Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership

22nd June 2006

Commenced: 2.30pm     Terminated: 4.30pm

Present:

Ameena Ahmed - Tameside MBC
Tom Coffey - Tameside MBC
Huw Davis - Tameside MBC
Cheryl Eastwood - Tameside MBC
Tina Greenhough - Primary Care Trust/GP Representative
Caroline Gregory - Tameside MBC
Julie Lord - Children's Fund NCH
Sue Nathan - Tameside MBC
Sheila Piazza - Connexions, Tameside MBC Chris Scarborough - Pennine Care NHS Trust
Bob Shaw - SureStart
Ian Smith - Tameside MBC
Jim Taylor - Tameside MBC
Sue Ward - Tameside & Glossop Acute Trust
John Whittle - Youth Offending Team
Tracy Wood - Primary Care Trust
Ian Young - Off the Record

Apologies For Absence:

Councillors AL Gwynne and Cooney together with Jo Baird, Janet Callender, Jane Forrest and Lynda Johnson

9. Appointment Of Chair

In the absence of the Chair, it was -

Resolved

That Ian Smith be appointed Chair for this meeting of the Trust.

10. Towards Inclusive Children's Services - Developing A Cross Agency Vision

Diane Risk and Dave Tweddle attended to lead the first part of the meeting and further work was undertaken on a draft "Inclusion Statement".

11. Minutes

The Minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Trust held on 10 th May 2006, having been circulated, were approved as a correct record.

Arising out of Minute 4 - Children and Young People's Plan - it was reported that the Plan had now been published on Tameside Strategic Partnership website and the Chair thanked all those who had contributed to the publication of that Plan.

12. Local Area Agreements (LAA)

Ian Smith submitted a report advising the Trust of the Children and Young Peoples block of Tameside's Local Area Agreement which was based on the themes of the Community Strategy, priorities set out in the key strategies and partnership agreements determined by the Thematic Partnerships and overseen by the Local Strategic Partnership.

A Local Area Agreement (LAA) Steering Group had been established in January 2006 to oversee and lead the development of Tameside's agreement, with the Steering Group reporting to the Local Strategic Partnership on a quarterly basis.

The Steering Group had identified a number of cross cutting themes, namely -

• Health
• Volunteering
• Boys/men
• Fear of crime
• BME
• Priority areas (deprivation and hot spots)
• "Green" theme

The Group were also looking at pooling funding from the different sectors in order to make a greater impact on services and to accurately identify what funding was actually used for.

Resolved

That the report be noted.

13. Annual Performance Assessment (Apa)

Ian Smith outlined the process for the forthcoming Assessment stating that the a pre-inspection analysis of all relevant data and indicators had taken place followed by a "self-evaluation" exercise. An Inspector would then consider and test the evidence provided, identify strengths and weaknesses and test these out when the Inspectors visited the Council for the APA day. Inspectors would form a view regarding the grade to award Tameside which would then be subject to moderation. The outcome would be announced in the autumn.

14. Inter-Agency Governance And Partnership Arrangements

Cheryl Eastwood up-dated the Trust on the events which had been organised in each of the four service areas between 4 th - 12 th July 2006. The Being Health Sub-Group had been established and its first meetings would take place towards the end of September 2006.

15. Targetting Services In Priority Neighbourhoods

Huw Davis submitted a report highlighting the work undertaken within regeneration partnerships to reduce inequalities. A range of time limited funding had been used to provide additional resources for children and young people in priority neighbourhoods in Tameside.

Details were also submitted about those resources which impacted upon the 11 local priorities and the challenges faced and strategies used to continue successful activity.

Resolved

That the report be noted.

16. Extract From "Moving On 2005" - Boys Progression

Sheila Piazza submitted an extract from the above publication which detailed an analysis on the 3,138 young people completing Year 11 in schools across the Borough in 2005 with an almost 50:50 ratio of boys and girls.

The biggest challenge faced was the number of boys, currently 10%, who were in neither education, employment or training as well as trying to address stereotypical jobs.

Resolved

That the report be noted.

17. Dates Of Future Meetings

It was noted that the Partnership Trust would meet on the following dates, all meetings commencing at 2.30 pm:-

• Thursday 10th August 2006
• Thursday 19th October 2006
• Thursday 14th December 2006