Westbury Area Board
welcomes you to
Growing Up in our
Community
Spotlight on the
Children’s Centre
Ruth Brooks-Martin
Responding to local need
What are the local needs?
 Areas of deprivation SOA 14D, followed by SOA 13B
 Poor dental health (19th out of 20 Community Areas in
Wiltshire)
 High levels of teenage pregnancy (1 in 25 fifteen to
seventeen year old girls becomes pregnant)
 Low rates of breastfeeding
 Higher than average rates of childhood obesity (4th
worst Community Area in Wiltshire)
 Low levels of education, training and skills in some
areas, especially SOA 14D (within the bottom 10% in
the country)
 High levels of vulnerability – 3rd highest rate in
Wiltshire. 15.2% compared to Wilts average of 11.7%.
 35.5% of families in SOA 14D are deemed as vulnerable
 High levels of domestic abuse
What is the
significance of
these issues?
Children who
live with these
vulnerabilities
will be less likely
to achieve their
potential and
their lives will be
more limited.
What does the Children’s Centre do
in response?
 Support from before
birth – ante-natal
sessions
 Post-natal group,
baby group and
breastfeeding group
 Baby Massage
 Stay and play sessions (in line with EYFS)
 Parenting support (group and one to one)
 Freedom Programme (for women in domestic abuse
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Groups, courses and one to one support for young
parents
Step-by-Step (for children with developmental
concerns)
Support in the home
Support for families of the vulnerable two year olds
Focusing on Dental Health
Promotion
Why does decay matter in preschool children?
 Habits are formed in early years
 It Hurts. If you have toothache it affects concentration
and, therefore, learning
 It can affect speech if teeth are removed
 Permanent teeth are more likely to come into the
wrong place if milk teeth are removed.
How are we addressing this
issue as a Children’s Centre?
 Keeping the message simple
 Giving the message to parents at the Centre’s groups
and activities
 Attending local parent and toddler groups and pre-
schools to take the message out to parents
 Attending local events to take out the message
What is the message we share?
 Clean teeth with an appropriate fluoride toothpaste –
especially last thing at night
Avoid dried
fruit
Give milk or water only to drink
– especially between meals
Reduce the frequency of eating
and drinking sugary foods
Whatever is healthy for teeth is
healthy for life
Working together for children
and families
Richard Hatt
WESTBURY
AREA
FORUM
AIMS
• Meet the needs of the most vulnerable
families and children across the town and
engage those who currently remain
disaffected.
• Ensure a collective agreement about pathways
for children and in so doing have collective
responsibility.
Area Forum
Success brings togetherness
Higher
Order
Functions
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Vision established for community
Making
Strategic decisions made affecting whole
community
All agencies represented
a
difference
Active involvement of Secondary School decision
makers in attendance
Collaborative working on issues
Connecting with professionals. Solution focused. No blame culture
Joint problem solving
Matravers in action
Andy Ellett and Heather Leach
“Excellence, expectation,
opportunity
in a culture of responsibility,
accountability and pride”.
Presentation by Heather Leach
Director of Specialism
There have been a number of quite visual changes at Matravers:• The interior of the school building has been upgraded, in particular the
main building and maths block.
• The sixth form block is open and fully operational which is also being
used by Extended Services and the community at large.
• There has also been a significant push on the appearance of students
and the behaviour of students in lessons, around school and in the town
itself.
• This is based around the principle of collective responsibility where
students are expected to behave and expect to be held to account in
relation to:‘Excellence, expectation, opportunity
in a culture of
responsibility, accountability and pride’.
• The old sixth form common room has been turned into another art studio
to accommodate our highly successful Art department as we offer three
new A Level courses. This includes a dedicated sixth form studio space
• It is hoped this will further enhance the upward trend in examination
results this coming year, the school having achieved its best ever results in
2012 with:At GCSE
• 81.1% achieving 5 A*- C
• 51% achieving 5 A*- C including English and Maths.
At A Level
• The average points score was up by 20% , as was the proportion achieving
grades at A*- C.
• A*- B grades were up by 15% and passes in general were in line with the
national trend.
• A Level Art achieved 4A*, 4A and 2B Grades
Building strong positive relationships with parents has also been an
increased focus.
• Parents are welcomed into the school to share their views and speak to
staff face to face through a series of afternoon teas and The Pastoral
and SEN Team Drop Ins.
• The VLE is now up and running where children and parents can access
work and resources.
• A comprehensive set of Independent Homework Tasks have been
designed to encourage independent learning and exploration in KS3.
• A robust Behaviour for Learning Policy is bearing fruit as students
become increasingly more aspirational in their studies.
• As a school we have always welcomed the opportunity to work with the
community at large and extend an open invitation to all to come and see
the school at work irrespective of whether you have children at the school
or not.
• Our links with our feeder schools are continually developing with more
cross phase connections, visits and an arts based induction programme.
• As a school we would welcome the opportunity to discuss and work
alongside the community on any initiatives in the interests of people young
and old in Westbury.
• As an Arts College we have already worked with a number of community
groups on a range of Arts Projects. We now wish to increase this offer and
develop further links within the community.
Community Arts
As an Arts College we feel strongly that the interaction between school and
community through the arts is a vital and exciting dialogue.
• We provide Primary Provision in our feeder schools with specialist Art and
Dance teachers working with students and colleagues.
• We have supported Arts Weeks, specialist projects through funding for
artists or practical support via Matravers School .
• We have carried out a developing programme of Arts activities over the last
5 years to enable as many people as possible to experience learning through
the Arts.
• Big Draw – to encourage families and other members
of the community to draw and explore the joy of using
line.
• We have been national winners one year and highly recommended on
another occasion.
• We are members of the Westbury Music and Arts Festival and support
musical events, life drawing classes, art based workshops
• We provide a range of workshop events for members of the community –
recent ones have been jewellery making, willow sculpture, silver smithing,
glass blowing, photography, batik silk scarves.
• We ran a sculpture /stone carving week and produced the circular piece in
the Secret Garden.
• We organised lantern building sessions and then had a parade to All Saints
Church.
• We have organised a sculpture course for members of All Saints Church to
enable them to deign and make ceramic figures for the POSADA.
• We developed a story telling project called “Quest” and included
members of the public.
• We have provided workshops in the Children's’ Centre
• The Junk Band provide workshops and demonstrations at community
events.
• We run an A level Art Class each Tuesday evening
• We run a life drawing class each Tuesday evening
• Arts College funded the Raked Seating in Matravers main hall for use by
the school and for hire/use of the community
Plans for the Future
Working in Partnership
• We want to be able to respond to needs of different community groups and bring
new arts involvement to Westbury.
• That partnership will need funding in the future and there are funding agencies
we can tap into.
• Large scale art projects in the community could be an interesting project.
• A further range of workshops – glass blowing, textile design,
• Project with an artist in residence with new housing development – links to
Westbury’s Industrial past.
• We like the idea of using maps as the basis of a new arts project.
• Oral History is an area we need to address fully, working with the Heritage Centre.
• We want to continue our engagement with the community and need ideas that
we can develop together for the benefit of all.
• Art Plans for the Future
• Westbury’s Art Bus
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The aim of the bus would be to create a miniature version of the school's creative
arts department and will go into the community to celebrate the school's "art for
all" motto.
The bus would include a recording studio, suite of Apple Macs, software for
interactive musical tuition and even a performance stage, and it would help to
provide evening classes and community projects.
Children and adults would be able to use the bus and take part in courses
including creative writing, visual arts, film, poetry, song-writing and TV.
Pupils and community groups could use the bus to stage their own performances
Join us at Matravers school for the next upcoming events:Yuletide Cabaret next Wednesday
“Back to the Eighties” the musical in February 2013
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STE M –Friday 14th 6:30 STEM was initially Science, Technology, Engineering
and Maths. I have now added Art to it as without art, illustration, film,
photography most of the context and learning in our modern world is
unavailable. 50p per family entrance. You can interact with a pig’s head!!
Autism awareness
Maria Cattelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=qNWwnL3KUsw
Working with schools
and community
Sarah Hopkins
s.hopkins@westbury-jun.wilts.sch.uk
07545 696551/01373 822695
Schools and Community
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Family Learning Opportunities:
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Parenting Workshops
Positive Parenting – Teen Programmes for Yr6
upwards
Group Programmes for
Reception up to Yr6
Quotes from Parents & Carers:
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I feel more in control & more positive to
manage situations
Its nice to know its not just my family that
has issues
Every Parent should attend it really helps
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Holiday Activities
Easter & Summer
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PARENT WORKSHOPS IN JANUARY
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YEAR 6 FAMILY LEARNING EVENT
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FAMILY COMPUTER XPLORERS AFTER SCHOOL
CLUB
PUPIL VOICE CONFERENCE
Tackling teenage pregnancies
Katie Currie
Teenage Pregnancy Lead, Public Health
katie.currie@wiltshire.gov.uk
Why Teenage Pregnancy Matters
• At age 30, teenage mothers are 22% more likely to be living in poverty than
mothers giving birth aged 24 or over, and are much less likely to be employed
or living with a partner.
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Poor child health outcomes
60% higher rates of infant mortality
25% higher risk of low birth weight
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Poor emotional health and well being
Three times the rate of post-natal depression of older mothers
Higher rates of poor mental health for up to 3 years after the birth
Higher risk of partnership breakdown and isolation
More likely to live in poor quality housing
Affecting the well being of their children and contributing to:
– Higher accident rates - such as from falls and swallowing substances
– More behavioural problems - conduct, emotional and hyperactivity problems
Looked After Children Are Particularly
Vulnerable to Teenage Pregnancy
• A national study of looked after young women
found
– A quarter of young women had conceived by the
age of 16
– nearly half were mothers with 18-24 months after
leaving care
The range of factors associated with a teenager becoming pregnant
Looked after children /
young people leaving care
Behavioural
problems
Disengagement
from school / poor
attendance
Poor educational
attainment
Sexual abuse in
childhood
Social
deprivation
Lack of confidence
in resisting pressure
to have sex
Mental health
problems
Emotional
well-being
Low aspirations
Cultural influence
Low self-esteem
Peer influence
Parental
influence
Alcohol/substance
misuse
More likely to
have sex early
Teenage
Pregnancy
Less likely to use
contraception
Teenage
mother
Fear of
parents/carers
finding out
Parents and professionals
lack confidence to discuss
sex and relationship issues
with young people
Ethnicity
Poor and inconsistent
contraceptive use among
Lack of confidence young people
in mainstream health
services
Young people lack skills
and confidence to make
and carry through
positive choices
Lack of easy
access to
contraception
Poor knowledge and skills
among young people in
relation to sex, relationships
and sexual health risks
Low knowledge levels among
boys and young men
Teenage Pregnancy Rate by
Community Areas 2009-2011
• Wiltshire rate for
2009- 2011 was
24.2
• Small areas of high
rates can be
hidden in
community areas
Services In Westbury
• Matravers School
– Strong pastoral support
is well used by students.
• No Worries GP – White Horse Medical Practice
is a level 2+ provider and is well used by young
people
• No Worries Pharmacy – Medicx, John Preddy
and Lloyds at Leigh Park
Other data for Westbury
• Westbury has a 10.2% Chlamydia positivity rate
(April 2012 to date), nearly twice the national
average
• Of those tested only 21.5% were boys
• Young people aged 13-24 can get free
Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea test kits through the post
by visiting :
www.freetestme.co.uk
• Rates for termination of pregnancy in Westbury
for 2009 – 2011 was 41.7% which is similar to the
Wiltshire 47.1%
Progress so far
• One year on from
the launch of the
pathway
• 60 CAFs have been
completed on
young mothers
• 21 are currently
open
http://www.wiltshirepathways.org/Uploaded
Files/pscafymums_aug12.pdf
Growing up in the Westbury area
Tony Nye
Westbury Youth Centre
Action and support from your
council
Julia Cramp
Looking forward
Thanks and overview
Area Board Chairman Mike Cuthbert Murray