SEND Forum
Children in Care and Restorative
Approaches
9th November 2015
Looked after children in Swindon
Attainment and Progress
SWINDON
il
va
ta
no
0%
50%
13%
63%
67%
il
Required standard of phonics decoding
Level 2 or above in Reading
29%
Key Stage 1
(inc Phonics) * Level 2 or above in Writing
29%
Level 2 or above in Maths
57%
va
Good Level of Development
EY Foundation
AOL Literacy
Stage *
AOL Mathematics
2014/15 analysis
At least
Improved Improved
2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2012/ 2013 2014/
matching
against against
13
14
15
13
/14
15
England's
2012/13? 2013/14?
(2013/14)?
33%
not available
33%
67%
ta
Indicator
no
Key Stage
ENGLAND
53%
69% 71%
61% 61%
71% 72%
Yes
Yes
Key Stage 2 *
Level 4 or above in Reading
Level 4 or above in Writing
Level 4 or above in Maths
Level 4 or above in GPS
Expected Reading Progress
Expected Writing Progress
Expected Maths Progress
50%
40%
40%
20%
56%
67%
56%
60%
70%
50%
50%
80%
80%
60%
75%
75%
75%
57%
71%
86%
86%
63%
59%
55%
45%
77%
81%
74%
68%
59%
61%
49%
81%
82%
75%
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Key Stage 4
5 or more A*-C inc English & Maths
Expected English Progress
Expected Maths Progress
21%
33%
21%
16%
50%
44%
29%
53%
31%
16% 12%
33% 35%
29% 26%
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Progress – KS1 to 2, 2014
SEN with
statement
SEN
support
No SEN
Not looked
after
Looked
after
children
School
Score
Cohort size 2338
School
99.9
Score
Group
100
national
mean
11
100.3
2327 1916 328
94
99.9 100 99.7 96.4
99.7
100
100
99.3 97.9
Progress – KS1 to 2, 2015
2015 Key Stage
2
Reading
KS2 level
KS1
Other or no
KS2 result
Other or no
prior KS1
level
1
W
1
W, B
1
2
3
1
4
5
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
4
11 pupils
6
Progress – KS2 to 4, 2014
SEN:
Statement
SEN: School
Action Plus
SEN: School
Action
SEN: Without
Statement
Non-SEN
Not looked
after
RAISEonline 2014
Looked after
childre
School Score
Cohort size 2179
School
987
Score
Group
1000
national
mean
21
960.3
2158 1647
987 997.7
439
963.2
279
976.5
160
940.1
93
903
944.9
1000
971.2
984.5
946.6
969
1007
Progress – KS2 to 4, 2015
Maths
GCSE/EL
KS2
No data
B
N
2
3
4
5
No
entry
4
U, X
1
1
1
1
G
F
E
D
C
1
2
6
B
1
1
2
A
A*
Task 1
You are the Designated Teacher for a year 10
student who is underperforming in
mathematics.
There is an opportunity to bid for additional
funding to support your student.
What sorts of additional resources or
intervention would you wish to consider?
Looked after children and SEN
50/125 children 2014
Looked after children and SEN
40/125 children 2014
Looked after children and SEN
Key Stage
Indicator
2014/15 results
ALL LAC LAC WITH
CHILDREN NO SEN
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 4
RWM at Level 4+
63%
75%
Expected Reading Progress
71%
75%
Expected Writing Progress
86%
100%
Expected Maths Progress
86%
100%
5 or more A*-C inc English & Maths
29%
83%
Expected English Progress
53%
100%
Expected Maths Progress
31%
80%
→ Some change in
performance when
excluding LAC
children with SEN
→ Huge change in
performance when
excluding LAC
children with SEN
Task 2
Although cohorts are small, more Swindon
looked after children have a statement than we
might expect.
Should we be concerned about this data and
why, or why not?
Looked after children and
offending
15 children, 2014
Swindon Virtual School
• Structure from January 2016
• Responsibility for PEPs
• Pupil Premium funding
• Threats and opportunities
Participation – vulnerable groups
Destinations – vulnerable groups
9th November 2015
Maria Young – Service Manager Children’s Social work Teams
Valerie Williams – Service Manager Children
Looked After & Care Leavers
• Karen Reeve – Head of Children, Families & Community Health
• Mark Green – Service Manager, Integrated Service for
Disabled Children
• Maria Young – Service Manager, Children’s Social work
Teams
• Valerie Williams – Service Manager, Children Looked After
and Care Leavers
• Fiona Francis - Service Manager Quality Assurance and
Review
• Kevin Leaning – Service Manager, Early Help
• Louise Campion – Principal Officer for Health and Well-Being
• Valerie Williams oversees the Fostering & Adoption Team,
Care Leavers Team, Children’s Resource Service and the
Designated Nurse for Children In Care
FOSTERING & ADOPTION - LYNDHURST
Valerie Williams
Kelly Johnson 6660
Lorna Turner
TEAM MANAGER Vacant
SOCIAL WORKER
PRIVATE FOSTERING
Anca Coles
ADOPTION
ASSISTANT TEAM
MANAGER
Sharon Iles
SOCIAL WORKERS
Donna Pontin
Heather Jones
Sian Collett
Wendy Hewitt
Raquel Frank
Stephen West
ASSISTANT TEAM MANAGER
Cheryl Keller
SOCIAL WORKERS
Kim Munday
Dinah Dew
Jo-Anne Waite
Camilla-Jane Moghairhy
Joanna Graves
ASSISTANT TEAM MANAGER
Peter Harrell
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Lynn Wirdnam
Jade Jenkyn
Tracey De Marco
Michelle Craner
SOCIAL WORKERS
Elizabth Hamid
Gail Jenkins
Kristina Mobley
Caroline Copestake
Katie Woollard
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Hayley Weeks
• Maria Young oversees FCP, Assessment & Child Protection
Team, Emergency Duty Service, the four social work long
term teams as well as the Practice Coordinator
ASSESMENT AND CHILD PROTECTION/FAMILY CONTACT POINT - CLARENCE HOUSE
Maria Young
Angela Wilcox 6854
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER - A&CP
Claire Frankland
SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGER
Balbir Kaur
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
MANAGER - A&CP
TEAM MANAGER - A&CP
Wendy de Bruin
Michelle Freeman
SOCIAL WORKERS
Hayley Hicks
Pat Bodur
Jade Williams
SOCIAL WORKERS
Kevin Madhumbu
Andrew Howlett
Nichola Mark
SOCIAL WORKERS
Sarah Clothier
Fay Healey
Belinda Fisher
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER - FCP
Desmond Chawota (Feb 2015)
Currently Claire Holmes
SOCIAL WORKERS
Rebecca Harrison
Jan Laws
Fortunate Bosu
Samantha Smith
Danielle Thompson
Ian Orchard
Carrie Clinton
Susan Potter
Jennifer Chikoware
ADVICE & INFORMATION
WORKERS
Barbara Busby
Marian Angel
Expanding to have police, health
A&CP SUPPORT WORKERS
Len Fearon
Tony Sole
Christine Gowns
SENIOR PRACTITIONERS
Mary Miller
Chris Sampson
Mandy Sollis
ADVICE & INFORMATION
WORKERS
Helen Webb
Samantha Garcia
Alison Lochrie
Julie Nurden
Kat Knox
SOCIAL WORK TEAM NORTH - STRATTON (THE LIMES)
Nikki Finney 6667
Maria Young
SOCIAL WORK TEAM CENTRAL NORTH - THE MEADOW
Maria Young
Kelly Johnson 6660 /Jill Priday 6934
Lorna Turner
SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGER
SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGER
Andrea Parkinson
Jackie Turner
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT TEAM
MANAGER
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
Lynda Mitchell
Chris Tasker
Jane Jones
SOCIAL WORKERS
SOCIAL WORKERS
SOCIAL WORKERS
SOCIAL WORKERS
Andy Gloria
Joe Suckling
Veronica Crossley
Natalie Bull
Amy Smith
Kristin Szkrybieniec
Sue Riley
Bethan Palmer
Susan Williams
Samantha Pritchard
Jennifer Byrnes
Lesley-Anne Daniels
Elzbieta Podbielski
Jamilla Jama
Sam Clinton
Kerys Griffiths
Alison James
Victoria Blackwell
Donia Goering
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Jackie Benson
Gillian Lovatt
Tracey Gough
Marilyn Pope
Derick Francis
SOCIAL WORK TEAM SOUTH - SALTWAY
Jenni Edgell 7723 / Carol Morris 6877
Maria Young
SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGER
Theveshyra Fletcher
LOCALITY TEAM CENTRAL SOUTH - REUBEN GEORGE
Maria Young
Carla Tapliss 6979 / Nikki Finney
6936
Siobhan Ford 3267
SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGER
Nicky Robertson (Debbie Curt - 14 Dec 2015)
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
Lisa Davies
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT TEAM
MANAGER
Austine Adigwe
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
Rachel Nethercott
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT
TEAM MANAGER
Jo Dumbarton
SOCIAL WORKERS
Jacqueline Darkens
SOCIAL WORKERS
Stacey Aldridge
Teresa Brown
Holger Alsmeier
SOCIAL WORKERS
Patrick Lowe
Sam Roberts
Emma Hunt
Linda Wyatt
Dorcas Adjei-Asabre
Christine Lee
Sarah Ball
Florence Mwadza
Trudy Greenall
SOCIAL WORKERS
Anne Knight
Elene Jose
Nitin Shinde
David Bowden
Helen Robertson
James Magdabelo
Sally Gray
Jackie Tully
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Alison Webber
Anthea Sanders
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Michelle Lester
Cassie Coles
Hannah Simmonds
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Kevin Craner
Shona Redpath
The Children’s Act 1989 governs the service provided to children entering Social Care. The Act
focus on safeguarding as well as promoting a child’s welfare.
•
•
•
•
Sect 17 (Child in Need)
Sect 47 (Child Protection Investigation / enquiry)
Sect 20 (Voluntary accommodation of a child) parental responsibility remains with the parents.
Sect 38 (Interim Care Order) Although a care order gives the local authority parental responsibility for
the child, any person who is a parent or guardian also retains their parental responsibility and may
continue to exercise it to the extent that their actions are not incompatible with the care order
•
Sect 31 (Care Order) As above
•
Secure Order
•
Emergency Protection Order - Children who are placed away from home under an emergency protection
order, where they are accommodated by or on behalf of the local authority, are looked after children.
So, too, are those children on remand to local authority accommodation or under supervision with a
residence requirement requiring them to live in local authority accommodation and those children in
police protection or arrested and at the police’s request accommodated by the local authority (section
21 of the 1989 Act)
•
Placement Order - Adoption
Other Orders:
•
Special Guardianship Order
•
Child Arrangement Order
A key principle of the 1989 Act is that children are best looked after within
their families, with their parents playing a full part in their lives, unless
compulsory intervention in family life is necessary. That principle is reflected
in:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
the concept of parental responsibility;
the ability of unmarried fathers to share that responsibility by agreement
with the mother, by joint registration at birth or by court order;
the local authority’s functions to provide services which support children
and their families;
the local authority’s duty to return a looked after child to his/her family
unless this is against his/her interests; and
the local authority’s duty, unless it is not reasonably practicable or
consistent with his/her welfare, to endeavour to promote contact between a
looked after child and his/her parents or others
A child is looked after by a local authority if s/he
is in their care by reason of a care order or is
being provided with accommodation under
section 20 of the 1989 Act for more than 24
hours with the agreement of the parents, or of
the child if s/he is aged 16 or over (section 22(1)
and (2) of the 1989 Act).
• Looked after children deserve the best experiences in life!
• Stable placements, good health and support during transition
are all essential elements, but children will only achieve their
potential through the ambition and high expectation of all
those involved in their lives.
• Section 22(3) of the 1989 Act to sets out how a Local authority
is to safeguard and promote the welfare of the looked after
child and to act as good corporate parents to enable each
looked after child to achieve his/her full potential in life.
Good social care practice recognises the following principles when working with children and their families:
•
Time is a crucial element in work with children and should be reckoned in days and months
rather than years.
•
•
Parents should be expected and enabled to retain their responsibilities and to
remain as closely involved as is consistent with their child’s welfare, even if that child cannot
live at home either temporarily or permanently.
If children have to live apart from their family, both they and their parents should be given
adequate information and helped to consider alternatives and contribute to the making of an
informed choice about the most appropriate form of care.
• Continuity of relationships is important and attachments should be respected,
sustained and developed.
•
•
A change of home, carer, social worker or school almost always carries some risk to a
child’s development and welfare.
These principles reflect the intention in the 1989 Act, that parents should be encouraged to
exercise their responsibility for their child’s welfare in a constructive way.
The child’s care plan provides the overarching vehicle for
bringing together information from the assessment across the
seven dimensions of the child’s developmental needs and from
any other assessments of the child and his/her family. The health
and education dimensions of the care plan are populated by the
health plan and the personal education plan .
Care planning is a core element of the assessment, planning,
intervention and review cycle which underpins social work
with children and families. The primary focus of the legislation
about children in need, which includes children looked after by
the local authority, is how well they are progressing and whether
their health or development will be impaired without the
provision of services by the authority. The cycle of assessment,
planning, intervention and review must therefore focus on the
child’s developmental progress, including his/her health, and the
desired outcomes for the child, taking account of the wide range
of influences which affect a child’s development both positively
and negatively.
The IRO appointed for the child is responsible for
monitoring the performance of the responsible
authority functions in relation to the child’s case. The
intention is to enable the IRO to have an effective and
independent oversight of the child’s case to ensure that
the care plan represents an effective response to the
assessed needs of the child and that progress is being
made towards achieving the identified outcomes.
Coram Voice Children’s Rights
Service
Amanda Burnham
SEND Forum
Children in Care and Restorative
Approaches
9th November 2015
Young Offenders with special educational
needs: a new legal framework
• Children and Families Act 2014
• April 2015 – new duties
– New requirements for young people with SEN when
they are detained in youth custody
– Incomplete
– New regulation and guidance still to come
– Links to Equality Act 2010, Crime and Disorder Act
1998, Health and Social Care Act 2012.
– Joint commissioning of services for young people with
SEND.
What MUST we do
• Keep an EHCP while the young person is
detained, it must not cease.
• Maintain and review the EHCP when the young
person is released
• Arrange appropriate special educational provision
for the young person whilst they are detained
• If health care provision is identified the health
services commissioner must arrange appropriate
provision.
Practicalities
• If it is not practical?
• Needs to correspond as closely as possible to that
in the EHCP.
• The local authority must arrange appropriate
provision
• The health care commissioner must arrange
appropriate provision.
• LA should consider whether any social care needs
remain eg. For children in care, existing
relationship with social worker should continue
SEN but no EHCP?
• Person in charge can request an assessment of
post-detention EHC needs
• Appeal to First-tier Tribunal
• YOTs and education provider has a right to
bring young person to the attention of LA.
• LA must consider whether an assessment of
post-detention EHC needs is necessary
Joint Working
• YOTs and those in charge of youth
accomodation must co-operate with the LA
• And, have regard to the code of practice
• YOT must notify LA when a child or young
person is detained
• If they have an EHCP the LA must send it to
the YOT, person in charge and health
commissioner within 5 days of detention.
Information Sharing
• If young person is known by local authority, all
available information with regard to their
special educational needs should be shared
with YOT.
• YOT will share information with custodial case
manager
• The court may ask for sight of EHCP, should be
included in pre-sentence report if relevant
Education for Young people in custody
• LA must promote fulfilment of learning
potential, with or without EHCP
• YOT will be key point of contact between LA
and youth accomodation
• LA must review the EHCP as soon as possible
after release
Regional support
• The Council for Disabled children with the
National Development Team for Inclusion are
planning regional events aimed at Youth
Offending Teams.
• South West event - date
The inspection of local area
responsibilities for disabled children
and young people and those who have
special educational needs
Mary Rayner HMI
Lesley Cox HMI
Charlie Henry HMI
National leads for disability and special
educational needs
Lea Pickerill
Lee McWilliam
Children Services Inspectors, CQC
Autumn workshops, 2015
Introduction
The Department for Education has asked Ofsted and the
Care Quality Commission (CQC) to inspect local areas on
their effectiveness in fulfilling their new duties.
The framework for this new inspection is currently being
developed and Ofsted and CQC are currently speaking
with a wide range of stakeholders. We are keen to
gather the views of parents and carers.
The following description of the inspection has
not been finalised.
There will be a formal consultation about aspects of the
inspection soon.
Successful implementation
of the reforms
The reforms include many structural changes, including


special educational needs (SEN) support

education, health and care needs assessments and
plans personal budget

responsibility for young adults up to 25 years old
where they remain in further education or training

the publication of a local offer in each area.
a requirement for local authorities and their health
partners to jointly plan and commission education,
health and care services
Successful implementation
of the reforms

In order to achieve these local areas must work in
partnership with these children and young people, and
their parents and carers to understand their needs so
that outcomes can improve.

Early years providers, schools and colleges must also
work in partnership with the local authority and social
care and health services to identify and meet these
needs effectively.

Education, health and social care services must work
closely together to jointly commission the support and
services their children and young people require,
including where these are not located in the same area.
Successful implementation
of the reforms

Focusing on the needs of children and young people who
have an education, health and care plan cannot be at
the expense of providing for those others who require
support but who do not need a plan.

Early intervention and timely support can prevent some
children and young people from needing an education,
health and care plan at a later stage.

Each local authority must set out the support it expects
to be available in its local offer and ensure that this
information is accessible. The local offer needs to be well
communicated to relevant parties and properly
understood.
Successful implementation
of the reforms

Above all, local areas must know whether their provision
is improving outcomes for children young people or not.
They must agree aspirational yet realistic targets for
young people and monitor their progress towards
achieving them. The setting and reviewing of goals or
targets must involve children and young people and their
parents and carers.
Successful implementation
of the reforms

The local authorities surveyed had, overall, made a good
start in getting ready to implement the reforms.

Most were prepared for the transition to education,
health and care plans as required and had worked with
healthcare partners to jointly commission services to
meet the area’s needs.

All of the areas surveyed understood the importance of
effective early intervention.

Almost all of the local authorities surveyed were
confident that they would have the key aspects of the
reforms in place by September 2014.
Successful implementation
of the reforms

Most had appointed senior managers to oversee
implementation. They had generally engaged well with
their partners, especially with representatives of parents
and carers.

The local authorities recognised that the effective
implementation of the reforms will take time.

Many, but not all, set out a process of ongoing review
and improvement based on rigorous and regular
evaluation, the identification of the most effective
practice and feedback about things that had been less
successful.
Successful implementation
of the reforms
However, some important aspects of the reforms
were, at the time of the survey, insufficiently, or only
partly, developed, namely:

the participation of children and young people and
their parents and carers in decision making about
local provision

the effectiveness of communication with partners
about the reforms

identifying and meeting social care and health needs
Successful implementation of the reforms

monitoring the identification of special educational
needs

consistency of agreements with education providers
about their contribution to the local offer


monitoring of the impact of early intervention
a lack of shared understanding of what constituted
‘good progress’ for the lowest attaining children and
young people and for personal and social skills
development
Successful implementation
of the reforms

a lack of focus on achieving good outcomes in health
and social care


the development of personal budgets

joint commissioning arrangements.
transition to adult social care and health services and
where young people receive services from different
local areas
Proposed focus for inspection

How effectively does the local area identify children and
young people who are disabled and/or have special
educational needs?

How effectively does the local area meet the needs and
improve the outcomes of children and young people who
are disabled and/or have special educational needs?
These judgements are to be made about the performance
of the local area since the implementation of the reforms in
September 2014.
It is important to note that this is local area inspection and
not a local authority inspection.
Effective identification of need
The evaluation includes children and young people who require SEN
support and those who have education, health and care plans.


Timeliness

Engagement with children and young people (participation and
communication)

Engagement with parents/carers (participation and
communication)

Effectiveness of involvement and communication with others, as
appropriate

Effectiveness of local area arrangements in providing evidence
that needs have been identified
Usefulness (to inform planning/teaching/other provision; and as
a baseline to set targets for progress/improvement, and evaluate
the effectiveness of support)
Effective identification of need
 How would your area demonstrate it effectively identifies
disabled children ands young people and those who have special
educational needs?

Would this information identify areas of strength, where further
improvements need to be made and where the situation is improving
or deteriorating? And across education, social care and health needs?

Is there information that is available but not currently used that would
contribute to your self-evaluation?

Is there information that is not currently available that would be
valuable?

Is the information sufficiently specific to allow consideration of different
groups of children and young people, and their services and providers?

Does your information show convincingly that children and young
people, and their parents and carers are properly involved in
identification? And are satisfied with their experience?
Effectiveness in meeting needs
The evaluation includes those children and young people who
require SEN support and those who have education, health and
care plans.

Satisfaction by children and young people in the progress they
have made


Satisfaction by parents/carers in the progress made.

Effectiveness of local area arrangements in providing evidence
that needs have been met (as above)
Outcomes for children and young people - progress made,
towards high expectation targets (towards age expectations for
skills/knowledge/understanding, and preparing for adulthood to
include progress to higher education or employment,
independent living, participating in society, being as healthy as
possible in adult life)
Effectiveness in meeting needs
 How would your area demonstrate it effectively meets the needs of
disabled children ands young people and those who have special
educational needs and improves their outcomes?

 progress made, towards high expectation targets
 progress to higher education or employment
 independent living
 participating in society
 being as healthy as possible in adult life
Would this information identify areas of strength, where further
improvements need to be made and where the situation is improving
or deteriorating? And across education, social care and health needs?

Is there information that is available but not currently used that would
contribute to your self-evaluation?

Is there information that is not currently available that would be
valuable?
Effectiveness in meeting needs
 Is the information sufficiently specific to allow consideration for
different groups of children and young people?

Does your information show convincingly that children and young
people, and their parents and carers are satisfied with the outcomes?

Does the information demonstrate convincingly that children and young
people, and their parents and carers are properly involved in the area’s
strategy for meeting needs, and in reviewing its effectiveness?
Proposed inspection
arrangements

All local areas will be inspected, with an inspection
interval of up to five years.

Inspection teams will include a HMI, a CQC inspector
and a local authority inspector.

Inspectors will review available national data as part of
their preparation, including within area inspection
outcomes from CQC and Ofsted.

It is expected that local areas will know how effective
they are and will be able to demonstrate this.
Proposed inspection
arrangements

The field work is likely to include discussions with
elected members, key local area officers from health,
education and social care, and meetings with leaders of
early year settings, schools and colleges, and specialist
services.

Visits will be made to a range of providers and services.
These visits will not inspect the provision but focus on
their understanding and participation in meeting the
area’s responsibilities.

Inspectors will look at children and young people’s files
to contribute to their evaluations.
Proposed inspection
arrangements

There will be a strong emphasis on gathering the views
of young people, and parents and carers, involving:
 Meetings during visits to early years settings, schools



and colleges.
Meeting with established parent and carer groups
Meeting with any reference groups established by the
local area.
A webinar for parents and carers during the
inspection.
Proposed inspection
arrangements

There will be a narrative evaluation report following the
inspection. There will not be an overall effectiveness
grade.


Local areas will need to produce an action plan

As appropriate, the findings of the area inspection will
contribute to other CQC and Ofsted inspection activity.
There will be follow-up inspection activity where this is
appropriate.
Your views are sought:
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Is the focus for inspection right?

How can we best gather the views of children and
young people, and parents and carers during
inspection?
Are there other important local area responsibilities
that need to be considered by inspectors?
Shared services and capacity
Improved communication
Speed of referral + reaction
Focused interventions bringing in help
Effective risk and vulnerability management
Culture of performance management
Improved outcomes for young people
RESTORATIVE YOUTH SERVICES
Service Manager – Matt Bywater
Restorative Youth Services
Tony Aldridge
Restorative Justice
Co-ordinator
(YOT P/T)
(Seconded F/T)
Mel Norton
Probation Officer
Stephanie Gillett
Social Worker
Jayne MacLeod
Social Worker
RYS YOUTH
COUNSELLING
Manager – Guy
Pearson
Kathleen Kinloch
Counsellor
(Seconded F/T)
(Seconded F/T)
(YOT F/T)
(On Trak P/T)
Valerie Mathe
YOT Worker
(Unpaid Work)
Karen Sercombe
ISS Worker
Cathy Hill
ISS Worker
Michael Bizley
Counsellor
(YOT P/T)
(YOT F/T)
(On Trak P/T)
RYS PREVENTION
YOT COURT,SUPERVISION,THROUGHCARE, REMAND & INTENSIVE INTERVENTION
Operational Manager – Dale Colsell
Operational Manager – Vacancy
Jill Wells
Education Welfare
Officer
Victoria Harvey
Parenting
Denise O’Rafferty
YOT Worker
(YOT F/T)
(YOT F/T)
(SBC/YOT P/T)
SUBSTANCE MISUSE
Beccy John
Police Youth
Justice Worker
(Police F/T)
Lester Fuller
Probation
Services Officer
(Seconded F/T)
POLICE – PROJECT WORK / SCI
Phil Elliott
Police Officer
Restorative Youth Services
Hannah
Derryl George
Substance Misuse Woloszczynska
Worker
Substance Misuse
Worker
(U-Turn F/T)
Gail Martin
YOT Worker
(YOT F/T)
(YOT P/T)
(U-Turn F/T)
Specialist Speech & Language
Therapist
Julie Coleman
Bail Support and
Intensive
Interventions Coordinator
Annette HarveyJones
Youth Justice
Centre
Officer-in-Charge
(SBC P/T)
(YOT F/T)
(YOT P/T)
Paul Hewer
ISS Worker
HEALTH
Alan Dickens
Mental Health
Practitioner
Rachel Steadman
Young People
Health Nurse
(Oxford Health P/T)
(SBC P/T)
Clare O’Driscoll
(YOT P/T)
Rachel Murphy
Youth Counsellor
(On Trak P/T)
Sessional Workers Melanie Richards
U-Turn/
Troubled Youth Counsellor
Families - 1
(On Trak P/T)
ISS/ Reparation – 1
Att. Centre – 2
On Trak – 5
Vacancy x 2
Youth Counsellors
(On Trak P/T)
COURT ADMINISTRATION, INFORMATION & VOLUNTEERS
Business Manager – Blair Staynings
Julie Wordsworth
Performance &
Information Officer
Carla Da Silva
PA/Finance
Assistant
(RYS F/T)
(RYS (F/T)
Jeanette
Glover
Court Admin/
Reception
Supervisor
(RYS P/T)
Marilyn Boss
Statutory Referral
Orders
Yvette Bennett
Court/ On Trak
Admin–
(YOT P/T)
(RYS P/T)
Isobel Rowand
Business
Administration
Apprentice
(RYS F/T)
Volunteers (51)
AA - 25
Community - 4
Mentors – 1
Panel Members – 12
On Trak – 13
(Some may have dual
roles)
RYS Staff (41 excl. 2 vacancies) and Volunteers (51)
Ethnicity
Gender
Staff Volunt
White
Mixed
Asian
Black
Other
95%
2.5%
2.5%
96%
2%
2%
Staff
M
29.3%
F
65.9%
2.4%
2.4%
Volunt
M
F
18%
78%
2%
2%
Misspent Youth 1996
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
1999
156 YOTs
YJB
Children Services
MOJ 2010
Partnership Working
The aim of the Youth Offending Team is to prevent
offending and re-offending by young people.
Our Statement
'Children and young people who have offended or are at risk of
offending will be offered the opportunities and support they need
to become valued and productive members of our community'
10-18 AGE
e.g. 15 year old
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Community Resolution
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Police
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Caution
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YOT
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Conditional Caution
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CPS
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Charge
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Officer in the community.

Caution – Basic ASSET Assessment (If 2
Caution) and Interview (SCI).
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- Fuller Asset Assessment
- Conditions Agreed
- Completion or go to Court if not
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WORK THE CONTRACT
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REPORT/
PRE PANEL
REFERRAL ORDER
(once) 3-12 months
(On completion – no need to declare conviction)
REMAND FOR
SENTENCING
DTO
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SUBSEQUENT OFFENDING OPTIONS / YOUTH SENTENCE STRUCTURE
PRE COURT
*
 Youth Caution
 Youth Conditional
Caution
FIRST TIER
 Absolute Discharge
 Conditional
Discharge
 Compensation
Order
 Fine
 Referral Order
 Reparation Order
 Sentence Deferred
YOUTH REHABILITATION ORDER (YRO)
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Activity Requirement
Supervision Requirement
Curfew Requirement
Programme Requirement
Residence Requirement
(16/17 yr olds only)
 Mental Health Treatment
Requirement
 Attendance Centre Requirement
 Exclusion Requirement
 Education Requirement
 Prohibited Activity Requirement
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Electronic Monitoring Requirement
Drug Testing Requirement
Drug Treatment Requirement
LA Residence Requirement
Unpaid Work Requirement (16/17 yr
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 Intoxicating Substance Treatment
Requirement
Statutory alternatives to Custody
 Intensive Supervision and
Surveillance Requirement
 Intensive Fostering Requirement
YRO can be used by Courts on multiple occasions
YRO cannot exceed 3 years
Parenting Orders available
CUSTODY
 Detention & Training
Order
 S.91 – Serious Offence
 S.228 – Extended
Sentence/ Public
Protection
 S.226 – Indeterminate/
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Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
Asset (Core profile + FW)
Risk of Serious Harm (ROSH)
Vulnerability and Welfare
Bail Profile
What Do you Think
Parenting
Learning style and education (incl. SEND/ School info & reports)
Asset Mental Health
Substance Misuse
Victim Offender Assessment
Quality Assessments lead to Targeted Interventions
MAPPA
MARAC
Interventions are based on assessment of risk and need – and delivered
as part of a Scaled Approach.
Group work
Substance misuse
Anger management
Constructive use of leisure
Cognitive skills
Addressing specific needs (Diversity)
Reparation
Mentoring
Guidance and counselling
Education, training and employment
Weapons
Social skills
Driving
Family group conferencing
Parenting
ISS
Health
(Up to 25 hours p/week, 365 days P/A)
The Restorative Justice Co-ordinator
Reparation (Direct, indirect, and to the community)
Confidentially
Keeping victims informed
Voluntary participation
Victim support
Benefits (Apology, change of behaviour, closure, harm put right)
Recent case study
FREE DVD produced by Swindon YOT & young people
U-turn is a specialist service that provides support, help and guidance to young
people and their families in Swindon with alcohol or drug-related problems.
U-turn work with around 100 young people every year who need SMU help. They also
deliver prevention advice to schools and groups.
It accepts referrals from all professionals and also encourages referrals direct from
young people and their parents or carers.
U-turn provides a full assessment, cognitive-behavioral interventions, motivational
interviewing and specialist prescribing.
U-turn works proactively in preventing drug use and providing education to children and
young people, and provides free training and consultancy.
Most young people use cannabis or alcohol as their first drug of choice, rather than
Class A drugs.
Legal highs have caused raised concerns.
U-turn staff are highly trained in assessment, using nationally accredited tools. Where
relevant these are linked in with other agency assessments in social work teams, health,
YOT and the CAF and TAC process.
For more information contact; DColsell@swindon.gov.uk
The On Trak Youth Counselling Service is a humanistic and integrative primary care
level talking therapy service provided to young adults. Clients may be offered short,
medium and long-term counselling. The service provides an initial assessment,
followed by one to one counselling.
The service is available to young people/ young adults aged 14 to 19.
The service aims to offer approximately 2000 counselling sessions for up to
200 clients per year.
It accepts referrals from young people and their parents or carers.
Counselling services are discreet and confidential. Young people engage with
the service for a wide variety of personal & emotional issues.
For more information contact
gkpearson@swindon.gov.uk
the
On
Trak
manager,
Guy
Pearson
at
Address: Clarence House,
Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH
Tel no: 01793 464662
Email: rys@swindon.gov.uk
uturn@swindon.gov.uk
ontrak@swindon.gov.uk
All of these resources are
available on request
Q & A Session