Welcome to the training workshop for the Early Years Discussion Kit

‘Life Chances’

IntroductionLaunch workshop aims

By the end of the workshop, you will:• be familiar with the potential of the

discussion kit and its working. • have discussed ideas for using the kit in

your own areas

Introduction Launch workshop programme

9.30 Introduction:9.50 Have a go: a chance to use the discussion kit11.15 Break11.30 Next steps

Question and answer session How can we best use the Early Years

Discussion Kit in our own localities?

12.30 Close

Introduction What is the Early Years Discussion Kit?

Introduction

‘The kit has been commissioned by NHS North West to support health visiting services in their delivery of the revitalised service offer for families’

Its aim is to:

1. Raise awareness of the factors that affect life chances

2. Enable communities to identify action they can take themselves.

3. Reveal unmet need in communities.

Introduction: History

2009-2011Development of Wellbeing Discussion Kit: ‘A Fair Deal for Wellbeing’?

How can we engage the public in a conversation about wellbeing?

This is what we want

But how?

Introduction: The Discussion kit needs to……

• Be Self facilitating• Stimulate conversation• Take no longer than 1-1.5 hours to use• Be easy to use • Be easy to get hold of• Get people thinking about the issue• Allow people to plan action (if they want to)

Introduction: History

2011Development group formed:• NHS North West: Mary Bell (Assistant Director Maternity

& Early Years, Children, Young People & Maternity Team, • Cheshire & Merseyside Partnerships ChaMPs Public

Health Network: Jude Stansfield (Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme Manager

• Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust: Sheila Dalby, (Divisional Manager, Children’s Services, and member of the Aligning Service Delivery Workstream group)

• Our Life: Peter Bryant

Introduction: History

2012: January • Research to answer the question: ‘What are the

key factors in communities that influence the outcomes for 0-5 year old children?’

– Desk research– Focus groups

A mind map of key factors that influence the outcomes for 0-5 year old children

Introduction: History

Focus groups• To hear from parents, carers, community

members what they believe are the ‘ key factors in communities that influence whether 0-5 year old children have a great start?

• To gather information and quotes that can then be included in the Early Years Health and Wellbeing Discussion Kit.

Introduction: History

Focus groups• Liverpool (20/01/12 – Belle Vale)• Cumbria (26/01/12 - Whitehaven)

Introduction: History

Develop and pilot the kit • Liverpool (20/02/12 – Belle Vale)• Cumbria (23/02/12 – Whitehaven)• Suggested changes

Introduction: History

Today’s implementation workshop

Have a go!A chance to use the discussion kit

Introduction: What next?

You can- Host a workshop (like this) in your area to encourage

people to use the kit - Take some kits (up to 4) and use them in your work,- Encourage others to use the kit.

What next? Future use of the discussion kit

Questions and answer session (15 mins)• How did it go?• What did you think of it?

What next? Future use of the discussion kit

Questions and answer session (15 mins)• How did it go?• What did you think of it?

How can we best use the Early Years Discussion Kit in our own localities? (20 mins) (in small groups)

• Can we use the kits, if so where and with who?• What do we need to do to ensure the kits are used in a

meaningful way in our area?

Points of contact at Our Life

– Sue Millichap – sue.millichap@ourlife.org.uk – Peter Bryant – peter.bryant@ourlife.org.uk– Jayne Malone – 0161 233 7500