Children's Trust Partnership
Children's Trust in Essex
In 2009 the Children's Trust arrangements in Essex undertook a review and from this recommendations were made to the Children's Trust Board.
The purpose of the Children's Trust is to provide the county-wide strategic lead of the Children’s Trust in Essex by bringing together in partnership those authorities with the duty to co-operate and other organisations co-opted in order to secure improvement in the well-being of children and young people in Essex, as defined by Section10 of the Children Act 2004.
We work very closely with the Essex Safeguarding Children Board, a statutory multi agency organisation which brings together agencies who work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in Essex.
All the latest developments, news, events and important documents will be uploaded to this area of the website, use the links below and on the right to access the various sections.
Latest News
September 2010
Schools Health Education Unit - Survey Results
The survey results for the Spring 2010 term are now available. This work was commissioned by Essex Children’s Trust as a way of collecting robust information about children and young people’s lifestyles. The booklet covers the main findings and analysis from the annual survey of the views of children and young people across Essex, as collected during spring term 2010.
Archived News
Essex Strategy and LAA objectives
NI 79, 117, 72-75, 78, 83, 92-101, NI 87, 87a -Educational attainment and school attendance
NI 51 - CAMHs
NI 56 - Year 6 Obesity
NI 112 - Under 18 Conception
LI (NI 59) LI (NI 60) - Children’s Care Assessments
LI (NI 57) - Children’s sport
NI 111 - Youth justice system entrants
Key data owned by the partnership
Key Documents
Links below for key documents relating to the Children's Trust.
Quadrant Contacts and referral processes
- Quadrants Key Contacts
- Assessment & referral Processes
- Needs Assessment of Children Young People in Essex - March 2010
- Common Assessment Framework
Safeguarding Arrangements
- Children's Trust Boards Safeguarding Arrangements
- Thresholds of Need
Service Guides
- Supply Map for Essex Children's Services May
- Local Priority Fund - Project Guide For Practitioners - March 2010
Children and Young People Scorecards
Children and Young People's Plans
Children's Trust Templates
Download the links below for word documents that contain the relevant Children's Trust logo. Use for agenda's, meeting minutes, correspondance. If you require assistance with branding for events, publications or announcements please email krista.hultquist@essex.gov.uk
- Children's Trust Partnership Structure [PDF]
- Word Template
- Word Template with numbered pages
- Children & Young People's Plan Priorities Poster [PDF]
Resources and systems controlled by the partnership
Useful Links
Essex Safeguarding Children Board
Contains relevant information related to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It will also provide details of training and development and useful links to support you in your work.
Integrated Working Website
E-learning and information portal for practitioners
Essex Schools Infolink
Information, news and training for education professionals
Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services
ECVYS is a member led umbrella organisation, providing development, support and representation for Voluntary Youth Organisations, children and their families’ throughout Essex, Southend and Thurrock.
Essex County Council
The Local Authority public facing website.
Members
People
- Wendi Ogle-Welbourn (Lead Officer) Contact through email.
- Krista Hultquist (Communications Officer) Contact through email.
Harlow Children's Partnership
Safer Harlow Partnership
Organisations
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Braintree District Council
- Essex Police Authority
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Basildon District Council
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Colchester Borough Council
- Epping Forest District Council
- Harlow District Council
- Maldon District Council
- Rochford District Council
- Tendring District Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- North East Essex Primary Care Trust
- South East Essex Primary Care Trust
- South West Essex Primary Care Trust
- West Essex Primary Care Trust
- Mid Essex Primary Care Trust
- Harlow Education Consortium (West Partnership Member)
Working groups
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Local Children's Trust Board - Mid Essex
More Information about Mid Essex Children's Trust Board
Local Priority Fund
Members
- Essex County Council
- Braintree District Council
- Essex Police Authority
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Maldon District Council
- Mid Essex Primary Care Trust
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Local Children's Trust Board - South West Essex
More information about South West Essex Children's Trust Board
Local Priority Fund
LPF Project Guide - South West
Minutes of Meetings
Members
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Essex Police Authority
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Basildon District Council
- South West Essex Primary Care Trust
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Local Children's Trust Board - North East Essex
More information about North East Essex Children's Trust Board
Local Priority Fund
North East Essex LPF Project Guide
Members
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Colchester Borough Council
- Tendring District Council
- North East Essex Primary Care Trust
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Local Children's Trust Board - West Essex
More information about West Essex Children's Trust Board
Local Priority Fund
Members
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Epping Forest District Council
- Harlow District Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- West Essex Primary Care Trust
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Local Children's Trust Board - South East Essex
More information about South East Essex Children's Trust Board
Local Priority Fund
LPF Project Guide - South East
Members
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police
- Essex Police Authority
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Rochford District Council
- South East Essex Primary Care Trust
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Children's Trust Joint Commissioning Board
Purpose
The Joint Commissioning Board (JCB) is the body that takes forward the actions of the Children’s Trust. It draws together the analysis of need, the shared resources, the strategic service development and commissioning priorities of the Trust and sets the framework for Local Children’s Trust Boards to operate within.
Responsibilities
- Drive forward in Essex on behalf of the Children’s Trust the development of an integrated approach to Children and Young People’s services and the implementation of the agendas of Every Child Matters; Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures and 21st Century Schools.
- Put in place robust arrangements for inter-agency governance across the wider children’s services arena in particular in relation to the Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board (ESCB).
- Undertake an annually refreshed comprehensive needs analysis aligned with the Joint Strategic Needs Analysis and informed by the views of children, young people and their families.
- Develop The Children & Young People’s Plan and undertake subsequent annual reviews.
- Develop a strategy for joint commissioning as part of The Children and Young People’s Plan, based on the shared priorities and needs analysis of the partnerships across Essex and designed to address the needs of children and young people in Essex.
- Align the joint resources of the partnership and determine commissioning actions based on a shared understanding of priority and need.
- Lead on the development of the overarching vision, priorities and delivery relating to children and young people in the Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement and ensure alignment between them and The Children and Young People’s Plan.
- Set a framework for the operation of Local Children’s Trust Boards and support and oversee the activities of the local Boards.
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Children's Trust Implementation Groups
Purpose
To improve outcomes for children related to each implementation group area.
Aims & Objectives
The Implementation Groups are constituted around the Outcomes Framework of Every Child Matters.
The Implementation Groups will be responsible for delivering specific parts of the Children and Young People’s Plan and will bring together the work of other pre-existing groups and replace them. Other groups may be formed under the implementation groups to provide capacity. Implementation groups will have devolved responsibility from the Joint Commissioning Board for some elements of commissioning.
The groups will be:
- Be Healthy
- Stay Safe
- Enjoy and Achieve
- Make a Positive Contribution
- Achieve Economic Well-being
Other work groups may be convened to address thematic issues for the whole Trust:
Workforce Development/Equalities & Diversity
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