UPDATE NO 218 21 October 2016

Topical Peer Challenge Round 9

Two volunteers needed at short notice: 

One to join the visit to Windsor and Maidenhead (Corporate Parenting) on 14 & 15 November 2016; the other to join the visit to Kent (Adolescent and Edge of Care Services) on 9 & 10 November

The visit to W&M will be led by Pinaki Ghoshal (DCS Brighton and Hove CC) with Naintara Khosla (Kent) and Melanie Spencer (West Sussex). The visit to Kent will be led by Kim Drake (DCS Southampton) with Emily Smith (Medway) and Clare Glennerster (Bracknell Forest). If you are interested, please contact Richard Tyndall (details below) in the first instance.

Please see the planning grid for the full list of names and dates of Round8/9 Peer Challenge visits.

Self Evaluation Framework 2016

The preparation and orientation day has now been set for Monday 23 January 2017 at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre.

The SEF process is open to all local authorities/children’s services trusts in the south east who choose to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.

The template for the Self Evaluation Framework 2016 is available here. Thanks to Milton Keynes, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire and West Sussex for returning signed versions.

	Triad 1	Triad 2	Triad 3
Host	Portsmouth	Southampton	Brighton and Hove
Visitor	Oxfordshire	West Berkshire	Hampshire & IoW
Observer	Milton Keynes	West Sussex	Windsor and Maidenhead

To be assigned: East Sussex and Surrey

The training/orientation session will be on Monday 23 January 2017. Anna Wright is canvassing colleagues about the content and structure of this event, please contact her to discuss who should attend, and other matters.

For a further discussion about the programme please contact Richard Tyndall (details below) in the first instance

LGA Peer Diagnostic for Child Sexual Exploitation

Colleagues at Surrey CC have recently finished pilot testing this new LGA programme, as one of three test sites nationally (the others were Derby City and Walsall).

The roll-out of this new LGA offering is planned for 2017, and all enquiries about commissioning this for your authority should be directed via Anna Wright (contact details below) in the first instance.

Leadership Development

We continue to offer our successful portfolio of Leadership Development Courses all of which have been positively evaluated by delegates.

We are offering LAs the opportunity to train their own trainers for all our courses. Our aim is to increase the capacity and capability across the region  to ensure future sustainability within LAs. Courses can also be delivered with adult services and/or for schools. Please contact Di Smith, details below, if this is of interest to you. 

All courses are run in-house in the LA who provides the venue. Each course is accompanied by a range of training resources for the delegates including a comprehensive handbook. The current courses on offer are as follows and details of each course and the costs for each can be found by downloading the April 2016 Leadership Development Prospectus. 

Coaching to Improve Performance

Embedding a Coaching Culture

Leading Change in Times of Austerity

Step Up to Leadership   

We can also arrange one-to-one coaching, especially to support newly appointed 2nd and 3rd tier managers

If you require further details or wish to book a course please get in touch with Di Smith (contact details below)