Children’s Services 20242027 Service Improvement Plan ECSPB
Renfrewshire Council · 23 May 2024
Back to Education and Children's Services Policy Board — 23 May 2024 and its agenda
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1 _________________________________________________________________ To: Education and Children’s Services Policy Board On: 23 May 2024 __________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Children’s Services ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Children’s Services 2024-2027 Service Improvement Plan ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1. The Service Improvement Plan for Children’s Services is a three-year plan covering the period 2024-2027. The purpose of the Plan is to identify the priorities being addressed, the key tasks to be implemented, the implementation timetable and our measures of success. 1.2. The Service Improvement Plan is part of a suite of documents which describe the strategic direction for the service and the Council, that also includes the Council Plan, Community Plan, Risk Management Plan, and the Workforce Plan. 1.3. The Service Improvement Plan is appended to this report and includes Performance Indicators and an Action Plan grouped under the Council Plan themes. A mid-year progress update on the Service Improvement Plan will be submitted to the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board in the Autumn of 2024. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1. It is recommended that the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board: (a) Notes the content of the attached Service Improvement Plan; (b) Approves the changes to the action plan and performance indicators outlined in Section 5; and
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2 (c) Notes that mid-year progress of this Service Improvement Plan will be reported to this Board in the Autumn of 2024, with updates to the Performance Indicators and Action Plan. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1. Renfrewshire’s Children’s Services are responsible for the delivery of early learning and childcare, universal services such as primary and secondary education, social work services to children and families, justice social work services, and targeted and specialist services for specific identified needs. These include child protection services, the provision of education to children and young people with additional support needs, mental health and addictions services for children and young people, and management and rehabilitation services for people who have committed offences. 3.2. Our approach is strongly focused on prevention, early intervention and providing additional support for the most vulnerable. Whilst children’s health services sit within Renfrewshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), a key priority of both organisations will be the continuation of effective integrated working to improve outcomes for children and young people. 3.3. The Service Improvement Plan is a comprehensive statement of the outcomes the service aims to achieve, and the actions it will take to achieve these. It fits within the wider planning framework of the Council by taking account of Community Planning themes and Council priorities. It enables elected members to have oversight of developments within the service and to consider and develop policy options which reflect both the needs of our children, young people, and their families and communities, and resource availability. __________________________________________________________________ 4. Service Improvement Plan 2024-2027: What do we want to achieve? 4.1. Over the next three years, Children’s Services will play a critical role in Renfrewshire’s local response to poverty, by sharing data and insight to direct resources to areas of greatest impact, and improving outcomes for children and families currently living in poverty. 4.2. All Council services continue to operate in a challenging context. Our communities face a cost-of-living challenge, and we will respond by addressing the causes of inequalities. Schools and children’s social work services are also witnessing increases in scale of need and demand caused by households facing financial difficulty. 4.3. Children’s Services will continue to draw upon relevant insight to target its resources appropriately, with contributions complementing the activity outlined
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3 in the Renfrewshire Children’s Services Partnership Plan, the Education Improvement Plan, and the Fairer Renfrewshire Programme. 4.4. In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), we will ensure that the voices of children and young people are heard and included, and their human rights are respected. Children and young people’s human rights will be at the heart of the planning and delivery of services that affect them. Children’s Services will inform Renfrewshire’s response to UNCRC by promoting awareness of children’s rights, not just amongst children and young people but also adults. 4.5. By ensuring that robust child protection procedures are in place, we will protect the most vulnerable members of our communities, including children and young people who are at risk of harm. Our Equally Safe Strategy will be refreshed, and implemented in our education settings, underpinning our commitment to eradicating violence against women and girls and providing safety for all. 4.6. Children’s Services are committed to supporting and nurturing our children, families and communities, through our approach to the whole family wellbeing model. We will also promote early and preventative intervention, and continue supporting children, young people and their families to prepare for the move into adult services and greater independence. We aim to engage with, and encourage participation of, children, young people and their families to ensure that their needs are met. 4.7. The family wellbeing service and request for assistance system will be formally launched. We will increase capacity to support parents through additional third sector grant funding and identify local areas for family wellbeing hubs. Through the family wellbeing evaluation strategy, we will be able to evidence improvements against the strategic development areas outlined in the family wellbeing action plan. 4.8. The work and activity around Renfrewshire’s response to The Promise is at a key stage in the 10-year programme. The Scottish Government’s Promise Implementation Plan and The Promise Plan 2024-30 is due to be published in Summer 2024. Upon publication of these plans there will be initial mapping and planning around the implementation of both plans and what it means for Childrens Services and wider Council services in relation to our planning, priorities and governance arrangements. 4.9. As we develop our learning estate, we are committed to developing modern, energy efficient and fit for purpose buildings, strengthening our approach to planning, and creating an inclusive environment to allow children and young people to thrive. 4.10. We aim to raise attainment for all, close the attainment gap for our most vulnerable children, focus on improvements in literacy and numeracy, and ensure the educational needs of children, young people and their parents and
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4 carers are met. We will continue to support vulnerable young people to achieve and sustain positive pathways after leaving school. 4.11. Following our service re-designs, models will be developed to enable effective delivery of our key workforce priorities to support the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff. Following service re-designs, collaborative and people- centred, reflecting our values with regular workshops and catch ups. __________________________________________________________________ 5. Proposed changes to the Action Plan and Performance Indicators 5.1. From the 2024/25 reporting year, we will no longer report on the action ‘Further embed the recommendations of The Promise in service delivery’. Instead, this will be superseded by the action ‘The Promise Strategic Oversight Board and workstreams will progress and ensure Renfrewshire ‘Keeps the Promise’ and delivers improved outcomes for individuals who are care experienced, wherever possible keeping children within their families’ – which is already reported through both the Service Improvement Plan and the Council Plan. This will ensure consistency and avoid duplication in reporting on Renfrewshire’s progress in #KeepingThePromise. 5.2. Progress on ‘Finalise Parenting Strategy, launch and deliver on key actions through portfolio’, will continue to be monitored through the Inclusion Portfolio and the Education Improvement Plan, although it will be reported to this Board through the action ‘Build local capacity for transformational whole systems change and to scale up and drive the delivery of holistic whole family support services’. 5.3. It is recommended that the following two performance indicators should be removed from the Service Improvement Plan: • Average Complementary Tariff (S4) • Average Complementary Tariff (S5) 5.4. If acceptable, these will be replaced with the following three indicators which will provide an overall picture of pupil attainment throughout the senior phase: • Average total tariff score of all school leavers in Renfrewshire • Average total tariff score of leavers living in SIMD 30% most deprived areas • Percentage gap in average total tariff score of school leavers resident in SIMD 30% most deprived and those from the 70% least SIMD deprived Renfrewshire areas 5.5. The most recent data for these three indicators is included in the appendix to this report.
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5 5.6. Finally, the title of the following performance indicator should be updated to reflect how it is recorded and reported nationally through the Improvement Service’s Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF). From 2024/25, this indicator will be reported as ‘Proportion of children being looked after in the community’: • ‘Percentage of Looked After Children cared for in the community (%)’ __________________________________________________________________ 6. Monitoring progress 6.1. Progress on the implementation of the Service Improvement Plan is regularly monitored by the extended Senior Leadership Team and will be reported to the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board on a six-monthly basis. A mid- year review of progress will be brought to this Board in the Autumn of 2024, with an annual outturn reported in Spring 2025. Implications of the Report 1. Financial – The Service Improvement Plan highlights resourcing pressures arising from increasing demand for services and the current financial environment. 2. HR & Organisational Development – The Service Improvement Plan also highlights workforce development and wellbeing considerations. 3. Community/Council Planning – The report details a range of activities which reflect Council and Community Planning themes and a direct link to the delivery of the Council Plan. 4. Legal – none. 5. Property/Assets – none. 6. Information Technology – Service developments relating to information technology are key enablers of service improvement, modernisation, and support service-level and corporate objectives. 7. Equality & Human Rights – The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health & Safety – none. 9. Procurement – none.
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6 10. Risk – Risks related to the delivery and management of services are regularly monitored and included in Renfrewshire Council’s Corporate and Strategic Risk Registers. 11. Privacy Impact – none. 12. COSLA Policy Position – none. 13. Climate Change – Actions and performance indicators aligned to Strategic Priority 4: Green, of Renfrewshire’s Council Plan, highlights activities across the Council to tackle climate change. ___________________________________________________________________ List of Background Papers: None ___________________________________________________________________ Author: Alasdair Mann, Policy Officer (People) Contact Officer: Yvonne Farquhar, Policy Manager (People) Appendix I: Service Improvement Plan 2024-2027 ___________________________________________________________________
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Children’s Services Service Improvement Plan 2024 – 27
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Welcome to our Service Improvement Plan I am delighted to introduce Renfrewshire Council’s Children’s Services Service Improvement Plan for 2024 to 2027, my first as Director. The plan sets out our vision for the three years ahead, and how we as a team will help ensure the organisation delivers on the strategic outcomes set out in the Council Plan. Councils everywhere are facing a very challenging financial context over the years ahead, while the cost-of-living crisis and poverty- related inequalities will continue to affect our communities. So that makes it all the more important we have a clear sense of direction on how to focus our resources to deliver on what’s most important – helping deliver the best start to life for Renfrewshire’s children and young people. This plan will help us do that. I have been impressed by the commitment and great work already being delivered by colleagues across the service, and the plan sets out where we can continue and build on that over the next three years. Our areas of focus will include putting children and young people at the heart of our services, tackling the impact of poverty, protecting the most vulnerable, raising attainment for all, and creating the best possible environment for our children and young people to thrive. That will mean a team effort across the service, the wider council and our partners. I look forward to working with all you to do that. Janie O’Neill Director of Children’s Services
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Our Children’s Services
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Children’s Services - about us Children’s Services are responsible for the delivery of early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education, social work services to children and families, and justice social work services. Children’s Services provides universal services such as education, and targeted and specialist services for specific identified needs. Our specialist provision includes child protection services, providing education to children and young people with additional support needs, mental health and addictions services for children and young people, and management and rehabilitation services for people who have committed offences. The Director of Children’s Services is the Council’s Chief Education Officer and is supported by three Heads of Service: two Heads of Education and the Head of Children and Justice Social Work. The Head of Children and Justice Social Work is also the Chief Social Work Officer for the Council and the Health and Social Care Partnership. Director of Children’s Services Janie O’Neill Head of Children and Justice Social Work John Trainer Interim Head of Education Emma Henry Interim Head of Education Gerry Lyons
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Our Resources and Risks BUDGET On 29 February 2024, the 2024/25 General Service budgets for the following were approved: • Revenue budget £519m. • Capital budget £450m (2024/25 to 2028/29). The Children’s Services revenue budget for 2024/25 is approximately £254m, equating to almost half of the Council’s General Services budget. As part of the capital budget, over £56m will be invested in 2024/25 as part the investment in Schools and Early Years establishments, with £155m to be invested over the period 2024/25 to 2028/29. RISK MANAGEMENT The Council’s risk management arrangements are well established with all strategic, corporate and service risks being reported to the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Board. Children’s Services risks are detailed below: Risk Level Strategic Corporate Service Very High • Successful Cyber Attack High • Strategic sustainable planning for people and assets • Delivery of the Dargavel solution • Organisational learning from Dargavel investigation Moderate • Portfolio Management - Unintended delays in progress in each of the three 1. Curriculum, learning, teaching and assessment; 2. Inclusion; and 3. Families and Communities • Availability of Alternative Care Placement (Foster Care and Residential Care)
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Renfrewshire Council’s Service Improvement Context Reflecting our values Delivering financially sustainable services Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion Delivering Best Value Aligning to our Council Plan and the Community Plan
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Workforce innovation and wellbeing The Council launched its people strategy “Our People, Our Future” in 2021, which was updated in 2023 with the following 3 priorities: Improving our Workforce Planning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Employee Experience The strategy describes the Council’s organisational development vision and workforce planning activities under three strategic outcomes – improving our employee experience, workforce planning and equality, diversity and inclusion. The strategy is aligned with the Council Plan and is focussed on the Council improving our employees’ experience whilst at work, looking at living our values, employee voice and recognitions which all positively impact on the culture within our workplace. There is a focus on workforce planning, there are many changes and challenges facing the Council in the coming years and this will ensure the right workforce and right skills are in place to deliver this. The last priority is focussed on inclusion, the council wants to be a place where everyone feels included and has a richness of diversity. Children’s Services will ensure these priorities are reflected in both our strategic and day-to-day operations. High-level actions are embedded in our Service Improvement Plan, with a particular emphasis this year on supporting our teams following service re-designs. These re-designs have been – and will continue to be – collaborative and people-centred, reflecting our values with regular workshops and catch ups. We also continue to actively promote health and wellbeing policies and initiatives alongside managing absence.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Cost-of-Living-Crisis Humanitarian Support and Resettlement UN Convention on the Rights of the Child The Promise GIRFEC Refresh and additional support for learning review Tackling the poverty-related attainment gap National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland Vision for Justice in Scotland National Care Service Raising Attainment for All Climate Change Education Reform National Social Work Agency National Policy Context
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Our Values Council and Community Plans Gaelic Language Plan Re Local Policy Context
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Key Priorities Raise attainment and enhance learning and teaching in an inclusive environment Protect the most vulnerable members of our communities, including children and young people who are at risk Place children and young people’s human rights at the heart of the planning and delivery of services that affect them Create the best possible learning estate to allow children and young people to thrive Reduce child poverty in Renfrewshire and improving outcomes for children and families currently living in poverty Support and nurture our children, families and communities
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Our Focus 2024/25 • Playing a critical part in ourlocal response to poverty, sharing data and insight to direct resources to areas of greatestimpact • In accordance with UNCRC, ensure thatvoices of children and young peopleare heard and included, and their human rights arerespected • Ensure that robust child protection responses are in placeand implement our updated local procedures • Continuing the progress of Renfrewshire’s response to KeepingThe Promise • Enhance our approach to thewhole family wellbeingmodel, promoting early and preventative intervention • Work collaboratively with our key partners to ensure our children and young people enjoy good physical and mental health
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Our Focus 2024/25 • Supporting children, young people and their families to prepare for themove into adult services and greaterindependence • Through the Learning and Teaching Strategy, close the attainment gap with a focus on improvement in literacy and numeracy • Strengthen our approach to planning and future proofing our learning estate • Supporting the review of ourEqually Safe Strategy • Continuing to support vulnerable young people toachieve and sustain positive pathwaysafter leaving school; and • Continue to develop our service models and to enable effective delivery of our key workforce priorities to support the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff.
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Alongside our Service Improvement Plan and progress reporting, we also have a range of key plans, strategies and reports (click on titles to access) Children’s Services Partnership Plan Education Improvement Plan Council Plan Community Plan Renfrewshire Inclusion Strategy Governance A wide range of reports are presented to the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board. Papers and access to video recordings of board meetings can be found here. Other plans, strategies and reports
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan Children’s Services Action Plan and Performance Indicators
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Progress development work in relation to the priority schools identified in the Learning Estate Management Plan – a) Paisley Grammar School Community Campus b) Thorn Primary School Pupils and staff enjoy a modern, fit for purpose, learning estate which supports learning and achievement. Education Manager (Learning Estate & Resources) a) 31 August 2026 b) 31 March 2026 Undertake an evaluation of the roll out of full Wi-Fi across the school estate Ensure that we have good connections which supports flexible learning and allows that is aligned to current technology trends. Digital Learning and Link Manager 31 March 2026
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Place What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Refresh Renfrewshire’s Equally Safe Strategy Preventing and eradicating violence against women and girls. Justice Services Manager 31 December 2024 Continue to implement ‘Equally Safe at School’ policy A whole school approach to preventing and eradicating violence against women and girls, with staff and students working together with a shared understanding and commitment to equality and safety for all. Justice Services Manager Education Manager (Quality Improvement and Health & Wellbeing) 31 March 2027 Implement the priority actions from the National Strategy for Community Justice with our Community Justice partners Enhance intervention at the earliest opportunity by ensuring greater consistency, confidence in and awareness of services which support the use of direct measures and diversion from prosecution. Enhance community integration and support by increasing and promoting greater use of voluntary throughcare and third sector services. Justice Services Manager Community Justice Lead Officer 31 March 2027
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Economy What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Working in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, West College Scotland, Invest in Renfrewshire and Developing the Young Workforce West, we will ensure planned robust approaches to supporting our most vulnerable learners into positive destinations This will provide a coordinated approach to ensuring that all young people, particularly the most vulnerable, are given the best opportunities and supports to move into positive future pathways. Education Manager (Developing the Young Workforce) 31 March 2025 Contribute to the Council’s Workforce Plan and Strategic Recruitment and Talent Management Plan to enable us to meet workforce demands particularly in relation to Teaching and Social Work Creating a high performing and sustainable workforce capable of meeting the Council’s future challenges. Education Manager (Leadership & Professional Development) Strategic Manager (Children and Justice Social Work) 31 March 2027
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Implementation of the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy that clearly articulates the vision for planning and delivering high quality learning, teaching and assessment All staff will be aware of the Renfrewshire Vision for learning, teaching and assessment and features of highly effective practice and will begin to use them in their practice. All practitioners are provided with the opportunity to learn from and share highly effective practice. All staff will be empowered and supported to strengthen their practice through collaboration and professional learning. Learners’ experiences will improve as the vision for highly effective practice is realised in each establishment. Education Manager (Assessment & Moderation) 31 March 2027 Where it is safe and appropriate to do so, families in need of support will be diverted away from social work and offered assessment and time-limited intervention from Barnardo’s More children will be able to safely remain within the care of their families. Families’ capacity to safely meet the needs of their children is increased. Fewer children will require statutory social work intervention. Children’s Services Manager (Front-Door) 31 December 2024
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Raise attainment and skills for learning, life, and work to enhance opportunities and choices for all our children and young people Close the educational attainment gap for our care experienced children and young people. Ensuring equality through targeted improvement activity in literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing Improve attendance and provide help to parents and carers to support their children and young people to meet their educational needs. Heads of Education 31 March 2027 The Promise Strategic Oversight Board and workstreams will progress and ensure Renfrewshire ‘Keeps the Promise’ and delivers improved outcomes for individuals who are care experienced, wherever possible keeping children within their families Care experienced young people have better outcomes and a more positive experience of care; feel listened to and valued; can build and maintain good relationships. The Promise Manager 31 March 2025
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Build local capacity for transformational whole systems change and to scale up and drive the delivery of holistic whole family support services Working with all stakeholders including professional associations to design a locality model to provide a framework for inclusion. Governance systems are clear, open, and transparent and ensure equity of approach, effective, efficient, and sustainable use of resources including the workforce, maximising funding across all localities. Inclusion offers through schools and specialist resources provide bespoke interventions to support children and young people from Early Years to Senior Phase. Education Manager (Whole Family Wellbeing) 31 March 2025 Progress the design and delivery of the Curriculum, Learning, Teaching and Assessment; the Families and Communities; and the Inclusion Portfolios within Children’s Services Each portfolio is tasked with developing their own portfolio plan to deliver on our agreed service priorities. Portfolios are unique, delivering on clear actions related to their context however they are also linked by cross-cutting actions, and this is evident in each plan. Portfolio planning teams have been established to support with the development and delivery of the portfolio plan. Teams are also responsible for evaluating and reporting at regular intervals throughout the year. All Heads of Service 31 March 2025
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Deliver mental health and wellbeing support, including Ren10 mental health and wellbeing network to support children, young people and their families Ensure key staff are equipped with the skills and knowledge to support families around mental health and wellbeing by establishing a strategic plan of training. By accessing appropriate training, staff will be better equipped to support children and young people with regards to their mental health. Education Manager (Quality Improvement & Health and Wellbeing) 31 March 2025 Establish a dedicated team to support kinship carers in Renfrewshire This will provide more focussed support to kinship carers and separate off the support provided to carers and the children they care for. This should reduce potential placement breakdowns and improve the overall experience of children in kinship care. Children’s Services Manager (Renfrewshire-Wide Services) 31 December 2024
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Introduce a new role of Independent Decision Maker within the Social Work Service. This role will be responsible for chairing Looked After Reviews and Child Protection Planning meetings. This will enhance the scrutiny and oversight of decision making for children who are accommodated or at risk of being accommodated therefore ensuring we keep as many children as possible living safely in their family home. Children’s and Justice Services Manager (Assurance & Change) 30 September 2024 Establish a whole service Social Work duty team with responsibility for all new requests for assistance. Standardise approach and improve practice in response to the first point of contact with Social Work. Children’s Services Manager (Front Door Services) 31 October 2024 Introduce whole service teams for cases which require medium- and longer-term allocation for Social Work support. This will be separate from new requests for assistance. The Social Workers in these teams will not require to be on duty on a weekly basis therefore reducing firefighting and allowing them to focus on more planned interventions with children and families. Cases will be allocated on capacity rather than geographic location and transfers within the service will be minimised to promote best practice in terms of relationship-based practice. Children’s Services Manager (Children & Families Teams) 31 October 2024
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Performance Indicators Performance Indicators – Financial Year Last Updated Value Target Proportion of children being looked after in the community Q4 2023/24 90.9% 89.9% Percentage of accommodated Looked After Children placed with families Q4 2023/24 90.3% 83% Percentage of care leavers participating in employment, training or education Q4 2023/24 56% 55% Percentage of care leavers who have had a period of homelessness in the last 6 months Q4 2023/24 6% 0% The percentage of NEW clients subject to a new supervision order seen by a supervising officer within 1 week Q1 2023/24 64% 85% % of NEW unpaid work orders/requirement complete by the required date Q1 2023/24 96% 75% Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients seen within 1 working day of the order Q1 2023/24 53% 70% Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients receiving an induction within 5 working days of the order Q1 2023/24 62% 75% Percentage of NEW unpaid work clients beginning work placement within 7 working days of the order Q1 2023/24 58% 65%
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Performance Indicators Performance Indicator – Academic Year Last Updated Value Target % of Leavers attaining literacy SCQF Level 4 2022/23 95.7% 98% % of Leavers attaining numeracy SCQF Level 4 2022/23 93.0% 94% % of Leavers attaining literacy SCQF Level 5 2022/23 85.3% 88% % of Leavers attaining numeracy SCQF Level 5 2022/23 75.3% 77% Average total tariff score of all school leavers in Renfrewshire 2022/23 933 959 Average total tariff score of leavers living in SIMD 30% most deprived areas 2022/23 681 770 Percentage gap in average total tariff score of school leavers resident in SIMD 30% most deprived and those from the 70% least SIMD deprived Renfrewshire areas. 2022/23 36% 28% Average Total Tariff Score of Looked After Children (school leavers) 2022/23 320 330 Gap between the Average Total Tariff Score of Looked After Children (school leavers) and that of the total Renfrewshire leavers cohort 2022/23 66% 63% No of foundation apprenticeships accessed by Renfrewshire school pupils 2022/23 14 45 Percentage of pupils satisfied with establishments Education Scotland Survey 2023/24 82.7% 100%
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Fair Performance Indicators Performance Indicator – Academic Year Last Updated Value Target Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Literacy between pupils living in 30% Most Deprived areas and those living in 70% Least Deprived Areas (SIMD) 2022/23 16 10 Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Numeracy between pupils living in 30% Most Deprived areas and those living in 70% Least Deprived Areas (SIMD) 2022/23 11 9 Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Literacy between pupils entitled to Free School Meals and pupils not entitled 2022/23 22 15 Percentage Point Gap in % Pupils Achieving Expected Level for their stage in Numeracy between pupils entitled to Free School Meals and pupils not entitled 2022/23 18 14 % of School leavers in a positive destination 2022/23 96.4% 98% % of children attending school (Primary) 2022/23 92.8% 95.5% % of children attending school (Secondary) 2022/23 86.9% 91% % of young people choosing to stay onto S5 (as % of S4 roll at September previous year) 2023/24 87.8% 92% % of young people choosing to stay onto S6 (as % of S4 roll at September two years before) 2023/24 63.2% 71%
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Green What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Continue to work with other council services to deliver improvements to the school estate which offer a high degree of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. Following the Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in June 2019, the delivery of this action will make a critical contribution towards Renfrewshire being carbon neutral by 2030. Education Manager (Learning Estate & Resources) 31-Mar-2026
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living Our Values What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Engage and participate in Trauma Informed and Responsive Renfrewshire programme We understand what trauma is, and how it affects people, so we will now work differently: Learning and working together to co-create fair and helpful collaborations to support healing and recovery with people affected by trauma. Progress towards, and achievement of, improvement outcomes for people, systems and services as detailed of five strategic themes and outcomes in Trauma Informed and Responsive Renfrewshire programme All Heads of Service 31-Mar-2026 Actively promote health and wellbeing support for staff Our staff feel supported and are aware of the health and wellbeing support available to them. All Heads of Service 31-Mar-2027
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living Our Values What will we do? What difference will we make? Who is leading this? When will we do this by? Place the human rights and needs of every child and young person at the heart of service planning and delivery (UNCRC) Promote awareness of children’s rights, not just amongst children and young people but also adults. Strategic Manager (Children and Justice Social Work) Head of Education (Inclusion and Quality Improvement) 31-Mar-2027 Through engagement and participation, we will ensure the collective views, needs and aspirations of children, young people and families are met. We take steps to ensure seldom heard voices are heard e.g., care experienced children and young people and those children involved in child protection. The participation and influence of care experienced children, young people and their families is recorded and evidenced. Head of Education (Inclusion and Quality Improvement) Child Protection Adviser Children’s Services Manager (Children & Families Teams) 31-Mar-2027 In partnership with the HSCP, closely collaborate with young people and their families to ensure a smooth transition to adult services. Empower young people with disabilities and their families to make informed choices. Children’s Services Manager (Renfrewshire-Wide Services) 31-Mar-2027
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Delivering the Council Plan – Living Our Values Management Information Performance Indicators Performance Indicators – Financial Year Last Updated Value Target % of Stage 1 complaints responded to within timescales agreed with customers Q4 2023/24 100% 95% % of Stage 2 complaints responded to within timescales agreed with customers Q4 2023/24 91% 95% % of FOI requests completed within timescale by Children's Services Q4 2023/24 85% 100% Performance Indicators – Financial Year Last Updated Value Percentage of children registered in this period who have previously been on the Child Protection Register Q4 2023/24 11.1% Number of children on the Child Protection Register at quarter end date Q4 2023/24 61
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Title can go here • Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level Children’s Services Service Improvement Plan 2024 – 27