KEY THEME: Accountability and Quality Early Help is the foundation of all multi-agency or collective delivery to meet children’s needs at Level 1 and 2 of Bolton’s Framework for Vision Action. From chief exec to frontline practitioner in all Bolton services, Early Help is seen as everyone’s responsibility. The workforce should know about Early Help and use according to guidance. Safeguarding Board commit to use and agree to take responsibility for driving quality in all services Mission Quality of use of Early Help processes is regularly monitored Ensure Quality messages are shared Challenge gaps in practice Safeguarding Board and independent Chair Core membership for this Early Help Steering Group theme Early Help Quality Group Identify effectiveness of Quality Assurance sharing Reports and robust – Work streams achieving positive change for Identify Key Indicators messages Measuring Impact challenge children and families Additional membership/existing Integrated Working Team Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads groups Agree Early Help outcomes for Early Help processes are used Objectives children when needed. Practitioners can improve Agree how we will know when (What do we want to children and their families Data is analysed and quality knowledge and skills to improve we are using Early Help are supported through Early issues understood. Gaps are quality of use of EH processes Processes effectively do/achieve?) Help challenged Reports are shared by Service Outcomes Processes are of sufficient Early Help quality gaps are leads with teams. Internal quality Standard key indicators will be (What impact do we want quality to improve and achieve identified and actioned. assurance processes are recognised and reviewed by all this to have for positive change for families Robust challenge is introduced introduced on a single agency services and strategic groups CYP/professionals?) basis Measured through reports and BSCB Reports Improvements in EH quality Measurement indicators Education Health and Care Service action include EH Reports Tools Improvement seen in quality plan reports development tools
KEY THEME: Accountability and Quality Vision Early Help is the foundation of all multi-agency or collective delivery to meet children’s needs at Level 1 and 2 of Bolton’s Framework for Action. From chief exec to frontline practitioner in all Bolton services, Early Help is seen as everyone’s responsibility. The workforce should know about Early Help and use according to guidance. Mission Safeguarding Board commit to use and agree to take responsibility for driving quality in all services Quality of use of Early Help processes is regularly monitored Ensure Quality messages are shared Challenge gaps in practice Core membership for this theme Safeguarding Board and independent Chair Early Help Steering Group Early Help Quality Group Work streams Quality Assurance – sharing messages Measuring Impact Reports and robust challenge Identify effectiveness of achieving positive change for children and families Identify Key Indicators Additional membership/existing groups Integrated Working Team Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads Objectives (What do we want to do/achieve?) Agree Early Help outcomes for children children and their families are supported through Early Help Early Help processes are used when needed. Data is analysed and quality issues understood. Gaps are challenged Practitioners can improve knowledge and skills to improve quality of use of EH processes Agree how we will know when we are using Early Help Processes effectively Outcomes (What impact do we want this to have for CYP/professionals?) Processes are of sufficient quality to improve and achieve positive change for families Early Help quality gaps are identified and actioned. Robust challenge is introduced Reports are shared by Service leads with teams. Internal quality assurance processes are introduced on a single agency basis Standard key indicators will be recognised and reviewed by all services and strategic groups Measurement Tools Measured through reports and indicators Improvement seen in quality tools BSCB Reports Education Health and Care plan reports Improvements in EH quality Service action include EH development Reports
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