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Seeking Excellence In Culture, Policy And Practice For Looked After Children And Young People
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This Seminar will be held at the Royal Over-Seas League in Edinburgh
On Wednesday 21st April 2010
Seminar reference CYP/294 |
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GETTING IT RIGHT FOR EVERY CHILD
TAKING FORWARD HIGHER ASPIRATIONS AND BRIGHTER FUTURES
 How is Government looking to secure best outcomes for the highest number of looked after children for years?
What should be the national agenda and expectations? How will new regulations work?
Caring for looked-after children across the UK : How best can we learn across jurisdictions?
What can be learned from the Northern Ireland approach : Our Children and Young People, Our Pledge?
How best should we take forward the challenges of the National Residential Child Care Initiative in Scotland?
How best can we secure Higher Aspirations and Brighter Futures?
What are the challenges, opportunities and pitfalls for local government and community planning? How should they be met?
Counting us in : how well are we improving the education of our looked after children? How do we do better?
What has been the impact of the local authority education pilot projects? Where do we go from here?
How best can we raise educational achievements and aspirations of all looked after children and young people?
What can be the impact of virtual schools?
How best can we achieve the workforce deserved by looked after children?
How do we raise standards in a competent, confident workforce that has full confidence of public, service users and carers?
How best do we ensure the physical and emotional health and well being of all looked-after children?
How best do we prevent, identify and tackle abuse and potential abuse at the earliest stage?
How best should we listen to the voices of children and young people?
How best can we provide excellent advocacy, advice, information and support?
How should we be supporting care leavers and meeting the call for leaving-care standards?
Where can we hope to be in twelve years time?
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This CPPS seminar brings together key figures from across sectors in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK in the important debate on how to tackle the challenges for all agencies in society to ensure the best possible outcomes in life for looked-after children.
The day encourages brief, focussed presentations followed by engaged discussion by all attending in a relaxed setting. It is hoped that it will make a valuable contribution to taking forward the issues.
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The fee for the day's Seminar is £249.00 plus VAT.
Earlybird Discount of 10% for bookings received before 19th March 2010
GENEROUS NEGOTIATED DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND FOR MULTIPLE BOOKINGS.
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What people say about CPPS Children's Policy seminars
Thought-provoking time out to see the wood from the trees and think through the challenges. Liked the range of speakers, short inputs, informal discussion - structure of the day worked well. Vulnerable Persons Training, NHS Lothian
Excellent speakers and presentations. Regional Service Manager, Direct and Care Services
Very beneficial for development of subject agenda Deputy Chief Constable, Lothian and Borders Police
Presentations of a very high standard. Excellent opportunity to share learning across the four nations. Inspector of Children's Services, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority NI
Excellent and food for thought, Time to review very welcomed. Excellent chair. All presentations were excellent and informative. The themed approach was useful, as was the time limit on speakers. Safeguarding Officer, Plymouth City Council
Excellent level of knowledge and experience. I enjoyed the wide range of input. Strand Leader, Nottingham Trent University
Excellent venue, terrific lunch and well organised. Really enjoyed all the presentations - good mix and nice sharp, short messages - just the right length. Gateway Manager, Stonham HomeStay
Very good. Stevenson College
Very worthwhile and good mix of speakers. Lead Officer, City of Edinburgh Council
Excellent blend of short prtesentations, group discussion and panel feedback - all presentations informative, well-focussed and interesting - well paced. Thank you! Assistant Director, Derbyshire County Council
Excellent event. Thought provoking. Will influence our agenda. Head of Primary and Intermediate Care, Anglia Ruskin University
Excellent all round. Presentations all very relevant, interesting and thought provoking. Children and Young Person's Coordinator, Liverpool First
Excellent structure of event, including use of panel speakers, tables and time overall. Councillor, London Borough of Barnet
The style of brief presentations and discussion was excellent and energising. Very well chaired. The triangulation of a range of views on the same topic was really insightful. Medical Director, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital
Excellent all round. Very informative, professional and well run. Research Fellow, University of Brighton
Excellent, thought-provoking presentations. Good format with opportunities for discussion. Brilliant venue. Partnership Manager, Woodland Community Primary School
This was a quality and invaluable conference - information giving and sharing in a targeted area. Diploma Care Ambassador Co-ordinator, Skills for Care
I think these events are invaluable. The presentations were all very interesting. Project Manager, Skills for Health
An extremely informative and productive day - Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Manchester
I thought the value of the day was huge. All the presentations were very stimulating. Deputy Director, Government Office for North West England
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