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Children’s Services: Strategies for the Nation’s Future

This seminar will look in detail at child protection issues and practicalities, supervision and supportive services, and local service provision. It will evolve into a practical workshop session drawing together the information presented to plan for the future

Learning Objectives

Programme

9:00
Registration and Refreshments
9:45
Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction
Simon Courage, former Private Secretary, Department for Education (confirmed)
10:00
Child Protection in Theory and Practice
  • Lord Laming’s Review
  • Every Child Matters
  • Sure Start
  • Change for Children: Putting Ideas and Recommendations into Practice
Simon Courage, former Private Secretary, Department for Education (confirmed)
11:00
Morning Coffee
11:15
Supervision of Child Protection
  • The Role of OFSTED
  • HM Inspector of Constabulary
  • Local Government Overview and Scrutiny Committees
  • The Roles of the Director of Children’s Services and the Lead Member
  • Addressing and Tackling Failure effectively
Dr Elly Farmer, Chartered Clinical Psychologist; Chairman, Centre for Social Justice Early Years Commission (invited)
12:15
Supportive Services
  • Family Centres for Vulnerables
  • Sure Start and Extended Schools
Alan Wood, Chief Executive, The Learning Trust; Acting Director of Children’s Services, London Borough of Hackney (invited)
13:15
Lunch
14:00
Local Management of Children’s Services
  • Local Area Agreements
  • Working with Limited Resources
  • Financial Constraints
  • Local Autonomy and Independence from Whitehall
  • Primary Care Trusts
  • Children’s Trusts
Pip O’Byrne, Chair 4 Children (confirmed)
15:00
Afternoon Tea
15:15
Workshop Exercise
Group Exercise Work:
How Different Localities organise Themselves
Simon Courage, former Private Secretary, Department for Education (confirmed)
16:15
Feedback, Final Questions and Close
16:30
Close

Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice

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