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Transforming Council Services for Children: A Director's Perspective on Challenges and Partnership

Explore how a director of children's services navigates demographic growth, financial constraints, and tougher regulations in a challenging context. Learn about partnering with VCS, strategic commissioning, and transforming council services for youth, education, and early years.

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Transforming Council Services for Children: A Director's Perspective on Challenges and Partnership

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  1. Engage conference Working together in partnership – a director of children’s services perspective

  2. A challenging context The graph of doom Challenges Demographic growth More needy population Financial constraint Tougher regulatory regimes Coalition governments Changes in political control locally

  3. Local dynamics • Political and managerial commitment to the VCS/local VCS • Compact transparency • Co chairing strategic commissioning • LA brokerage with other commissioners such as CCGs, schools • Local VCS partnering where it makes sense

  4. Transforming council services Youth Services: contraction but growth of partnering; commissioning Education: relative financial growth; schools direct commissioning – pupil premium – narrowing outcome gaps – locality partnerships Early Years: growth - 2 year old premium; childcare (universal and targeted) Early intervention and children’s social care: support for key groups; targeted work; advocacy

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