UPDATE NO 332 14 December 2018

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A brief summary of the main headlines and highlights for this week are shown below. Any tools, templates or documents needed for the actions required are provided here also. If you would like to know more about these workstreams or the others in the Programme, click on the main section icons shown above. At SESLIP we are always on the look-out for good ideas that might be better implemented regionally rather than locally. If you have any suggestions, please contact Richard Tyndall, SESLI Programme Manager.

UPDATE NO 332 14 December 2018

Programme:

Get involved with ADCS in 2019

Update:

Katy Block of ADCS has written:

“As part of our forward planning for 2019 here at ADCS HQ we have recently taken a closer look at the membership of our six national policy committees with the aim of increasing participation and diversifying representation.  As a first step we’ve done a quick analysis of committee membership by region (NB the total number of active members on each of the committees is significantly lower than the numbers in the table – there are typically 10 – 25 attendees at a normal meeting, although joint meetings can have more).

“We are keen to strengthen links between what is happening in the regions with our national policy work – active committee members can play a crucial role in influencing the national agenda as this is where we regularly engage with multiple government departments, Ofsted and other stakeholders on the issues of the day. These meetings are also a great place to share good practice or escalate issues which local and regional areas are grappling with for national consideration/action. 

Action Required:

 

Education

Families

Health

Resources

Inspection

Workforce

TOTAL

Eastern

4

5

3

1

2

3

18

East Mids

5

3

1

0

2

2

13

London

8

6

5

7

3

3

32

N East

2

2

1

1

1

1

8

N West

4

5

5

3

4

2

23

S East

0

7

4

4

5

5

25

S West

2

5

1

2

3

3

16

W Mids

5

3

2

3

5

1

19

Y&H

1

4

2

5

2

7

21

Associates

9

17

10

11

8

11

66

TOTAL

40

57

34

34

35

38

 

We’ve pulled together a short one sider on the six committees: DCSs, ADs and heads of services are most welcome to join committees, there is no application process.

“Via the policy committees we’ve supported the development of social work MoUs, contributed to the development of four new CYPS apprenticeships, supported the Children Looked After Project (a data tool for virtual school heads), worked with Cafcass on the Social Work Evidence Template (SWET) and produced briefings on inspection, radicalisation and key family court matters too. We have also done surveys on home schooling, high needs pressures and home to school transport costs to assist with local budget discussions as well as government planning.”

Please contact Katy for more details. 

Reminders from previous weeks

Programme:

Public Law Outline Seminar 11 February 2018

Update:

Kent County Council have set up a seminar to explore research in relation to the use of the PLO. The event will include contributions by leading academics Professor Judith Masson University of Bristol and Professor Jonathan Dickens (UEA). The brief for the research can be found here.

Action Required:

The seminar will take place at a venue in Maidstone on 11 February 2019 with a nominal cost per delegate of £25. A flyer with more information is available here.

To book a place or find out more contact SafeguardingAdmin@kent.gov.uk 

Programme:

AD Education Network – Dates for 2019

Update:

Alison Rendle (contact details below) has written

“We have now agreed dates for 2019.  I am in the process of booking our normal venue, and will confirm this in due course.

  • 5 April 2019 – full day meeting, joint workshop with SEND network (please note change of date and timings for this meeting – previously scheduled for the morning of 15 March)
  • 7 June 2019 – 10.30-12.30
  • 13 September 2019 – 10.30-12.30
  • 13 December 2019 – 10.30-12.30″

Action Required:

If you would like to find out more about the AD Education Network please contact Alison Rendle (details below).

The Network is co-sponsored by Lucy Butler (DCS Oxfordshire) and Cate Duffy (DCS Slough)

The contact list is on the AD Education Network Page

Programme:

Diary Dates for 2019-20 Regional Improvement Planning

Update:

17 December 2018 – submission of draft 2018-19 self-assessments

late Dec-to-early Jan – SESLIP independent commentary of draft self-assessments (opt-in service, please confirm with Isabelle)

mid-to-late Jan – self-assessments finalised and shared with triad partners

February – triad challenge days – see opposite

late Feb-to-early Mar – SESLIP team draft 2019-20 Regional Improvement Plan

22 March – Regional Improvement Summit

Action Required:

Triad 1 – East Sussex, Surrey and Wokingham on Thursday 28 February 2019

Triad 2 – Kent, Reading and Portsmouth on Monday 4 February 2019

Triad 3 – Hampshire and IoW, Milton Keynes and Slough on Friday 15 February 2019

Triad 4 – Medway, Oxfordshire and Windsor and Maidenhead also on Friday 15 February 2019

Triad 5 – Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire on Tuesday 26 February 2019

Triad 6 – Bracknell Forest, Southampton and West Sussex on Wednesday 13 February 2019

Please contact Isabelle Gregory (details below) for detailed information for these events.

Contact Details

Data Benchmarking: Luke Ede (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Luke.ede@eastsussex.gov.uk

07925 148597

South East Grid for Learning – Consortium Manager: Krista Pickering (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

krista.pickering@segfl.org.uk

07872 014083

SESLIP Consultant: Isabelle Gregory (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

isabelle@firstcareconsultancy.co.uk

07931 586784

CSC Workforce, PSW and AD Safeguarding Network Lead: Mark Evans (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk

07803 147072

Adoption; Fostering; Kinship and Early Help Regional Networks: Rebecca Eligon (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

rebeccaeligon@gmail.com

07944 996219

SESLI Programme Manager: Richard Tyndall (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk

07880 787007

S.E. Region SEND Network Programme Co-ordinator: Sheelagh Sullivan (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

sheelagh.sullivan@outlook.com