Chaired by: Oonagh Aitken, National Advisor, Children, Young People and Families, IDeA

Do you play a key role in your local Children’s Trust and are you looking to build your capacity and influence with stakeholders in this agenda?

Then Capita’s forthcoming National Children’s Trust Conference is specifically designed with You in mind. Timed to coincide with the crucial results of the Consultation on Statutory Guidance for Children’s Trusts – this exciting day will bring together the key Child Trust policy leads from the DCSF, Ofsted, the Commissioning Support Programme and the Audit Commission to examine fundamental changes to the accountability, governance and inspection framework of Children’s Services.

With the consultation results expected to have far reaching implications for all Children’s Trusts, now is the time for senior children’s services professionals to come together. Don’t miss participating in innovative interactive sessions run by local Children’s Trusts examining how to maximise outcomes and meet the standards set in the DCSF ‘five essential features’ for a Children’s Trust.
 

Benefits of Attending

• Examine the first ever Financial Management guidelines specific to Children’s Trusts
• Learn how to better drive efficiencies across Children’s Services with your key partners, including those for outcomes based commissioning
• Understand how the new legal duty to “co-operate” on Children’s Trust Boards impacts on your partnership portfolio
• Take the chance to give your feedback on legislative changes, to the responsible Government and Inspection Agencies
• Integrate your Trust’s current strategic arrangements with those operating locally for Child Poverty, Safeguarding and Workforce Development
• Improve how you engage with statutory partners via your Trust, including strategies for integrating new and hard to involve bodies
• Benchmark, alongside Trusts from across the country, how to performance manage your Children’s and Young People’s Plans

Our Expert Speakers Include

Clare Barham, Deputy Director, Department of Children, Schools and Families
Merle Davies, Head of Policy and Strategy for Children’s Services, Blackpool Council
Tim Priestley, Comprehensive Area Assessment Lead, Children and Young People, Audit Commission
Richard Selwyn, Commissioning Support Programme
Janet Graham, Assistant Director, Multi-Agency and Prevention, Children and Young People Service’s Directorate, Shropshire Council
Betty Lynch, Strategic Development Manager, Harrow Local Safeguarding Children Board

Please follow the link below to view the conference brochure which includes the full agenda and booking form:
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/brochures/Children_s_Trusts_MKJE.pdf

For More Information:
Please contact Joanna Edwards on 0207 202 0526 or email at joanna.edwards2@capita.co.uk
OR visit our website by following the link:
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/childrens-services/full-conference/article/childrens-trusts.html