UPDATE NO 536 16 December 2022

Newsletters If you would like to know more about 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 (details below).  Our Regional […]

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If you would like to know more about 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 (details below). 

Our Regional Improvement Plan for 2022-2023 (July 2022) can be found here

If you would like to work for the programme, ESCC has advertised the SESLIP Freelance Consultant Approved ListPlease address all enquiries about this opportunity to Richard Tyndall (contact details below)

UPDATE NO 536 16 December 2022

Programme:

Blue Sky Thinking Festival 1 -10 February 2023 NOW BOOKING

Update:

The Staff College is now taking bookings for their 5th Blue Sky Thinking Festival 17 free workshops delivered via Teams between 1 – 10 February. 

Action Required:

Sign up here at Eventbrite

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SEND Workforce Training from RISE Partnership Dec 2022 – March 2023 NOW BOOKING

Update:

The RISE partnership is advertising three workshops for the SEND workforce. Each workshop is offered on multiple dates in the period December 22- March 23. There is no charge, and the training will be delivered via Teams.

Programme:

DfE launch open consultation “Introducing regulations for supported accommodation provision”

Update:

On 5 December DfE launched Introducing regulations for supported accommodation provision.The regulations will come into effect from spring 2023. The consultation closes on 16 January 2023.

 

Action Required:

This consultation invites views on: new mandatory quality standards for providers of supported accommodation; the new administrative requirements on providers; how Ofsted registration, inspection and enforcement will work in practice to ensure provider accountability.

You can make your response here.

Programme:

Social work and mother and baby units in prisons

Action Required:

It concludes that most cases made a reasonable decision, likely to be in the best interests of the child. The review recommends changes to improve: the consistency of the decision-making process; the experience of women; the input of children’s social care to this process

The full DfE report is here and the WWSC report is here.

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International Legal Advice Service

Update:

On 1 December CFAB launched its International Legal Advice Service with the aim of bridging the gap between UK family law and child protection proceedings with an international element.

Action Required:

CFAB is drawing upon its connections with lawyers across different continents, strengthened through its collaborative work with its Legal Advice service, to build a centralised network of international legal experts who can provide reports to help meet the best interests of children specific to their local context.

More from info@cfab.org.uk

Programme:

Behavioural insights: increasing uptake of family hub services

Action Required:

There is a technical report detailing the preparatory work of 4 behavioural science research projects at Durham, Sheffield, Wakefield and Wolverhampton councils; and a research report (231 pages) documenting the findings from the 4 research projects, the learnings from the work, and recommendations for those working to improve engagement with family hubs services; and a summary report (15 pages).

Reminders from previous weeks

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Future dates for network meetings

Update:

Lead Members Group: Friday 3 February. More from Alison Michalska (contact details below)

Data Benchmarking: Thursday 9 March 2023 More from Alastair Lee (contact details below)

Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board: More from Rebecca Eligon (contact details below)

AD EducationFriday 27 January 10:00am. via Teams. More from Chris Owen (contact details below)

Action Required:

AD Safeguarding: Friday 10 March 10:00am. More from Mark Evans (contact details below)

QA Network: Monday 27 March 2023 at 2 p.m. More from Amanda Meadows (contact details below)

Fostering Network: More from Rebecca Eligon (contact details below)

SEND SE19: Wednesday 18 January 2023 at 12:00 Strategic Conversation: LAs. More from Sheelagh Sullivan (contact details below)

Early Help: More from Rebecca Eligon (contact details below)

Programme:

Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard

Update:

On 7 December NFER published Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard. The data show schools with more disadvantaged students have higher staff turnover

Action Required:

The dashboard uses teacher census data to present breakdowns by geography (LA district / unitary area), subject and school intake (most up-to-date data from 2020).

Programme:

Mothers in recurrent care proceedings: New evidence for England and Wales

Update:

On 21 November NFJO published Mothers in recurrent care proceedings: New evidence for England and Wales. A quarter of women are at risk of returning to court within ten years of first appearing; and the risk of returning to court is higher for mothers who first gave birth when young and if the child in the first set of proceedings is subject to a placement order

Action Required:

Recommendations include: support for young parents needs to be strengthened in pregnancy, during care proceedings and beyond; and once a child has been removed, maintaining support from specialist adult-focused services may help tackle the possible pattern of repeat care proceedings.

The full report is here; a summary report is here.

Tools & Templates

We have produced a Regional Improvement Plan (July 2022) which will underpin activities while we await publication of the DfE’s reponse to the McAllister Care Review, which is anticipated in Autumn 2022

On 16 January 2023 DfE will close its consultation Introducing regulations for supported accommodation provision.

On 15 December DfE published Behavioural insights: increasing uptake of family hub services.

On 7 December NFER published Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard.

On 30 November The Staff College published Just Fair – Leading in Colour

On 28 November NESTA published Mapping early years practice

On 24 November DfE published Applications to mother and baby units in prison: how decisions are made and the role of social work and What Works for Children’s Social Care published A review of the applications to mother and baby units in prisons

On 24 November SESLIP published Inside Out Final Report

On 21 November NFJO published Mothers in recurrent care proceedings: New evidence for England and Wales

On 17 November DfE published Education and training statistics for the UK 2022 and Children looked after in England including adoptions

On 16 November SEND legal advice charity IPSEA and the Howard League for Penal Reform published a briefing paper Education inside penal detention for children in England

On 14 November Ofsted published Best start in life: a research review for early years

On 10 November, Agenda Alliance published Girls Speak: Pushed Out Left Out, final report

On 10 November Julie McCullochASCL Director of Policy published a blog The ‘Messy Middle Tier’: Parts 1 and 2

On 9 November Ofsted published Terms of reference: thematic review of careers guidance. The review will be published in autumn 2023.

On 2 November ADCS published a thematic report on Mental Health alongside an interim report of the eighth iteration of its Safeguarding Pressures research

On 27 October DfE published Characteristics of children in need 2022

On 26 October the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a report investigating allegations of abuse at residential homes for disabled children

On 20 October the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its final report

On 20 October DfE published Academic Year 2021/22 Key Stage 4 performance data

On 18 October DfE updated its Guidance on our intervention work with local authorities as part of its published advice on creating sustainable high needs systems

On 12 October Alyssa Alcorn of the University of Edinburgh gave a presentation about learning about neurodiveristy at school (LEANS) to the SE19 Joint SEND Strategic Conversation

On 12 October DfE published Seven features of practice and seven outcomes.

Contact Details

Data and Information Manager: Luke Ede (East Sussex)

luke.ede@eastsussex.gov.uk

07925 148597

LGA Children’s Improvement Adviser: Helen Watson (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

helen.watson5@icloud.com

07810 011892

Children’s Services Performance Manager, Convener Of SE Quality Assurance Network: Amanda Meadows (Hampshire)

Amanda.meadows@hants.gov.uk

03707 794752

Education Network: Chris Owen (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

chris@bright-spark.net

07825 862330

SESLIP Education Data Group Lead: Daryl Perilli (Brighton and Hove)

Daryl.Perilli@brighton-hove.gov.uk

SESLIP Consultant and LGA SEND Improvement Adviser: Deborah Glassbrook (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

deborah@optimisingpotential.co.uk

07882 158959

The Staff College Assistant Operations Manager: Ellie Bevis (The Staff College)

ellie.bevis@thestaffcollege.uk

0161 729 1065

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

isabelle@firstcareconsultancy.co.uk

07931 586784

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

krista.pickering@segfl.org.uk

07872 014083

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

Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk

07803 147072

Regional Development Manager Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (SE Region): Martin Tuck (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

martin.tuck@hants.gov.uk

03707 793651

LGA Corporate Improvement Adviser: Philip (Phil) Simpkins (LGA)

philip.simpkins@btinternet.com

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