Summary of JAR SelfAssessment by Outcome

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Summary of JAR Self-Assessmentby Outcome

• (for JAR preparation -
• interviews and focus groups)

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Be Healthy

• Aileen Fitzgerald

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Outcome Indicators

• Physically healthy
• Mentally and emotionally healthy
• Sexual healthy
• Healthy lifestyles
• Choose not to take illegal drugs
• Looked after children stay healthy

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Priority Areas From Self
Assessment

• Under 16 and 16 18 conception rates
• Childhood obesity rates
• Proportion of mothers initiating breastfeeding
  (proxy indicator for infant mortality)
• Proportion of mothers smoking in pregnancy (proxy
  indicator for infant mortality)
• Proportion of new episodes of sexually
  transmitted infections among under 16s and 16
  19 year olds (key focus Chlamydia)

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JAR Assumption
Action is being taken to promote children and
young peoples physical health

• Overall position good but with room for
  improvement against all targets
• Monitoring mechanisms in place for each
• OIP completed for each
• Challenge for oral health is decreased
  availability of NHS dentists following
  introduction of national contract

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Stay Safe

• Veronica Grant

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Safe From Maltreatment, Neglect, Violence and
Sexual Exploitation

• Learning from Serious Case Reviews impact on
  services and action
• Safeguarding babies
• Child Protection Registration factors, hard to
  reach adults, link to adult services and
  thresholds for service provision
• Identification of vulnerable groups
• Early intervention and prevention strategies,
  Domestic Violence Action Plan, Hidden Harm
• Awareness raising for CYP

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Safe From Accidental Injury and Death

• Draft Child Accident Prevention Strategy
  2006-2009
• Child Accident Prevention (CAP) Steering Group
  and Forum
• 3 key areas RTAs, dwelling fires, play and
  recreation
• Key priority RTAs (leading cause of child death)
• Data indicates a steady reduction in the number
  of children KSI in Newcastle
• LSCB child death review process

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Children KSI in Newcastle
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Safe from Bullying and Discrimination

• LSCB promoting anti-bullying strategy and cross
  sector rep on AB Steering Group
• Need to collate data to set baseline of children
  and young people who have reported being bullied
• CYP priority 33 of pupils concerned about
  bullying
• OFSTED inspection findings confident in
  effectiveness of schools systems
• LAC Viewpoint shows most LAC feel safe where they
  live

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Safe From Crime and Anti-social Behaviour In and
Out of School

• Crime and ASB affects all groups regardless of
  age, gender, race or sexuality
• Contributes to the Safe Newcastle Strategy
  2005-2008
• Implementation of an Anti-social Behaviour
  Protocol for schools
• Programme of work planned in schools
• Need to establish an accurate baseline of
  proportion of children and young people that have
  been victims of crime in the last 12 months

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Have Security, Stability and Are Cared For

• Reduce numbers of LAC safely, through Early
  Intervention and Prevention Strategy
• Robust CP and permanence planning
• Parenting education and support
• Early years/extended schools services targeting
  most vulnerable
• High proportion of family placements 92.8 of
  under 16s. All under 10s.
• LAC services must be appropriately configured and
  resourced

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Enjoy and Achieve

• David Clegg

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5 Aims

• Ready for school
• Attend and enjoy school
• Achieve stretching standards at primary school
• Achieve personal and social development
• Achieve stretching standards at secondary school
• Self-assessment overall 3

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Enjoy and Achieve Ready for School

• Progress towards early learning goals by OFSTED
  99 satis or better, 82 good or better
  (maintained)
• Progress 100 satis or better, 97 good or
  better (PV)
• Boys achievement lower than girls in linking
  sounds and letters, reading and writing,
  calculation, social and emotional development
• Target to narrow boy/girl gap
• Strong Childrens Centre Strategy (10 with core
  offer)
• An area of strength and innovation

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Enjoy and Achieve Attend and Enjoy
School

• Improvement trends above national average
  2002-05, above core cities, but dip in 2006 (as
  national)
• Highly respected EWS, with additional support
  purchased by eg all secondaries
• Engagement with schools, families is judged
  excellent by DfES RA
• Permanent exclusions above national and core
  cities
• Fixed term exclusions above national and below
  core cities reducing
• OFSTED behaviour satis or better 100, good
  or better 90.9 (NAT 86.6, SN 85.0)

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Enjoy and Achieve Standards at
Primary School

• Key Stage 1 fluctuating (changes in assessment)
• Key Stage 2 improvement trend 2006 Eng 4,
  Maths 3, Sci 3 is at least double national
  03-06
• City aggregate still 3 below national (03 8)
• Newcastle Learning Initiative 7 schools with 6
  achieving increases at KS2 of 20 in England
  (highest 37)
• NLI and intensive support in 17 schools 06-07
• Rigorous monitoring and challenge
• Support for creativity, University of the First
  Age, Study Support
• In annual AC School Survey highest
  rating by schools

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Enjoy and Achieve Personal and
Social Development

• School OFSTEDs judge us well above average in sex
  and relationships education pupils care,
  welfare health and safety freedom from bullying
  and harassment pupil consultation
• Self-evaluation electronic city-wide Inclusion
  Quality Framework
• Strong practice in Healthy Schools, Drug Ed,
  PSHCE, SEAL a priority in coming year

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Enjoy and Achieve Standards at Secondary
School

• Key Stage 3 still fluctuating Eng dips (but
  re-marks), Ma and Sci improve had done right
  things, so now intensive external review
• GCSE A-C up again, by 4, to 56, very close
  to NAT 3-year improvement trend to 04 ranked
  8th, to 05 ranked 1st, to 06 will be strong No
  qualifications a reducing trend 2 largest BME
  groups at or beyond city average (Pakistani
  heritage girls)
• Advanced overall pass rate 96, A-C up by 5,
  and increase in entries all positives
• National leader in SIPs strong challenge and
  support extensive vocationalisation of KS4
  curriculum

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Make A Positive Contribution

• Helen Cavanagh

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The proportion of CYP participating in decision
making that will affect their lives

• Now
• High profile
• Good co-ordination
• Systematic record of good practice and impact
  evidence
• Leading the way on 0-5 participation
• Change is our measure of success not just
  gathering views

• Moved from
• Isolated pieces of work
• No consistency or co-ordination
• Little impact
• Excellent practice regarded nationally but not
  recognised within the city.

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The proportion of CYP who feel that their views
are listened to and make a difference to
decisions taken

• Evidence from active groups that they are making
  a difference
• 166 Children involved in IiC assessments
• IiC organisations work with 2,300 children
• LAC recognise the impact of their review process

• Developments
• Establishment of youth forums
• Childrens champions in childrens centres
• Agenda days
• Perception survey being developed with CX office

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The proportion of CYP offending

• Race Audit and Action Plan
• YOT achieve above national average of
  implementation of national standards for
  community sentences
• Level of use of custodial sentences is below
  national and regional average
• LA Investment in the YOT
• Implementation of the review of YOT

• The proportion of CYP offending is reducing
• 2004/5 10 reduction
• YP prosecuted 8 reduction
• Those entering Criminal justice system for first
  time
• 1047 2003/4
• 730 2005/6
• Level of engagement with Education, Training and
  Employment
• (53 against a target of 90)

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The proportion of CYP re-offending

• Results for recidivism cohort disappointing
• Level 1 YJB score
• Levels of re-offending reduced over time but not
  consistently
• Recent investment from YJ Board in terms of front
  line interventions will have increased capacity
  to address this.
• Target Re-enter top performing group

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The of under 16s who have been looked after for
2.5 or more yrs, living in the same placement for
2 years or placed for adoption

• Newcastle data 61.7
• 92 LAC under 16 are placed within family units
• 100 LAC under 10 are placed within family units.
• No disrupted adoptive placements since 2004
  well below national average.

• BME Fostering recruitment social worker13 BME
  foster carers recruited BME fostering campaign
  won national award BME worker working with CwD
  team
• Target 80 by 2008
• Whole systems approach to care planning Revised
  disruption policy enhanced electronic system

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The proportion of LAC with 3 or more placements
during the year

• 10 - very good
• Long term stability acceptable
• All PAF PIs show high performance
• Strategies to inc. ratio of specialist placements
  for CwD
• Target maintain current performance
• We are committed to placing children for adoption
  or in family placements
• Multi Agency Looked After Partnership
  established.
• Healthy Care Audit

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The proportion of LAC issued with final warnings,
reprimands and convictions from youth justice
system

• Measure improved significantly over the last 5
  years. Continues to be below England and IPF
  comparators
• Target To sustain above average performance and
  improve progressively
• Implementation of the YOT prevention strategy and
  Early Intervention Strategy will impact
  positively.

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The proportion of LAC who acknowledge that their
views are invited, listened to and have some
impact on decisions

• 90 04/05
• 88 05/06
• Viewpoint adapted for refugees and asylum seeker
  children
• Target include 30 CwD in participation
• Independent evaluation confirmed effectiveness
• Feedback embedded in independent reviewing system
  and use of Viewpoint.

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The proportion of LAC making representations or
complaints

• 2003/4 14
• 2004/5 24
• 2005/6 17
• Access to advocate support for all
• Target 100 LAC to have access to advocacy
  support and know how to complain
• Identified Complaints Officer
• Staff received appropriate training to respond to
  new requirements.

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The proportion of care leavers with whom the
council is still in contact

• May 94.4 (185 /196)
• Sept 94.7 ( 180 / 190
• All have a Pathway Plan responding to their
  individual needs
• Target to consider indirect contact for those
  who are reluctant to remain in contact.
• Some young people have never engaged with the
  Leaving Care Service and dont require further
  contact.

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The proportion of CYP with LD/D who participate
in consultative and representative forums

• No population data
• Children with life limiting conditions have been
  consulted re short break service
• Parents forum established
• Recruitment guidelines
• Good practice guidelines
• Register of communications equipment developed

• Target to gather quantitative info
• Evaluate impact of participation within special
  schools upon re-shaping of services
• To implement secure feedback processes to CYP
  with LD/D

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The proportion of CYP with LD/D who consider that
their views are listened to and taken account of

• Investing in Children (IiC) awards
• Hartburn Walk
• Sir Charles Parsons
• Hadrian School
• Edward Lloyd Trust
• Involvement of CYP with LD/D in participation
  process is secure

• Target
• Gather data as to how many CYP with LD/D are
  involved in participation
• Extend Viewpoint to include CWD
• Training to enable staff to interact with
  children with communication difficulties more
  effectively
• Engage leisure and play and youth service with
  other relevant agencies re access to sport and
  leisure for CYP with LD/D

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Achieve Economic Well-Being

• Sara Morgan-Evans

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• 13 Indicators
• Self-Assessment 3

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How much did we do?
How well did we do it?
Is anyone better off?
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Participation Rate In Learning 16-18
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16-18 NEET
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The Proportion of Teenage Mothers in
Employment, Education or Training

• At a count done in May 2006 for the Outcome
  Improvement Plans for Newcastle the proportion of
  Teenage Mothers in EET was 18.5
• The target for Teenage Mothers in EET is 60 by
  November 2010
• Partnership working is key to ensuring that this
  target is met
• Key to achieving this target is the active
  promotion of the Care 2 Learn grant amongst this
  group
• Also Key to this target is the work of the
  Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Board.

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The Proportion of Young Offenders in
Education or Training

• The proportion of young offenders in education or
  training remain low at 53.5 with a target of 90
  by 2008
• The Youth Offending Team has a Race Audit and
  Action Plan and offer specialist support for
  LDD clients
• Work is in place to improve YOT performance at
  Board, Senior Management and Operational levels

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The Retention Rates for 16, 17 and 18
Year Olds On Education and Training Programmes

• Newcastle WBL completion rate is 35 compared
  with a national average of 41 (04/5)
• Newcastle College WBL completion rate is 46
  (04/5)
• Targets are set in Every Learner Counts
• completing Apprenticeships 40 2006
• 45 2007
• 50 2008
• completing Advanced Apprenticeships 40 2006
• 45 2007
• 50 2008
• Progress is monitored and any remedial action
  decided by the
  14-19 Learning Partnership City board

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16-19 GCE/VCE/A-AS and of
School Since September 2001 With Inadequate
Sixth Forms

• A Level Average Points Score (APS) per student
  has increased from 194.4 in 2003 to 220.8 in 2005
• APS per entry has increased from 68.3 in 2003 to
  72.2 in 2005
• Since September 2001 no schools have been judged
  by OfSTED as having inadequate sixth forms
• Overall improvement has increased incrementally
  year on year
• Progress is monitored annually through the 14-19
  Learning Partnership City Board

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The Progression Rates of Young
People Into Further and Higher Education and
Employment

• Progression into learning after Year 11 has
  continued to increase in Newcastle from 76.5 in
  2003 to 83 in 2005
• Progression into HE has increased significantly
  since 1999 all minority groups have high levels
  of progression in learning
• Both paper and on-line prospectuses have been
  available for the last 4 years and this, in
  conjunction with the provision of impartial
  information, advice and guidance has
  contributed to success

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The Proportion of 16-19 Year Olds
in Newcastle With Grade A - C in English and
Maths

• The Newcastle figure for Level 2 including GCSE
  English and Maths is below the national average
• 2004 Newcastle 41 National 44.38
• 2005 Newcastle 40.9 National 45.3
• Targets as set in Every Learner counts are
• 2007 38
• 2008 40
• Progress is monitored 3 times per year by the 14
  - 19 Learning Partnership City
  board

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The Proportion of 19 year Olds With
Qualifications at Level 2 and Above

• The 2005 figures in Newcastle was 62 compared
  with the national average of 29.8. However,
  this still represents a 3 improvement compared
  with 2004
• Targets are
• 2006 62
• 2007 63
• 2008 64
• Connexions Tyne and Wear has a contract with the
  LSC specifically to target young people at risk
  of not achieving Level 2 at 19

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The Proportion of Teenage Parents
Unable to Live With Family Or Partner Who Are
Offered Supervision, Semi Independent Housing
With Support

• Pathways to independence works in partnership
  with a range of agencies to offer a framework to
  reconcile accommodation and support needs and
  provide continues support planning
• Pathways to Independence offered support to all
  teenage parents and pregnant teenagers presenting
  in 2005
• Disadvantaged young people are more likely to
  present as being homeless
• In 2005 2006 27 more young women than men
  presented as homeless

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Looked After Children in
Education, Employment or Training Post 16

• 47.3 of care leavers are in Education or
  Training
• Combining employment with education and training
  figures give a total of care leavers in EET of
  64.6
• Currently 6 Care leavers are in supported HE
• The of care leavers with 1 GCSE continues to
  improve
• Targets are being set to improve the EET figures
  of 64.6

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The Proportion of Care Leavers
Who Become Homeless

• There are no Newcastle care leavers who are
  currently homeless
• Key in the achievement of this is the inclusion
  of appropriate tenancy in Pathway plans

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The Proportion of Children and Young
People With Learning Difficulties and/or
Disabilities Not in Education, Training
or Employment

• The most recent officially verified data is from
  2004 when progression routes from year 11 special
  schools (maintained and independent) were
• 62 Further Education
• 17 Unemployment
• 13 Training
• 3 Unavailable
• 3 Moved away
• 1 Employment
• 1 Part-time Employment
• All those who came unemployed came from the 2
  special schools (Trinity and Talbot House
  independent) catering for young people with
  emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Target to reduce the NEET rate for young people
  with learning difficulties and/or
  disabilities in line with the rest of the
  population
• Key to achieving this progression are the
  specialist LDD PA team
  and Lead PA within Connexions

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Glossary

• AB Anti-Bullying
• AC Audit Commission
• ASB Anti-social Behaviour
• BME Black and Minority Ethnic
• CP Child Protection
• CwD Children with Disabilities
• DfES RA Department for Education and Skills
  Regional Adviser
• EET Education, Employment and Training
• EWS Education Welfare Service
• HE Higher Education
• IPF Institute of Public Finance
• IiC Investing in Children
• KSI Killed or Seriously injured
• LAC Looked after Children
• LD/D Learning Difficulties/Disabilities

• LSC Learning and Skills Council
• LSCB Local Safeguarding Children Board
• NLI Newcastle Learning Initiative
• NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training
• OIP Outcome Improvement Plan
• PAF Performance Assessment Framework
• PSHCE Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship
  Education
• RTA Road Traffic Accident
• SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
• WBL Work-based Learning
• YOT Youth Offending Team
• YJB Youth Justice Board