Archived decisions

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Early Education & Child Care Unit (HCC)

1. Curriculum advice & support

2. Play-work training for staff

3. Advice & support for childcare providers

Wide range of statutory and independent bodies together with voluntary organisations

1. Develop the early education & child care workforce through provision of courses, accredited qualifications and career pathways;

2. Improved provision of out-of-school support for children up to 14 (16 if SEN)

1. help providers work towards nationally recognised quality assurance scheme;

2. Improve/integrate information databases;

3. Work with others to implement the Children's Bill

4. More field teams in more locations

5. Meet all targets in 2004-06 Strategic Plan

Library Service - Children, Youth and Schools

1. Free access to wide range of resources via libraries and the Schools' Library Service;

2. Free access to Internet via People's Web

3. Specialist staff, including early years, teenagers, children looked after

HCC Departments

1. Services for teenagers

2. Maintaining libraries as a safe place for children

3. More attractive libraries which children and y.p. want to use;

4, Increased footfall in libraries

5. Increased use of Schools Library Service

1. Development of Discovery Centres

2. Participation for Teenagers project

3. Development of staff following service re-structure

4. Reading activities and promotions

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Museums Service (HCC)

1. Network of museums with interactive and family orientated displays and resources;

2. County-wide touring programmes;

3. Specialist, highly interactive exhibitions;

4. Schools learning programmes;

HCC Departments

Museums, Libraries & Archives Council

SE Museums Hub

Schools

1. More support to staff in delivering learning programmes;

2. More relevant exhibitions and displays;

3. Co-ordinated outreach strategy

Action plans required to tackle each of the improvement areas, supported by adequate resources

Outdoor Education (HCC)

1. Outdoor education opportunities for young people both in and out of school hours

2. four outdoor activity centres

3. Trailblazer scheme

LEA

Schools

Youth service and groups

Outdoor Service

Charitable Trusts

1. Increased support/resources, especially for Trailblazer

2. Strategic Improvement Plan

1. To be identified in Strategic Improvement Plan

2. Increased partnership working/funding

School Admissions (HCC)

1. provision of school places

2. admission arrangements for all schools

LEA depts

HCC departments

Dioceses

Headteachers/governors

Other LEAs LSC

1. communications and ensuring free flow of information

2. strengthening of current partnerships

3. quicker placement of "potentially vulnerable" children

1. regular dialogue esp. with headteachers & partners

2. Implement Children's Bill?

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Children's Information Service (HCC)

1. promotes quality, affordable childcare

2. information on: paying for childcare; childcare/early education providers

Social Services

NHS

Other HCC departments

JobCentre Plus

1. Improving access to the service

2. raising status of service

3. developing an integrated approach to children and families services alongside other providers

1. developing an outreach network

2. relaunching the service with a different (more meaningful) name

3. increase awareness of and access by service users

County Archivist (HCC)

1. advice & training for teachers and student teachers

2. provision of teaching materials

3. website and newsletter

Schools

King Alfred's (ITT provider)

LEA units

1. Improve outreach to schools in hard-to-reach areas

2. Improve capacity for school visits to Records Office

3. Increase funding

1. Increase training opportunities for non-education specialist staff

2. Develop joint working with museums & education staff

3. Develop on-line learning

4. Develop range of high quality programmes across the curriculum and key stages

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Hampshire Music Service (HCC)

Music teaching for individuals & groups; workshops; performances; directions of orchestras, bands & choirs; music award scheme; curriculum advice & guidance

Schools

Pupils

DfES

HCC Departments

1. Access by pupils in disadvantaged/remote areas

2. Extended provision for community musical activities

3. extended provision for and engagement with adults

1. Staff recruitment, retention, training & development;

2. Extended partnership arrangements with other providers

3. Buy more musical instruments

4. Reverse effect of 4 years' `stand still' funding

Youth Service (HCC)

Work with 10-13: project in each district, usually providing after school provision; some holiday provision; some transitional work

EYCU

NOF

Children's Fund

Parish Councils/voluntary organisations

Increasing the number of transition projects, building on best practice;

Young worker projects established

Embed and strengthen the developments which have been achieved through joint working and funding of the Development Worker 10-13

Looked after Children (HCC)

Corporate Development Plan for children looked after;

Support to raise educational attainment

County wide literacy strategy

Recreation & Heritage

LEA

National Literacy Association

Young people

Improved access for looked after children who are pre-school;

Better and more supportive admissions procedures for Looked After Children;

Develop the joint SSD/Education team;

Higher priority for Children Looked After in EYCCU;

Improved advocacy for children

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Healthy Schools Partnership

Encourages study support, out-of-school activities and peer mentoring

Local Authorities

NHS

Increased funding;

Enhanced awareness of benefits of healthy schools

Increased engagement of schools

Extend service to early years & colleges

Increase Advisor time to support schools;

Establish a network of `buddys' to support teachers

Mainstream the funding

Portage Service

Educational home visiting service for pre-school children with special needs

NHS

Nursery providers

Parents & Carers

To provide an equitable service across the County;

To provide an adequate office base to support each service

Provide a permanent County Co-ordinator to ensure quality and consistency.

National Child Minding Association

Staff offered continuous professional development; network childminders commit to continuous training & updating of skills; parents are invited to some workshops

HCC

NHS
Ofsted

FE Colleges

A strategy needs to be put in place to ensure direct contact with local family learning projects, to reach more parents & to ensure a fair and equitable service;

HCC to have strategy that all child minders should be quality assured;

Roll out community child-minding scheme across the County

Develop materials for new childminders showing what services they could offer eg working with teenage parents; shift work;

Service

Contribution to LLL

Partners

Improvement Areas

Options

Family Learning (HCC)

Supports schools & EY providers to deliver family programmes;

Training for staff;

Opportunities for children to learn with their families

EYDCP

SureStart

R & H

Teacher Advisory Services

Development of family learning through school improvement strategy;

Development of family learning through extended school agenda

Increased joint training opportunities between partners;

Development of further joint posts;

Coherence in providing progression routes for learners;

Oak Meadow EYC

Storysack project; PEEP; Early Start; Looking at Learning Together; Family literacy; modern dance and healthy lifestyle workshops; after school and weekend clubs etc

Family Learning

EMA Service

Community Childcare Centres

Sustained and regular funding

Paid staff in the centre

Increase provision

Improve targeting & take-up

Investigate further what is needed in the community

Medcroft EYC

Storysack project; PEEP; Early Start; Looking at Learning Together; parenting programme etc

Family Learning

NHS

Women's Refuge

Local Authorities

SPLAT in areas of need and rural areas

(Stay & Play & Learn All Together)

Minibus for mobile SPLAT

See improvement areas