Building Brighter Futures

Next Steps for the Children’s Workforce

Integrated Working

Specialist Expertise

Terms and Conditions

Workforce Reform

“Building Brighter Futures”

“Leading and Managing”

The Local and National Patchwork

The Children’s Plan

Next Steps……

• Strong commitment to integrated working• Commitment to improved support for

workforce development in ECM in Schools,Social Work,Early Years,Play,Youth Work,Parents and Families.

Next Steps…..

• Key Questions:What do we mean by the Children’s Workforce?What do we mean by Workforce Reform?What do we mean by Integrated Working?What is the place and role of specialism?How many Sector Skills Councils do you need for a single, integrated workforce?

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A Definition of Workforce Reform

• Having enough people with the right skills, knowledge and experience working together in flexible ways

• One workforce with shared values, language and  purpose. 

• Putting the voice and needs of children, young people and families at the heart of their work, leading to better services and better outcomes

 

Skills Active

Skills for

Justice

Lifelong Learning

UK

Skills for Care

TDA for Schools

Children’s Workforce

Development Council

National Patchwork: Sector Skills Councils

One SSC?

The Expert Group

• The vision for the workforce and how to get there

• Joined up support for development of integration• Prioritisation of resources• How the workforce impacts on outcomes• Increasing the impact on outcomes• Improving the quality of the workforce• Building consensus around the vision• Supporting early intervention• Achieving culture change – including schools

and health