver the course? How will they be trained? Quality assurance

12. Transitional Arrangements Common structures agreed Indicative timetable adopted Facilitators LJMU link tutor Advertising, application, enrolment Induction and student support Course materials and VLE access

13. LJMU Course Practitioner Level Course for up to 30 students per cohort Course delivered in 12 days at UL2, UL3 and M level Award: 15 credits at the level the course was studied Locally Delivered Course Costs £350 - £400 per candidate Funding NWIN BEST and COI programmes and LTP

14. Evaluation Early Feedback and Response The Partnership Local Authority University Edge Hill University NWiN

15. The Post Graduate Programme University of Chester

16. Multi-Professional Alignment across University of Chester Health Social Care Education and Children’s Services Business & Mngt B.Ed BA(EY) MA. CertEd (P/S/EY) Early Childhood Studies Ed Studies EYPS Foundation Degrees Foundation Degrees C & M Children’s Nursing. HV. SN. BSc & MSc SpPractice NMC MBA/ PC MA Social Work PG Diploma Social Work Adv Practice Cert

17. Postgraduate Certificate in Multi-professional Leadership M1: Leadership in Multi-Professional Settings M2: Client Focused Leadership M3: Leadership for Service Transformation

18. Post Graduate Certificate in Multi-Professional Leadership Programme Target Group Focus Groups Entry Criteria Blended Learning Action Learning Sets

19. Planning for the Post Graduate Certificate Course

20. Action Learning for Leadership personalised learning support peer learning with external facilitation in small groups learning for action and in context challenging but non-judgmental sustainable model for improving leadership quality and standards

21. M1: Leadership in Multi-Professional Settings Professionalism and trans-professionalism: dimensions of leadership. Field work with leaders in multi-professional settings. Leadership and leaders in complex settings – leadership models in practice – transformational & systems leaders. Collaborative leadership and leaders for change – change management theory and practice applied. Integration and application of leadership theory to organisational issues.

22. M2: Client Focused Leadership Client engagement and capacity building in multi- professional settings. Personalisation, customer care and communication with clients. Engaging and empowering children and young people Parenting – policy, roles, responsibilities and capacity building. Wellbeing and happiness – concepts, policy and practice. Risk and Safety – Risk and Resilience - perception, cultures and practice development.

23. M3: Leadership for Service Transformation Social Capital and its relevance for community and service development, Understanding and interpreting local needs, service patterns and performance evidence. Commissioning services as a multi-professional leadership opportunity. Service improvement, evaluation and impact assessment – “making a difference” as leaders in multi- professional settings INTEGRATING WORK-BASED PROJECT

24. University of Chester Costs Post Graduate Certificate Programme This is the first year of a three year programme leading to a Masters qualification in Multi-Professional Leadership Cost of programme - £1740 per student

25. The Children’s Plan Building brighter futures

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