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What's this about?

This is about having the right people with the right skills feeling confident, prepared and working well together.

What does an integrated and high-quality approach look like?

Positive leadership and management, setting a clear direction. Professionalised high quality, appropriately trained workforce. Team training a common feature. All members of the team recognise the unique contribution of each profession and team member. Staff feel properly prepared for their roles

What does a fragmented approach look like?

Inconsistent and inappropriate levels of skills to meet children’s evolving needs; training only ever delivered separately through individual agencies

Examples

How to get there - the journey to success

Find out how to get there.

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Success from different viewpoints

  • Child and young person's view

    “I am confident that the workers I meet have the right skills to help me solve my problems”

  • Practitioner

    “I feel competent and confident to work with children, young people and their families/carers. My skills and knowledge are current and enable me to operate at my peak”

  • Team

    “Whilst some development is separate, training in key areas is team-based, all staff learn new processes and skills together”

  • Service

    “Workforce is skilled, experienced, knowledgeable, and developed to deliver positive outcomes. Everyone shares a common core of skills and knowledge”

  • Children's trust

    “Staff with the right skills at each level appropriately deployed to meet children’s needs. Skill gaps identified and commissioned across all partners”