C4EO Support for Regional Developments

Gill TaylorRegional Associate

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For the Sector – From the Sector• C4EO set up in response to the need to determine and share best

practice in children’s services• For the first time, excellence in local practice, research and data

about ‘what works’ are being gathered in one place. • C4EO shares the evidence and offers support to build capacity• Collaborative approach draws on skills and expertise across the

children’s sector. • Offers a range of products and

‘Opt-in’ Services• Free to the end user

Core partners

C4EO’s Partners

Strategic partners

For the Sector, From the Sector

Themes

• Early Years• Child Poverty• Disability• Safeguarding• Vulnerable (Looked After) Children• Youth• Schools and Communities• Families, Parents and Carers

C4EO Products and Services

How we work and how we help the sector

1. Making Sense of the Knowledge Base

2. ‘One Stop Shop’ for Data3. Validated Local Practice 4. Tailored Support5. Capacity Building Events

Why is C4EO different?Lots of organisationsoffer support… but C4EO takes it to another level...

C4EO helps the Sector make a difference

Local areas have a choice in which

products and services will help

them

C4EO’s Services

Building Capacity in the Sector:‘Building capacity’ is concerned with: • increasing understanding about ‘what works’ (eg.

disseminating knowledge, showcasing examples)• helping us to learn from practice (this is often ahead of

research)• developing skills (by working alongside people)• promoting new ways of thinking (eg. outcome-focused or

system-wide)• challenging current strategies or ways of working.

Tailored support• Help to spread knowledge of ‘what works’.

• Support to use some of the data and audit tools to assess performance and practice locally.

• Provide an external perspective to challenge local policy, processes and practice in light of the knowledge base.

• Help to ‘translate’ C4EO outputs into an appropriate local improvement plan.

• Facilitate the use of Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA)

• Arrange to showcase examples of effective practice from the area.

• Work with key individuals who are leading local change to support them.

Sector Specialists• Peer advisors (IDeA accredited). • C4EO-trained.• Invited in (voluntary engagement, no targeting).• Acting as ‘human transporters of knowledge’.• Catalysts for change.• Working alongside others.• Increasing understanding of what works and

embedding this in local practice.• Helping to plan for improvement.

Planned Products (as of May 2010)

Cross-theme Health Products i. First product will group together the health

related messages from the early themes (Early Years, Disability, Child Poverty and Safeguarding) for health professionals

ii. A further product will group together the health related messages from the later themes (Vulnerable (Looked After) Children, Youth, Schools & Communities and Families, Parents & Carers) for health professionals.

The Benefits

All evidence based Links research and best practice The best research and robust data Backed by real experts, from the sector Simplifies and shares Free of charge to end user Opt In Service (non-compulsory) Trusted, reliable support – delivered by accredited specialists Gathers and shares local excellence Credible and relevant to the key priorities which will improve

outcomes for children