Good Planning for Children in Shropshire Children's Services
Exploring the essence of good planning for children in Shropshire, this content delves into the critical aspects of creating effective plans that cater to the needs and protection of children. Insights from OFSTED descriptors, tools for planning, characteristics of good plans, and differences between outputs and outcomes are highlighted, emphasizing the importance of thorough assessments, outcome focus, multi-agency collaboration, and SMART actions in safeguarding and supporting children.
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Shropshire Childrens Services Good Planning for Children
What does good planning for children look like? Ofsted Descriptors for Good: Children in need have a plan setting out the help that is offered. Children and young people who need protection are subject to a child protection plan that clearly identifies the work that will be offered to help the family and the necessary changes to be achieved within appropriate timescales for the child or young person. Plans and decisions are reviewed and alternative authoritative action is taken where the circumstances for children do not change and the risk of harm or actual harm remains or intensifies. There is evidence of the effective use of the Public Law Outline, including letters before proceedings, family group conferences and parallel planning. Care is used only if this is in the child s best interests. Children and young people are safely and successfully returned home; where this is not possible for them, permanent plans are made for them to live away from the family home. Care plans comprehensively address the needs and experiences of children and young people. They are regularly and independently reviewed, involving as appropriate the child or young person s parents, kinship carers (connected persons), foster carers, residential staff and other adults who know them. This helps ensure that the placement and plans for their future continue to be appropriate as well as ambitious.
What are our tools for good planning in Shropshire? LAC Planning Checklist Research in Practice Outcome Focused Plans Training Outcome Focused plans guides Review Meetings and core groups Taking our plans to supervision Permanency Policy
What does a Good Plan Look Like in Shropshire? A good plan is informed by an up-to- date assessment It should be outcome focused It should be SMART with specific timescales. It should be multi-agency It should contain actions that are important to the child.
What does a RI Plan Look Like in Shropshire? Very little or too many actions. Actions for the LA only. No timescales or use of ongoing or immediate. Does not relate to the assessment. Is not reviewed specifically in core groups or meetings.
What is the different between an output and an outcome? Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime . An output tells the story of what you produced and outcome describes the impact. Example of an output: Action John will attend the doctors to have his diabetes medication reviewed Output: John will have the correct diabetes medication.
Exercise Paul is 13 years old and his parents have recently got back together after being separated for 10 years. Both parents are recovering drug users and have been involved with Shropshire Recovery Partnership. Since his parents reconciled early this year Paul s attendance at school has declined and he has become involved with a local gang who are believed to be connected to County Lines. During a recent visit by the EWO, Paul s mother Elaine was found to be very drunk at 2pm in the afternoon and the house was found to be in disarray. Elaine was caring for her 3 year old child, Eloise, on her own, who was still in their pyjamas, watching television and thought that Paul was in the house. The house was littered with black bin bags of Paul s Dad, Dave s belongings, which had still not been unpacked from him moving in. An assessment has identified that Elaine is drinking on a daily basis, she has been neglecting the children and the children have been placed on a CIN plan.
