Getting it right for every child in Edinburgh
Our story so far……….
Lynne PorteousEarly Intervention Strategic ManagerCity of Edinburgh
The Child’s journey
Named Person Universal Service throughout
Changing the Children’s Services World
• Engaging and supporting staff• Responding earlier and managing
concerns more effectively• Promoting the contribution of parents,
carers and children• Getting it more right for more children
and more families, more of the time, more quickly
Strengthening Universal Services
e.g. Curriculum for Excellence, Growing Confidence, Solihull,
Improving Relationships Strategy, Peer Early Education Programme, Parent/Carer Support,
Community Learning and Development and Voluntary Sector services
Team Around the Cluster
Early Identification/Intervention
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Statutory Measures
Stage 1 Plan
Shared Assessment
Stage 2 Plan
Stage 3 Plan
Stage 1 Plan
Complex Needs
Children managed within a complex environment
Advice from Early Intervention/Social Work re: preventive strategies and/ or
Social Work Services referral
Child’s Plan (Multi-Agency, managed by Lead Professional)
Support for children and families from community and universal services e.g. Educational
Psychology, Educational Welfare Officer, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and
Voluntary Sector servicesTeam Around the Cluster
Plan (Single Agency, managed by Named Person)e.g. Health Plan, Individualised Education Programme
ADKAR
Awareness Of the need for change
Desire To participate and support change
Knowledge On how to change
Ability To implement required skills and behaviours
Reinforcement To sustain the change
Gaining support and getting buy-in for change
Green - visibly and consistently supports the change
Demonstrates a high level of sponsor competency
Yellow - supports the change but not overtly or energetically! Demonstrates a moderate level of sponsor competency
Red - opposed – or neutral - to the change.
Demonstrates a low level of sponsor competency
Examples of current resources supporting universal services
e.g. Curriculum for Excellence, Growing Confidence, Solihull,
Improving Relationships Strategy, Peer Early Education Programme, Parent/Carer Support,
Community Learning and Development and Voluntary Sector services
Team Around the Cluster
Universal health and education services
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Significant focus on
strengthening universal services, using
evidence based approaches and
shifting resources over time
Home improvementsFocus on “in-house” services
Team Around the Cluster
• Support for the Named Person• Named and familiar contact within each support
organisation or team • Focus on high school cluster or public health team
cluster• Building relationships, trust and respect • Best use of performance information
Creating the conditions Building local relationships
Strengthening Universal Services
e.g. Curriculum for Excellence, Growing Confidence, Solihull,
Improving Relationships Strategy, Peer Early Education Programme, Parent/Carer Support,
Community Learning and Development and Voluntary Sector services
Team Around the Cluster
Early Identification/Intervention
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Plan (Single Agency, managed by Named Person)e.g. Health Plan, Individualised Education ProgrammeStage 1
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1. Building knowledge, awareness, trust and respect across services
2. Strengthening staff capacity to engage with parents and carers
3. Increasing the range and uptake of effective preventive strategies
4. Thinking “out of the box”
Making the improvements
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Supporting change at every level
East Children’s Services Management Group
South Children’s Services Management Group
North EastChildren’s Services
Management Group
South West Children’s Services Management Group
North West Children’s Services
Management Group
West Children’s ServicesManagement Group
The Children’s Partnership
Support for Named Person (Team around the Cluster)
City Wide Services1. Complex Disabilities
2. Social Emotional and Behavioural
Difficulties (SEBD)
Edinburgh Partnership
Chief Officers Group
“A jug fills drop by drop” – Buddha
Strengthening Universal Services
e.g. Curriculum for Excellence, Growing Confidence, Solihull,
Improving Relationships Strategy, Peer Early Education Programme, Parent/Carer Support,
Community Learning and Development and Voluntary Sector services
Team Around the Cluster
Early Identification/Intervention
Children Services Delivery Model
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Statutory Measures
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Stage 2 Plan
Stage 3 Plan
Stage 1 Plan
Complex Needs
Children managed within a complex environment
Advice from Early Intervention/Social Work re: preventive strategies and/ or
Social Work Services referral
Child’s Plan (Multi-Agency, managed by Lead Professional)
Support for children and families from community and universal services e.g. Educational
Psychology, Educational Welfare Officer, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and
Voluntary Sector servicesTeam Around the Cluster
Plan (Single Agency, managed by Named Person)e.g. Health Plan, Individualised Education Programme
Getting it right for every child in Edinburgh
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