C4EO – Ways of Working Heather Rushton, Planning and Performance 1

Contents The aims The process Building capacity 2

Aims of C4EO? Reaching out Children's’ Plan Improving outcomes for groups of children and young people for whom they are much poorer Improving outcomes where the rate of improvement is much slower and need accelerating 3

Our Vision We will create a world class collaborative Centre which gathers and shares the best knowledge available of ‘what works’, to contribute to a step-change in outcomes for children and young people, especially those who are most vulnerable. 4

The process We take validated knowledge, research, best practice, practical experience and lead through an iterative process to implications for actions to be taken to ‘close the gaps’ - we will search for it - we will analyse and disseminate it - we will seek to embed and evaluate it 5

Core partners C4EO’s partners Strategic partners Delivery partners 6

IMPROVED OUTCOMESIMPROVED OUTCOMES Early years Disability Vulnerable children Themes and functions Schools and communities Parents, carers & families Youth Knowledge reviews Gather, analyse and present the best available research evidence, data and validated local practice for each priority Knowledge reviews Gather, analyse and present the best available research evidence, data and validated local practice for each priority Outputs and dissemination Interactive web- based tools to provide easy access to data and evidence, challenge to current practice Range of methods to communicate key messages to the children’s sector Outputs and dissemination Interactive web- based tools to provide easy access to data and evidence, challenge to current practice Range of methods to communicate key messages to the children’s sector Capacity building Using this information to support the sector to improve outcomes in services by offering: tailored support regional workshops and online communities Capacity building Using this information to support the sector to improve outcomes in services by offering: tailored support regional workshops and online communities Evaluation Measure how effectively C4EO reaches target audiences and influences change Evaluation Measure how effectively C4EO reaches target audiences and influences change THEMESTHEMES 7 Child Poverty

Working with the sector through the sector 8 Children’s sector 1. Collect evidence and practice from the sector (knowledge reviews) 2. Process, assess and arrange it in simple easy to use format (progress maps) Disseminate outputsCapacity building Online progress maps Publications & resources Regional workshops Tailored support 3. Communicate it back to the sector

Adding value Bring together in one place comprehensive collection of knowledge and data Building the evidence base over time in a progressive way with a range of partners and stakeholders Providing written evidence in accessible formats 9

Knowledge Reviews 10

Purpose Identify risks factors Pinpoint resilience factors that help children’s get positive outcomes Show people what are effective interventions Outline areas for governance, strategy, processes, front line delivery 11

Narrowing the gap Highly effective pre- schools have: –Have strong leadership – emphasising learning and community understanding –Have higher staff qualifications, low turnover, and good professional development 12

Integrated services for young children The evidence base for this priority is still developing – not strong enough to produce a full knowledge review However, but there are some helpful findings from the evidence 13

Staff identify the need for: Common working and pay structures in multi-agency teams Staffing levels to match caseload demands Continued funding for service integration 14

Services need to develop: Shared philosophy and vision Effective communication systems Clear staff review and supervision system Shared understanding of roles 15

Key point is… It’s the quality of the service, not the type of integration that matters 16

Building Capacity 17

Progress maps 18 Interactive web-based tools to give professionals access C4EO evidence They are designed to: –enable professionals to compare data –benchmark a given Local Authority’s performance –identify where change is needed –act as a guide and evaluate improvements to systems and services

Audience specific outputs Range of specialised multimedia outputs will meet the needs of different audiences Focus on the key change agents (i.e. stakeholders most likely to influence progress) Take varied formats CDs (text/audio/visual), online learning products, short videos or media campaigns 19

From the sector for the sector Workshops and support participants in understanding ‘what works’ Sector Specialists Tailored Support Online communities of practice 20

Thank you - questions 21