UPDATE NO 257 30 June 2017

SE DCS Peer Challenge

A big thank you to Steve Crocker (DCS, Hampshire and IoW) and the team that undertook the Brighton and Hove Peer Challenge earlier this week: Mark Frankland (West Sussex); Rachel Morgan (Bracknell Forest); Kathy Marriott (IoW); and from BHCC but not Children’s Services, Peter Wilkinson and Peter Castleton. 

More thanks to Carolyn Bristow (Brighton and Hove) for project managing the visit, and extra thanks to Kathy Marriott for stepping in at the last minute. We are collecting feedback and reflections on what went well, and how the process could go better. Please send any observations to Anna Wright (details below).

Topical Peer Challenge Round 10

Bookings for Topical Peer Challenge Round 10 are now open. Currently two participants: Buckinghamshire (MASH Front Door) and Wokingham (Virtual School).

Please let Richard Tyndall (contact details below) know if you would like to join in Round 10, the field work for which will be undertaken in late 2017 or early 2018.

SEND Benchmarking Workshop – Friday 21 July

The SE Regional Data and the SE19 SEND Networks are jointly running a workshop to review the SE SEND benchmarking on Friday 21 July. Since the SE reports were originally developed a number of other reports have become available nationally. The workshop will review what is currently available and what the region needs to support service development and improvement.

The event will be held at the Blackfriars Settlement, SE1 0RB and will run from 10am – 3pm.

Bookings and further details of this workshop can be found at this Eventbrite link, or from Alastair Lee (details below).

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)