Area Co-ordination Management Meeting

Stalybridge, Dukinfield & Mossley

Time: 2.00pm
Date: Thursday 17th September 2009
Venue: Ridge Hill Children’s Centre

Present:

Ameena Ahmed Area Co-ordinator
Karen Chan ATM Children’s Social Care
Ann Short Yew Tree School
Liz Price EWS
Craig Stone Connexions

Note taker: Lindsay Patchett SCYP

Item 1: Welcome

Ameena welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made around the table.

Item 2: Apologies

Item 3: Notes of last meeting and matter arising

Notes of the last meeting were agreed as a true record of the meeting.

Item 4: Common Processes

• Dip in figures in August
• Raise in April

CAF snapshot

• Paper versions of the PowerPoint presentation were distributed.
• Ann Short – massive undertaking if taking on role of lead professional
• Difficulty of getting health care to instigate CAF’s
• P/A below 80%
  

Item 5: Area Intervention Teams

• Community safety, SCYP report surrounding Sinead Brophy’s findings looked at how best fits in Tameside.
• Report finalised by mid October
• Wont be huge teams
• Made up of secondments
• Not static teams
• Jim Taylor wants the teams in place by January 2010.
• Looking at how teams will work
• Information sharing to be a big part of these teams
• Signposting families to appropriate agencies
• Area intervention teams are in place in other authorities
• No decisions as yet where teams will be based.

Item 6: Children and Young People’s Plan

Ameena gave a verbal presentation

• The new plan to be in place April 2010 – covering 2010-2013
• Strategic Plan for all partners
• Set out how Every Child Matters outcomes will be delivered through all services.
• 6 priorities

The group briefly went the list of questions aimed at managers, staff and volunteers.

Item 7: AOB

Craig Stone presented Connexions NEET data

• Stats are produced each month
• NEETs 16-18 – at present 9.8% which is above target level
• At least 100 of the NEET’s are taking part in some activity
• 5 E2E providers in Tameside – 4 in Ashton and 1 in Hyde
• Trying to get some provision in Dukinfield/Stalybridge
• Year 11 transition – following up all school leavers – September guarantee 98.5% left school in June 09 a place
• Will be able to give feedback in mid October on school leavers
  

Item 8: Dates of next meeting

12th November 2009 – Mossley Youth Base