Children's Trusts

This section of the site is where work related to the section of the Change Up project managed by the NCVCCO group is developed and shared.

Core Work
Outcome

Enhanced capacity of VCS for strategic involvement in shaping public services and delivery models

 

Objectives 
  • NCVCCO group to deliver work plan to management group detailing time line, targets and  objectives.
  • Develop work on Children’s Trusts and the commissioning process and build upon the existing work being carried out in the region
  • Share experiences and inform and support the development of practice
Links

National Change Up Performance Improvement Hub

Change Up Children's Trusts Delivery Plan

NCVCCO West Midlands Change Up Delivery Plan

“Commissioning – The Future”

 

Core Outcome within Growing Up in the West Midlands Change Up Programme

 

“ Enhanced capacity of VCS for strategic involvement in shaping public services and delivery models.”

 

Background

 
The NCVCCO West Midlands Regional Forum has for some time been engaged in discussion about how it can both exert greater influence over statutory commissioning processes and arrive at a position where the needs of voluntary sector providers are understood and accepted by commissioners.  The Change Up funding provided through the Growing Up in the West Midlands strategic group provides the NCVCCO Regional Forum with the resources that it needs to take forward these aspirations around commissioning and to do so in a way that builds capacity within the children’s voluntary sector about how to maintain a change in approach.
 
Purpose 
 
As the primary umbrella body for the children’s voluntary sector in the West Midlands, the NCVCCO Regional Forum wishes to open a dialogue with the children’s statutory sector in the region.  The purpose of this dialogue is fivefold.
 

  1. To generate a greater understanding of each sectors role, needs & potential  added value with respect to commissioning services

 

  1. To generate a greater degree of strategic engagement between the two sectors at a senior leadership level

 

  1. To generate a greater sense of regional identity, scope and possibility with respect to strategic engagement and commissioning

 

  1. To generate a range of practical steps that can be taken to ensure that commissioning is effective for all

 

  1. To generate practical measures to ensure that effective commissioning is sustained into the future

 

Plan

The Regional Forum will commission a consultant to work with the NCVCCO Regional Forum to arrange a workshop event designed to enable senior leaders from both statutory and voluntary agencies to explore each others needs in commissioning and to identify actions that ensure these are met.
 
The key participants for the event will be:
 
-          Children’s Services Directors of each local authority in the West Midlands
-          Lead Members for Children’s Services of each local authority in the West Midlands
-          Government Office West Midlands
-          A senior representative of each organisation represented by the West Midlands Forum of the NCVCCO
 
The consultant would be expected to undertake some preparatory work with both the voluntary and statutory groups prior to the event as well as facilitating the event itself. 
 

Resources

 
Growing Up in the West Midlands has allocated £15,775 to the NCVCCO Forum.  In addition to this, the Regional Change Advisor at the Government Office West Midlands has offered to cover the costs of a venue, catering and other associated costs.
 
The West Mids Regional Forum have identified a shortlist of three possible consultants who will be approached to undertake the work.
 

Activity & Cost Timeline

 
The table below represents an interim schedule of activities and costs.  Once a consultant has been engaged we will be able to submit a more comprehensive version.
 

Date/Period
 Activity
 Cost
 
  
  
By end November 2005 Commission Consultant Nil
December 2005 NCVCCO Forum (2/12) mtg & preparatory work £3,155
January 2006 Consultant meetings with key stakeholders £3,155
February 2006 NCVCCO Forum mtg (10/2) & preparatory work £3,155
March 2006 Event (first week of March) £3,155
April 2006 Review event and clarify next steps.
NCVCCO Forum (12/5)		  
£3,155
May 2006
June 2006

 
 
 
Andrew Gilyead – Chair of the NCVCCO West Midlands Regional Forum
Director – Central Region, The Children’s Society
1 November 2005