Outcome Theme Group
Enjoying and Achieving

Time: 9.00am – 10.00am
Date: 20th May 2009
Venue: Dukinfield Town Hall

Present:

Ameena Ahmed – SCYP - Chair
Lynn Barber – SCYP Childrens Centres
Kim Brooks – SCYP Education Resource Team
Alan Fish – Scouts & Community
Catherine Moseley – SCYP
Bev Connolly – Children’s Centres
Penny King - PCT

Note taker: Lindsay Patchett - SCYP - Commissioning Team

Item 1: Welcome

Ameena welcomed everyone to the meeting

Item 2: Apologies

Caroline Gregory
Alyson Harvey
Lyndsey Whiteside
Graham Ashford
Joyce Swann

Item 3: Notes of last meeting and matters arising

Minutes agreed as accurate
No matters arising

Item 4 – Teenage Pregnancy - Update

• Within Children’s centres Teen pregnancies is part of their core offer.
• BOAT – Better Outcomes for All - Fairfield in Droylsden to be rolled out – dealing not only with teen parents but other vulnerable groups.
  • In the initial BOAT group there were 15 teen parents – out of the initial cohort 8/9 attended regular groups.
  • 1 person has gone on to FE
  • 2 or three gone on the be mentors
  • 1 did have a second baby, but improvements noticed surrounding attachment etc.
  • At present BOAT team looking at outcomes/achievements for the roll out.
    

Item 5 – Report cards Children and young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities are helped to enjoy and achieve. Portage service.

• There has been a key decision from the council/PCT to progress onto a fully integrated service
• PCT to deliver level 4/5
• Budget to be aligned
• Single point of referral for children with 2 or more involvements
• There is to be a lead professional working on a care pathway with a multidisciplinary team
• Aim to promote service to parents towards the end of June
• Joint targets with schools
• 3 priorities
  • Access & empowerment
  • Responsive services and timely support
  • Improving quality and capacity
• Report goes to DCFS every 8 weeks
• Detailed plan of provision and improvements made
• Increase the number of families taking short breaks by 70% by end of 2011
• Initiatives for maintaining/improving trend
  • New build for residential respite – on Astley/Cromwell site
  • Offer a range of community based support to held disabled children access mainstream sport/leisure
  • Increase the range of domiciliary support for families in their own homes i.e Night Sitting
  • Recruit new family link care workers – foster families to offer day/night care – may be rolling programme of care – several children cared for on rotational basis
  • Provide clear information on services
    

Item 6 - EA3 reports on 50% of schools to be assessed on the Inclusive Schools Award by 2010

Deferred to next meeting

Item 7 - Update on CYPP Improvement Action Plan 2009/10

• Plan not yet finalised
• No firm decisions re Outcome Theme Groups
• Need to look how we are working to the 6 priorities
• Within Enjoy and Achieve section there are some changes to key targets
  

Item 8 - AOB

No other business

Date and Venue of Next meeting
15th July, Dukinfield Town Hall, 9.00am