1. Learning from Children’s and Adults Peer Reviews Friday 31 st October 2014 www.local.gov.uk/peer-challenges

2. Objectives of the session Outline background to peer review Describe the Children’s and Adults Peer Review process Similarities and differences Learning the policy and practice implications from Adults Peer Reviews Learning the policy and practice implications from Children’s Peer Reviews Discussion of ways forward

3. Peer Challenge – the history key driver of LGA (IDeA) improvement strategy for the sector pioneered use of peers in local government ‘critical friend’ approach – not inspection types of: Corporate, Children’s, Adults, FRS, Equalities, Housing, Planning National 5-day & Regional 3-day Peer Challenges over 1000 completed Evaluated as an effective process

4. Adults Offer TEASC Board strategic direction A changing environment and context Tension between national consistency and regional diversity Peer Challenge is one aspect of SLI Variety of national & regional activity –Care Act, BCF, Efficiency, MCA/DoLS, WV, Safeguarding Leadership – Academy, mentoring, induction www.local.gov.uk

5. Adults Offer – Peer Challenges 39 adults peer challenge delivered since 2011 –24 Adult Social Care (Key Questions) –15 Adult Safeguarding (Standards) 7 ‘adequate’, 9 ‘national’ 19 regional, SW(8), NE(5), EofE(2), Y&H(2) 12 to be completed by March 2015 Regional peer training delivered for all regions www.local.gov.uk

6. Adults Offer National Peer Challenges – 5 days 6/7 peers Regional Peer Challenges – 3 days 4/6 peers Topics: –Adult Social Care –Adults Safeguarding –Commissioning for better outcomes –Use of Resources –Choice and Control –Learning Disability –MCA/DoLS www.local.gov.uk

7. Learning in the process Client Council –Scope, planning process, pre-onsite work, the on-site experience, immediate response to presentation & action planning, signposting and suggestions, longer terms developments Peer Challenge Team –Signposting and suggestions to the client, taking things back home, working with others on the peer team Adult Social Care Sector –The process of challenge from one’s peers

8. What we have learnt is important A clear scope is essential Effective timetable arrangements The peer challenge is viewed as one aspect of your on-going improvement process Being clear and honest about what the peer challenge is for The audiences for the feedback are understood A communications plan for the key messages

9. Policy & practice lessons (Ripfa) Strong themes that emerge: Commissioning for outcomes Personalisation - and the wholesale implementation Co-production Good leadership The role of overview and scrutiny Programme approach to transformation Integration - both strategic and operational

10. Children’s Offer – Facts and figures 25 delivered in 2013/14 to 9 councils rated ‘inadequate’ and 16 rated ‘adequate’ 10 five day safeguarding children peer reviews; 11 three day safeguarding practice diagnostics and 4 four day care practice diagnostics Delivered in all regions with the exception of East of England and East Midlands Over 100 challenges delivered since inception of the programme in 2010 working at over 85 different authorities from a total of 152 LA’s Regional peer training delivered for 4 regions (NW, Y&H, SE and E of England) 20 scheduled for delivery in 2014/15

11. Children’s Offer – available products Children’s Safeguarding peer review – a 5 day on-site multi- agency service review Safeguarding Practice Diagnostic – a 3 day on-site diagnostic focussed on social care safeguarding practice Care Practice Diagnostic – a 4 day on-site social care and health diagnostic covering practice for the child’s journey from adoption to leaving care Adoption diagnostic – provided by Core Assets through a licence agreement with LGA LSCB Diagnostic – piloting a 3 day diagnostic at five sites from Oct-Dec 2014 to test effectiveness and impact of LSCB’s For manuals go to http://www.local.gov.uk/peer-challenges/- /journal_content/56/10180/3511045/ARTICLEhttp://www.local.gov.uk/peer-challenges/- /journal_content/56/10180/3511045/ARTICLE

12. Children’s - Learning, evaluation and impact Consistently high feedback from the sector following peer support work and through peer training events at Warwick We need to closely align with Ofsted inspection framework but deliver our intervention differently in a spirit of sector led improvement External evaluation by National foundation for Educational Research very positive http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research/local- government-association/complete.cfmhttp://www.nfer.ac.uk/research/local- government-association/complete.cfm Ofsted inspection reports now making reference to LGA peer review (DfE use review as assurance of level of improvement) Appointment of Children’s Improvement Advisers in each region contributing to learning and improvement Close monitoring of emerging themes e.g. CSE

13. Contact details Marcus Coulson Challenge Manager Local Government Association Email: marcus.coulson@local.gov.ukmarcus.coulson@local.gov.uk Tel: 07766 252 853 Pete Rentell Programme Manager Local Government Association Email: peter.rentell@local.gov.ukpeter.rentell@local.gov.uk Tel: 07919 374582 www.local.gov.uk/peer-challenge www.local.gov.uk