south belfast locality planning group action plan 2014-2017

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South Belfast Locality Planning Group

Action Plan 2014-2017

November 2014

Introduction

The Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) is a

cross-sectoral, strategic partnership, consisting of the leadership of all

key agencies who have responsibility for improving outcomes for all

children and young people in Northern Ireland. The CYPSP take a

mainstream approach to improving outcomes for children and young

people through greater collaboration between agencies and sectors in

the commissioning and planning of services. There are 3 levels of

planning to the CYPSP planning structure, of which Locality Planning

Groups are one.

A Locality Planning Group is a partnership of front-line staff from

organisations across the statutory, voluntary and community sectors

in the local area, together with children, young people and families.

They are open to all organisations in the area and work together for

ALL children

Locality Planning Groups provide the bedrock for integrated planning;

their knowledge is vital for identifying local need at an early stage and

is therefore essential for planning early intervention services. By

working together at a local level members of Locality Planning Groups

can also avoid duplication of services and by improving their

knowledge of each other’s services they can more effectively signpost

referrals to the right services

Locality Planning Groups work to find local solutions to local

needs

The purpose of Locality Planning

Groups is to improve outcomes for the

children and young people in the local

area. They do this by aiming to raise

and support the social, health and

educational development of children and

young people in the area. Core to the

work of the Locality Planning Group is

the 6 high-level outcomes as laid out in

the OFMDFM 10 Year Strategy for

Children and Young People.

An initial information event, was held for the South Belfast area on

29th June 2012 to inform all the statutory, voluntary and community

organisations about the CYPSP and the Locality Planning

process. From this a steering group was established to scope out

how the Locality Planning Group would be established, the area

covered by the LPG and so on. The first full Locality Planning Group

meeting was held on 16th April 2013.

The South Belfast Locality Planning Group will work to inform the

development of the family support hub(s) including addressing issues

of unmet need that may arise through the Family Support Hubs

The wards included in the South Belfast LPG are:

Ballynafeigh, Blackstaff, Botanic, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Rosetta,

Shaftesbury, Stranmillis, Upper Malone, Windsor, Beechill, Carryduff

East, Carryduff West, Minnowburn, Newtownbreda, Cairnshill, Galwally,

Knockbreda, Moneyreagh

As of 2015 the wards will be:

Central, Blackstaff, Musgrave, Finaghy, Upper Malone, Malone, Windsor,

Stranmillis, Ormeau, Rosetta, Belvoir, Moneyreagh, Carryduff East,

Carryduff West, Beechill, Cairnshill, Galwally, Knockbracken,

Newtownbreda

It is important to note that the boundaries of a Locality Planning Group

are fluid and many services may work across one or more of the Locality

areas.

Map showing the South Belfast LPG wards as of

2015

3: Cairnshill

7: Galwally

11: Knockbracken

15: Newtownbreda

OFMDFM Our Children and Young People - Our Pledge 10 Year Strategy for Children and

Young People in Northern Ireland 2006-2016

NI Children’s Order (1995)

UNESCO Children and Youth Programme. Maternal Mental Health and Poverty. The impact

on Children’s Education (2013)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)

OFMDFM Lifetime Opportunities Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Strategy for Northern

Ireland (2006)

OFMDFM Improving Children’s Life Chances The Child Poverty Strategy (2011)

DHSSPS Families Matters: Supporting Families in Northern Ireland. Regional family and

Parenting Strategy (2009)

Delivering Social Change

Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership Action Plans

Early Intervention Transformation Programme

Bright Start

Early Years Strategy

SEN and inclusion

Bamford Action Plan

NEETs Strategy

Autism Strategy (Pending)

Delivering Social Change

Priorities for Youth

Further Reading:

Age Band 0 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 17 Total

0 - 17

Total

Population

Number of

Families

with

Dependant

Children

under 18

Population in South

Belfast LPG Area

(Census 2011)

5,220 4,439 5,011 3,204 17,874 98,935 10,074

Population of Belfast

Outcomes Group Area 22,097 18,386 20,434 13,245 74,163

348,204

43,048

Children & Young People

in South Belfast as

percentage of children in

Belfast OG area

23.6% 24.1% 24.5% 24.2% 24.1% 28.4% 23.4%

Demographics of Children and Young People in South Belfast

Ward Population

Density

2010 MDM Rank Is this in the top

20% Most

Deprived Wards

Shafesbury 33.39 22 Yes

Blackstaff 20.77 42 Yes

Minnowburn 15.19 82 Yes

Botanic 71.77 237 No

Ballynafeigh 92.89 251 No

Upper Malone 11.43 328 No

Windsor 88.63 421 No

Musgrave 27.70 433 No

Rosetta 42.16 476 No

Beechill 13.00 481 No

Newtownbreda 15.83 487 No

Carryduff East 8.72 514 No

Moneyreagh 1.04 525 No

Finaghy 17.65 550 No

Stranmillis 33.42 563 No

Malone 25.48 564 No

Carryduff West 8.03 570 No

Galwally 24.41 573 No

Knockbracken 31.02 579 No

Cairnshill 38.68 580 No

Population Density and Multiple Deprivation Rank

Comparison across Belfast Outcomes Group Area:

Most densely populated ward in Belfast: Ardoyne - 102.71;

Least densely populated ward: Moneyreagh – 1.04

59 will be breastfed

7 will have

less than

85%

attendance

at school

25 will

be 5-9

years

28 will be aged 10 -14 years

29 will be aged 0-4 years

10 mothers

will have

smoked

during their

pregnancy

6 will have

a disability

59 will go

to Higher

Education

25 will go

to Further

Education

12 will go to

Training or

Employment

4 will

be

NEET

18 will be

aged 15 -17

years

10 will

speak

English as a

second

language

If there were 100 children living in South Belfast…..

Total number of 0-17 year olds = 17,874

Outcome 1

Whole Family Approach to Resilience

How do we know this needs to be addressed

• Mental Health of children and young people relating to family break up, self-harm

and substance misuse etc.

• Services for separated fathers and single-parent fathers

• Build capacity/framework for community sector to work collaboratively focused

upon resilience

• Improved parental engagement with their children through key play skills

• Emotional and mental wellbeing of children, young people, parents/carers to build

resilience and address anger issues, low self-esteem etc.

How are we going to achieve this How will we measure this

achievement

Map Mental Health services in South

Belfast

- for parents

- for children

- for young people

And address any gaps

Each Locality Group member/service

provider to deliver a bespoke male/father

focused activity

LPG to run a family fun day focused on

play (possibly with play resources for

parents to take home). Service providers

also attend to provide information on their

services.

Link with FS Hubs around gaps in

services

Make linkages with CAMHS and Adult

Mental Health Hubs

Outcome 1:

Whole Family Approach to Resilience

Base line and Indicators

Baselines: Where have we been and where are we headed on the indicators?

Allow us to define success as doing better than the baseline

Indicators: How could we recognise these conditions in measureable terms?

This may be quantitative or qualitative. Some of the data we currently have

and other data we would like to have becomes part of our data development

agenda and some may have to be collected from communities.

Outcome 2:

Positive Engagement with Education to focus on areas of deprivation and the PUL communities

How do we know this needs to be addressed?

• Greater parental involvement in early years and school

• Need for GCSE support

• Gaps in in afterschool/homework clubs provision for 11-14 year olds

• Increase understanding of the importance of education in BME communities

• Joined up approach between parents, children/young people, schools and communities to enhance

education

How will we achieve this? How will we measure this achievement?

Make linkages with BELB EWOs, BME EWO and Youth

Service, SBPB

Engagement with children, young people and parents to

investigate positive engagement and/or barriers to

engaging with education

Support for parents to engage with their children’s

education

Support for parents with a child going through the

Statementing process

One to one and homework support for children and

young people with additional learning needs

Promote the Parents guide to education in South Belfast

Language support for the BME community

Link with SBPB to take cognisance of the Good Start

Compass work and the possibility of a SB Early Years

Forum

Links to be developed with schools to enable the sharing

of information on key issues impacting on disadvantaged

PUL children.

Joint community and school support and intervention

schemes to improve school attendance.

Incentive schemes to be introduced to encourage

greater parental involvement and input into school and

community programmes.

A pilot mentoring scheme to be developed to support

children and parents focusing on improving educational

outcomes.

Establishment of a South Belfast learning community

involving community, statutory, voluntary, political and

business representatives

Outcome 2:

Positive Engagement with Education to focus on areas of

deprivation and the PUL communities

Baseline and Indicators:



Indicators: How could we recognise these conditions in measureable terms? This

may be quantitative or qualitative. Some of the data we currently have and other

data we would like to have becomes part of our data development agenda and some

may have to be collected from communities.

Ballynafeigh 13.7%

Percentage of Primary Pupils with English as an Additional

Language 2012/13

Botanic 17.8%

Windsor 20.5%

Percentage of Post-Primary Pupils with English as an

Additional Language 2012/13

Galwally 3.2% Carryduff West 3.3%

Minnowburn 3.4% Malone 3.4%

Knockbracken 3.6% Musgrave 4.1%

Upper Malone 4.2% Cairnshill 5.0%



Beechill 5.0% Stranmillis 5.2%

Finaghy 5.9% Blackstaff 6.4%



Rosetta 6.8% Newtownbreda 11.4%

Shaftesbury 16.5% Botanic 27.0%

Ballynafeigh 27.0% Windsor 39.2%

Wards with Percentage of school leavers achieving 5+

GCSEs (A*-C Grade or Equivalent) lower than NI

(78.5%) or BAOG (74.0%) averages

Upper Malone 74.5% Ballynafeigh 59.5%

Bontanic 53.9% Shaftesbury 52.5%

Minnowburn 50.0% Blackstaff 39.3%

Outcome 3:

Young People make Better Choices


• Self-safe guarding

• Disengagement of (9) 11-16 year olds from youth service and impact of withdrawal

and social isolation (particularly in young males)

• Social Media

• Boundaries of appropriate online behaviours both for parents and for children

• Young People make healthy lifestyle choices

How will we achieve this How will we measure this

achievement?

Consistent information for children, young

people and parents about self-safeguarding,

risk taking behaviours and decision making

skills

Facilitate a self-safeguarding information

sharing event

Investigate train the trainer by

CEOP/investigate if members have completed

this training already and roll out.

Locality Development officer and other

members completed CEOP ambassador

training ready to roll out to LPG members

Investigate and roll out programmes for

parents and young people around self-

safeguarding such as “Just Ask”, TATI

Heading for health relationships etc

Sub group met with James ?? Re: TATI

and handling children’s behaviours

training

Engage with young people around what would

engage them in youth provisions and any

potential barriers

Take cognisance of the work being funded by

the Belfast LCG to raise awareness of the risk

of diabetes, prevention and self-management

approaches including community education

Outcome 3:

Young People make Better Choices

Baseline and Indicators





data we would like to have becomes part of our data development agenda and

some may have to be collected from communities

Outcome 4:

Improved engagement and services for ALL BME communities


• Engagement with BME communities

- Access to services

-Breaking down barriers

• School attendance in BME families particularly Roma Children

How will we achieve this How will we measure this

achievement

Link in with schools for information on the

breakdown of BME pupils and

disengagement with education

Link with BME EWO for the area

LPG to make linkages with BME networks

such as the Roma and Romanian working

group and encourage membership onto

LPG

Roma and Romanian groups invited to

LPG and on mailing list

Presentation by Creating Cohesive

Communities

Presentation given at meeting on 28th

August 2014

Tackle barriers to education with BME

families

Outcome 4:

Improved engagement and services for ALL BME communities





This may be quantitative or qualitative. Some of the data we currently have

and other data we would like to have becomes part of our data development

agenda and some may have to be collected from communities

Outcome 5:

Improved equity and service for children and young people with disabilities


Whole family approach to services for children and young people with disabilities

How Are We Going to Achieve

This:

How will we measure this achievement

Define equity and recognise that

children with disabilities require

more practical support and there

needs to be more capacity in South

Belfast

Outcome 5:

Improved equity and service for children and young people with

disabilities






data we would like to have becomes part of our data development agenda and

some may have to be collected from communities

Outcome 6:

Improved support and service for children and young people in Irish Medium

(IM) system


• Recognition of the unique needs of IM children (outside of school), young

people and families, in accordance with best practice and legislation

• Issue of marginalisation of IM community through lack of language-appropriate

services.

• Holistic development of children to be better resourced


This:


Enhance youth provision for

teenagers in IM schools

Targeted support for IM families to

be included in Family Hub provision

Outcome 6:

Improved support and service for children and young people in

Irish Medium (IM) system

Baselines and Indicators




This may be quantitative or qualitative. Some of the data we currently have and

other data we would like to have becomes part of our data development agenda

and some may have to be collected from communities

Outcome 7:

Linkages to other networks


There are many networks across Belfast and it is important to the planning process

to be aware of what other networks are doing and raise awareness of the LPG with

them to avoid duplication of effort etc.


This:


Members to map the networks and

forums that they are involved with

Raise awareness of the CYPSP

process with other networks

Networks and Forums in South Belfast

South Belfast Health Forum Community of Interest South and East Belfast

Area

Belfast Strategic Partnership Change of Mind- North and West Belfast Area

Belfast Strategic Partnership – HASP ( Healthy

Aging Group) Subgroup

Together For You- Regional Project which

includes Belfast area

South Belfast Integrated Care Partnership South Belfast Economic Forum

South West Neighbourhood Renewal

Partnership

Belfast Community Sports Development

Network

Inner South Neighbourhood Renewal

Partnership

South Belfast Social Economy Hub Steering

Group

South Belfast Community Interest Group South Belfast Community Housing Network

Mental Health Community Interest Group for

South and East

LGBT Consultative Forum

South Belfast Community Response Plan

Group

LGBT CYPSP Forum

South Belfast Sure Start Board Trans Forum

South Belfast BME Roundtable Ni Anti- Bullying Forum

South Belfast Neighbourhood Renewal

Partnership

The Rainbow Project

Regional BME Steering Group Here NI

Strategic Networking Forum Trans Derry

LOB (Lower Ormeau & Botanic) Consortium Family Ties

PACT ( Partners and community together) LGBT Switchboard

BHRA (Holyland Regeneration Association) South Belfast Partnership

College Park Avenue Residents Association Cromac Regeneration Initiative

CAPS Advisory Group Advice NI

BELB Joint Consultative Forum Gems NI

Young People, Autism & Criminal Justice

Steering Group

South Belfast Sure Start

ENGAGE Working Group (Extern. Asert &

NIACRO)

Contact NI- Life line services

COPE (Children of Prisoners Europe)

MOVE Advisory Group

CYPSP- Young People & Offending Outcomes

Group

Strategic Advisory Group of Parenting Forum

Senior Management Team of BELB Education

Welfare Service

Belfast Commissioning Group

GP Federation(s) (Currently being organised)

Homeless Prevention Floating Support Forum

South Belfast DPCSP (Policing Community

Safety Partnership

BELB Youth Service

South Belfast Area Project Steering Committee

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