Total Place Transforming services through communities Sue Rook Programme Manager Devon Strategic Partnership

Total Place What is Total Place? Financial question Policy and political context What is happening in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay? Opportunities for Learning Communities

What is Total Place? Two aspects – Count and culture How can we secure service improvements at less cost through: Better engagement with citizens and communities Improved collaboration between agencies Genuine focus on place 13 national pilots fed into March Budget 2010 Can deliver improvements at less cost but..

Financial issue Public sector to shrink but costs to spiral Total Public Spend in Devon - £6bn DWP £1.69bn, Education £0.49bn Over 37% on social protection (people and families needing income protection)

Devon Cost pyramid 2006

Devon Cost pyramid 2026

Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Focus on new ways to tackle poverty and deprivation to improve outcomes and reduce costs in over duplication Child poverty – increasing aspiration within communities Economic inclusion – simplification of the benefits and financial advice system Integrated offender management – seven to one

Political and policy context Centralist target driven approach will end quickly Big society More focus on local agencies working with local communities to deliver solutions Whole area approaches gaining currency across government

Total Place issues Leadership and political challenges Cultural and organisational change Governance and financial management Relationship with other programmes Capacity

Opportunities for learning communities Schools at heart of their communities and doing this already Citizen and local perspective – Valuable contribution to whole area working Financial pressures – aligning budgets with other schools/agencies Joint decision making – ‘federated’ approach to engage communities in decision making Mixed economy – schools as providers of services to local communities