Early Help ArrangementsIncorporating Turnaround

What Are Early Help Arrangements?

• The collective terminology for delivering the ‘Early Help Offer’ from each partner

• In order that organisations and practitioners collaborate effectively, it is vital that every individual working with children and families is aware of the role that they have to play and the role of other professionals. In addition, effective safeguarding requires clear local arrangements for collaboration between professionals and agencies

Early Help OfferThe Early Help ‘Offer’ is about delivering a set of agreed arrangements across the Children’s Trust partnership to co-ordinate and provide a range of services that will improve outcomes for children and young people.

We will do this through commissioning, signposting and directly delivering services.

Turnaround

• Part of a national programme• Criteria – asb, crime, school attendance, work• What works: dedicated worker; practical hands on

support; persistent, assertive challenging approach; considering the family as a whole; common purpose and agreed action

• Model: dedicated workers; services contribute; newly commissioned services

Key messages• Shared ownership across the Children’s Trust• Early Help Arrangements: Making best use of partners to

deliver ‘The Offer’• Subject to joint inspection arrangements• Key drivers will be

– Giving the right help to the child/family at the right time. – Tackling issues at the earliest opportunity– Having clear thresholds for action which are understood by all

professionals, and applied consistently– Management of escalation/de-escalation– Considering the family as a whole– Commissioning appropriate services

The Early Help Commissioning model ...

Early Help Partners

Early Help Commissioner

Set the priorities through multi agency planning and

joint commissioning practices

Early Help Coordinator

Understand the needs across the market and specify the

service requirement, developing the market

Contracts Officer Secure appropriate services through various

procurement methods

Monitor and evaluate Services

Early Help Brokerage Broker services via referral

requests Offer signposting & IAG on local services

The Bournemouth Model

Understanding the Language !

• Universal Services – delivery to children, young people and families to access a range of universal and community services/resources available to all

• Universal plus – a rapid response, when children or young people need additional help

• Plus partnership – to provide multi-agency, co-ordinated support for children and families where needs are more complex. Support will be based upon an assessment (Common Assessment Framework), and coordinated through the lead professional. “Turnaround” sits here

• Statutory Services – Children and young people who require statutory intervention or support.

Phase 2 (April – September)

• Creation of Specialist Family Support Services (SFSS)• Implement the commissioning model through the Access to

Resources Team• Write the Early Intervention and Prevention Strategy• Establish Operational and Governance groups; Quarterly Steering Group Meetings

Bi Monthly Implementation Group • Refresh of the Common Assessment Framework• Refresh the Children And Young People’s Plan (CYPP)• Understanding of service needs• Building the delivery framework

Phase 3 – Go Live !