Meeting of Eastleigh District Local Children’s Partnership
North Geographical Group
Thursday, 30 September 2010 – 1.30 p.m.
held at Crestwood College
Present:
Donna Beckford
Debra Crook
Krista Dawkins
Debbie Dean
Colin Diaper
Emma Franklin
Mark Henderson
Patrick Holdaway
Angela Horn
Luciana Lantanzi
Tony Lau Walker
Tony Lee
Jon LeFevre
Jenny Fitzhenry
Chris Loveday
Joy Madgwick
Jan Munday
Alan Newton
Darryl Sheppard
Pat Statham
Teresa Stitt
S. Whelan
Sally Taylor
Simon Taylor
Stuart Webb
Angela Wedgwood
Julie Wells
Steve Willis
Apologies:
Tony Bostock
Richard Kelly
Matthew Longden
Jonathan Prest
Duncan Sergeant
Jane Skinner
Rob Sykes
Sue Wright
Suzanne Davies
Simon Stocks
Suzanne Watson
Minutes:
Welcome to the inaugural meeting by Krista Dawkins. Introductions made.
Feedback from LCP Chair, Jon LeFevre
Jon LeFevre attended the meeting of the South Geographical group held on
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 at Wildern School and also he attended
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LCP Chairs training with Tony Lee and Angela Horn. Jon reported that the
Government have taken away Children’s Trust and say there is no need to
have a Children and Young People’s Plan. However, Hampshire are
keeping both. The LCP has been set up as a way forward for future
working together and sharing resource allocation.
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HCC are having to make financial cuts - £23 million has been
suggested. We have to pull together.
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Jon said we have had liberation from restrictions. Now not tied to
five priorities and format of LCP Strategic plan does not have to be
set in such a restricted manner. We can therefore look at what is
important locally.
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There will be money devolved to LCP from extended schools which
has been clawed back and underspends. We are expected to have
about £38K – has to be spent by July 2011 for Extended Schools Coordination.
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We need discussion about how money can be used and how we
might want to extend.
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Jon shared how HCC are re-grouping, going from 3 to 2 areas – 11 to
8 districts.
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They are trying to allocate human resources in line with LCP. LCP
will have influence on how resources are used more locally, but
watch this space and see what happens, much is unknown.
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There were presentations from Gosport and East Hants Partnerships
at the Chairs Training and the key points were that partnerships need
very clear objective for what they are focusing on.
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Also we need to talk about branding for the LCP to give it an identity.
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Jon asked the North Group to think about the partnership in two tiers.
There was discussion regarding the need for the two local groups
and a strategic group? We have two big partnerships is there a
need for a strategic group. Is there a need for the two groups and
should we now operate together - what is the need for a strategic
group? It might be smarter to have the two groups as would we get
more allocation of resources. Tony Lau Walker said that the
structure we have is what we asked for. Until this thing starts to
work need to stick with what we have.
Krista also added that we were very clear we did not want to break the links
we work with. There are different issues in the two geographical groups but
we want to maintain links with other geographical groups. We would like to
consider to keep this for the first year of operation.
Jon commented that as we have been given permission to be much more
flexible, in twelve months time if we want one big group instead of two small
groups we could take that route. Restrictions have been taken out by the
government. We are not tied by this.
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Action
Action
Membership of the Group
If you feel people are missing from the discussions that should be involved
please let Krista know.
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Priorities
The group looked at Hampshire priorities and highlighted Eastleigh issues
including teenage pregnancy.
Parent Support work – Julie Wells
Parent Support Delivery plan was distributed by Julie. Five priorities given
to the County.
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Reduce the number of children living in poverty
Increase take up of children in care
Reduce teenage conception
Improve educational attainment for vulnerable groups.
Triple P Parent Programme
It was felt that Parent Support Programme seemed to bring parents in. It is
making good progress. It would be a shame to withdraw now. Parent
Support Adviser funding ends in March. Julie asked whether we could
provide Parent Support Advisers centrally from the LCP? However, funding
is limited if non-existent. Julie Wells – point of contact for parents in
Eastleigh.
Donna Beckworth stated that there is also existing provision post-16 within
Eastleigh available from Enham.
The Parenting Support was a concern of all schools. At strategic level we
need to explore whether funding would be available for PSAs from Health
sector. Children’s Centres were asked if they could help support the
process.
Steve Willis, Chair of Local Implementation Team – Reducing Teenage
Pregnancy
The reducing teenage pregnancies Local Action Plan was distributed.
Steve asked for the Action Plan to be endorsed by LCP. This would need
to be the Strategic Board.
Steve explained there had been established the Local Implementation
Team. They report back about the services teenagers got at the drop in
centres, etc. and feedback was given to agencies.
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There has been an increase of sexual health drop ins across the
borough – that have been working really well. Email copy to be
distributed with the agenda.
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LCP
Also Steve asked the LCP to consider what is the experience of Young
Parents in Eastleigh? - Young parents had stated in his research they
wished they had had more in depth SRE – whilst at school.
Action
We are still battling against misconceptions regarding housing issues, i.e.
having a baby gets you a council flat. Young people are missing the
realities. Sometimes parents think they will get a bigger council house if all
of them are under the same roof. Some mothers, of these young people
are happy to become surrogate mothers. Connexions drop in issues
condoms but have to direct for other forms of contraception. Drop ins also
a very good community resource for students who have left school.
Steve brought to the attention of the LCP the Energy Youth Centre – Leigh
Road Ballroom. It is hoped that the building will be open 27 November
2010, housing, Youth Team, Connexions, Youth Offending Team, Drop ins,
Young Carers – all have a slot there. Programme will be very full.
Concern was raised over how to identify care leavers. Steve Willis to
contact Mark Henderson at Barton Peveril.
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Joy Madgwick raised - Youth in Progress a lottery funded bid. Bids could
be submitted around - Care Leavers, Young Carers, Prison Leavers or
Probationary Hostals. Steve Willis to liaise with Ken Dufton, Rebecca
Kanelli.
Darryl Sheppard – Participation
Offer and report distributed. Hampshire have decided that there is still a
need for Children and Young People’s Plan, we have to identify that we are
providing services to children and young people and the document gives
Hampshire vision.
What we can do as a team? Everybody has to ensure that we are involving
all children and young people. When the HCC reorganistion has been
sorted we will be informed who the two Participation Officers are once it is
decided.
Darryl discussed at 6’s and 7’s the Transition Programme for Year 6 pupils.
It is a good opportunity to look at different aspects. There is a link that was
in the Participation Pack given to Jon Le Fevre. Darryl will arrange that one
will be given to Krista.
Cyber Bullying is also a key area on the 18 November there is an Anti
Bullying Conference at Ashburton Hall for young people and by young
people. Two pupils can come plus a member of staff for £50 in total.
Please contact Darryl.
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Our focus
The LCP needs to focus on what people feel in Eastleigh are the priorities.
A consideration document was distributed from family intervention. It is
based on ‘Every Child Matters’ (now ‘Every Child Achieves’).
The LCP looked at the locally agreed priorities.
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Action
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Attendance
Cyber Bullying
Substance and alcohol misuse
Emotional health and well-being of children and parents
It was decided that PSAs are now no longer funded the LCP wanted to
focus on supporting family and support children at the same time. This
would link with the reduction of the PSAs.
It was decide to have a working party to run across the two geographical
areas. The meeting of two groups collectively will underpin the good
practices that are currently in place. Need to look at the most effective way
of all using good practice. We will need to look at funding sources and look
at 3 / 4 practical objectives for the next twelve months.
Volunteers sitting on Working Party:Angela Horn
Sally Taylor
Steve Willis
Stuart Webb
Pat Statham
Jon LeFevre to set a date.
JLF
The Working Party will develop what we want to focus on and an action
plan. There will be a Strategic Meeting on 1 December at Hamble Skills
Centre for the Working Party to feedback.
Julie Wells will be made redundant as of November this year and if the £38K
could fund an extension of her post it would be seen as a good use of the
funding. The working party will develop a proposal and email out to see if it
would be acceptable for everyone.
Tony Lau Walker suggested a Standing Group to look at funding streams
that become available. Krista Dawkins will email members of Strategic
Board to see who would like to do this.
Agreed Action
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Going to join South Geographical working party
1 December meeting at Hamble – working party will feed back
Look to use extended Services funding proposals. This will be emailed
around prior to 1 December 2010 to Strategic Board members.
Create a Standing Committee for funding streams and alert Strategic
Board.
Meeting ended 3.45 p.m.
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