Improving Futures Announcement Event

Arundel House, 26 January 2012

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Peter WanlessBig Lottery Fund

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Naomi EisenstadtSenior Research Fellow,Oxford University

Families with multiple problems

Improving Futures will make a major contribution to solutions

Prevalence of multiple disadvantage (2006)

55% have 0 or 1 disadvantage

45% have multiple disadvantages

Number of disadvantages

%

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2.81.4

6.5

1

4.9 5.44.5 4.3

8.1

2.9

7.78.9

6.27.3

9.7

5.6

7.5

11.910.4 11.1

12.5

10.2

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Well belowaverage at English

(2005)

Child suspendedor excluded in last

year (2005)

Not seen friends inlast week andnever goes to

organised socialactivities (2004)

In trouble withpolice in last year

(2005)

Child spent lessthan an hour on

physical activity inlast week (2005)

Child admitsrunning away fromhome before (2004)

None 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or more family disadvantages

Source: Families and Children Survey (2004 and 2005)

Children from families facing multiple disadvantages are at greater risk of a range of negative outcomes

Economic well

being

Communities & staying safe Health and family

structures

Most Excluded Families

Most risk factors for poor outcomes relate to adults in the family

• 63% of boys with convicted fathers go on to be convicted themselves

• Parental alcohol misuse is a factor in >50% of child protection cases

Strong association between mother’s educational qualifications and child’s future earnings • Children from workless households are much more likely to become poor and workless adults

Parental disability or mental health problems strongly associated with poor outcomes for children

1:4 children witnessing domestic violence have serious social and behavioural problems

Distinctive features

• Particular focus on families with primary aged children

• Attention to families where several problems come just below the threshold for support

• Funding and control with the VCS, but requirement to work with the statutory sector

• Open attempt to try several strategies and learn from them all through evaluation

Derek GrayAberlour Child Care Trust

Working in partnership to improve the future of Dundee’s children

Dundee Early Intervention Team

Background to partnership

• Commitment to collaboration

• Need to do things differently

• Big4 response

• Fit with Getting it Right For Every Child

• Preventative early intervention

• Replicable model

Big Lottery Improving Futures Fund• Funding to partnerships led by voluntary

sector organisations

• Improved outcomes for children in familieswith multiple and complex needs

• New approaches to local delivery that demonstrate replicable models which lead to more effective, tailored and joined up support

• Improved learning and sharing of best practice between public services and community sector organisations

Dundee Early Intervention Team•Local strategic and national policy fit

•Supports that families have told us they want and need

•Managed, phased, outcome focussed support

•Strengths based, Team around the child/family

•Social Pedagogy approach

•Provide support out-with standard hours

•Pooled resources of the Big4 - Additionality / Contributions ‘in kind’

Target Beneficiaries

• Children of families where parents express they are at the point of crisis and need help

• Children and families whom professionals see as in need of support

• Children and families who need help and support but don’t meet the criteria for access to targeted additional support.

Access to Service

• Direct access

• Agency ‘referral’

• Link with Health

Link Worker identified and

compliments the work of the wider

HV Team with individual families

Health Visitor

Staff Nurse

Early Years Worker

Community Midwife

Child Protection Link Nurse

http://www.aberlour.org.uk

http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk

http://www.barnardos.org.uk

http://www.children1st.org.uk

Ken TeearsSunderland AFC Foundation

Improving Futures Programme: SunderlandThe Neighbourhood Alliance

Ken TeearsStrategic Development Director

What is it?

•A city-wide approach•£890,000•160 families•Across five areas•Over four years

Aims:• A community based multi-agency model • Family and child centred• Driven by the family• Linked to an Information Space • A new way of working across all sectors • Using local intelligence • Established new protocols Why?• So that families can receive tailored support in an agreed

timeframe from the most appropriate agency who continue to share information as part of good governance.

Delivery Objectives: Children and Family

To support children of Primary School Age in the following ways:

• Increase the level of attainment;• Increase the level of school attendance; • Reduce the number of children with a protection

plan; • Reduce first time entrants to the criminal justice

system; • Improve tenancy stability for families.

Wearmouth Development

Trust

Environment & Infrastructure

Health Centre

Southwick & Marley Potts

Housing 21

AnchorRiverside Housing

3 Rivers

Cheviot

E5 & Nomad

DAMA

Managing lettings

agencies

Private Landlords

Gentoo

Police

Police Station

Fiscus

Grange Park Primary School

Southwick primary School

English Martyrs Primary School

Willow fields Primary School

Redhouse Academy

Monkwearmouth comp

Maplewood Avenue

College

University

Southwick and Monkwearmouth

Community Transport

Southwick & Monkwear

mouth community Transport

Salvation Army

Age Uk

Sunderland Mind

Workers Education

Assocaition

Southwick Community

Development Trust

Monkwearmouth Hospital/Hospice

Aquatic Centre

Grace House

Stroke Association

Macmillian Nurses

Counseling Services

SNCBC Youth

Provision

Southwick Health Centre

CAMHS

7x private older persons

accommodation

Dentist

PharmacyAustin House

Health and Wellbeing

Taxi Service

ITEC

Springboard

Connexions

Riverside Training

Thornbeck College

SAFC Foundation

Job Centre Plus

Job linkage

SNCBC

Welfare Rights

Southwick Sports Hall

Pubs

Churches

Library

Post Office

Quarry

Cemetery

2x Banks

Southwick community

Centre

Education

Thompson Park

XL youth Village

SNYP

Play Areas

The Green Shops

Children’s Centre

Maplewood Centre

Southwick and Monkwearmouth Community

Forum

Groundwork

Alloments

Housing

Southwick & Marley Potts

Training & Skills

Community Safety

Community Involvement/Engagement

Employment

Health Centred

ELITE GYM

Wearmouth Community

Development Trust

Salvation Army

Foundation Learning

Gentoo ASB Team

Allottments

Sunderland City Council Parenting

Team

Southwick Business Centre

New Beginnings

Nursery

How?

A Neighbourhood Model•Pilot based in Southwick•School centred•Establishing a hub•Identifying key agencies•Mapping services•Establishing relationships•Building trust•Exchanging information•Meeting fortnightly

Kindly provided by Gentoo Group

Governance•Led by SAFC Foundation•Independent Project Board:

•Local Authority•Gentoo•SNCBC

•Feeds into Strategic Partnership Board•Community meetings•Family Support Group

Background Process•Based on conversations•Pen portrait entry•Map is a ‘Hop scotch’ •Not prescriptive•Agencies as ‘Unblockers’•Neighbourhood Friend•Social capacity

Information Space•User permission protocol•Pen portraits uploaded•Family in control of info•Family give access•Only those who need to know•Online but also paper pro-formas•Managed by Monitoring Officer•Enables activity outside of community meetings

CommissioningResource Allocation Procedure to be established‘Menu’ of interventions and services created including:• Free at point of delivery• Statutory agency services• VCS provisionAlso used to identify what services do not exist in communitiesDelivery agents will be selected based on:• The needs of the family/children• The agency ‘best-placed’ to work with the family/children• Value for money

Legacy• Neighbourhood Friends / volunteers• New way of working between agencies that

would remain in communities• Family support group• Social capacity, families helping each other• Increased attainment of children• Improved life chances• More cohesive communities

Laurie DayECORYS

Improving FuturesEvaluation and Learning

26th January 2012

• The Evaluation Partnership – Ecorys, with Parenting UK, the University

of Nottingham and Ipsos MORI

• Aims and Scope – Effectiveness, outcomes and impact – Five years and UK-wide – Programme and project-level– Learning and dissemination

Overview

Programme Outcomes

Health and wellbeing

Emotional and behavioural

development

Educational outcomes

Safeguarding and social care

Crime and ASB

Parenting skills and confidence

Health and wellbeing

Educational outcomes

Safeguarding and social care

Crime and ASB

Family functioning and relationships

Financial wellbeing and

security

Secure and safe environment

Social networks and belonging

Strategic Benefits

Strategic influence over UK policyLeverage over external resourcesSynergy with other programmes

Knowledge transferReplication of effective practice

Programme Impacts

Net improvements to children’s life chancesNet risk reduction for families with complex needs

Net attributable social cost savings

Programme Effectiveness

Programme-levelEffectiveness of programme design,

development and implementation

Project-levelEffectiveness of governance;

partnerships; strategy and planning; user involvement and delivery

Quality of provision Sustainability

Children Adults Families

Evaluation Framework

Strand Evaluation Tasks Outputs

Programme-

level

• Literature review • Programme MI data collection • Beneficiary and stakeholder surveys • Impact assessment & CBA • Family advisory panel

Evaluation framework

Statistical bulletins

Interim and final

evaluation reports

Project-level

• Project “evidence portfolios” • Case study research• Participatory action research• Enhanced CBA / cost vignettes

Bespoke evaluation plans

and data

Bi-annual reporting

Case studies

Learning

strand

• Evaluation website; project pages • Social media • Learning events and workshops• Policy briefings and webinars

Web-based project and

programme data

Workshops completed

Toolkit developed

Work Programme

Measuring Impact

Assessment of gross impacts: risk reduction and resilience (- / +)Assessment of net impacts: attributable to the programme Cost-Benefit Analysis: net present value; projected future savings

Triangulation of the evidence

MI and survey data (self-reporting)

Stakeholder survey Control study (QED)

Measuring Impact

• Evaluation Framework finalised (March 12)

• Monitoring system established (April 12)

• Project workshops (May / June 12)

• Baseline survey (May-July 12)

• First results and reporting (Dec 12)

Year 1 Milestones

Anne Longfield4Children

Improving Futures Announcement Event

Arundel House, 26 January 2012

Twitter: #bigfutures