Transforming Children's Services
Transforming Children’s Services (TCS) is a very significant project focused on improving the services provided to children,
young people and their families. These service are provide by two departments within the Council: Education & Lifelong Learning
and Social Work Services.
The TCS project was undertaken through five separate work packages (see below) and an overview report has been produced to bring together all aspects of this very important and exciting project into one overview report. The comprehensive Overview report provides a snapshot of current services, outlines the challenges we face and the building blocks for improvement, with proposals for changes to our services that will greatly enhance the quality of services we provide to children, young people and their families. We would urge you to consider this report and the proposals from the project very carefully.
We are now launching a public engagement process to listen to your views on the proposals. As part of this we are arranging public open meetings across the Borders to give parents and members of our communities the opportunity to ask questions and talk to staff from both departments on aspects of the project and its recommendations. You can attend whichever meeting is most convenient for you. Separate meetings will also be arranged for our staff and special interest/user groups.
Meetings that will focus primary on schools and support for pupils (and their families) with additional needs are:
Eyemouth High School: 7pm - 28 August 2008
Selkirk High School: 7pm - 4 September 2008
Earlston High School: 7pm - 9 September 2008
Galashiels Academy: 7pm - 11 September 2008
Peebles High School: 7pm - 18 September 2008
Hawick High School: 7pm - 18 September 2008
Jedburgh Grammar: 7pm - 23 September 2008
Kelso High School: 7pm - 24 September 2008
Berwickshire High School: 7pm - 29 September 2008
Meetings that will focus primarily on Community Services (libraries, museums, community learning & development, arts and sports etc) will be held at - all meetings begin at 7pm
Tait Hall, Kelso: 16 September 2008
Burgh Hall, Peebles: 25 September 2008
Volunteer Hall, Galashiels 2 October 2008
Tower Mill, Hawick: 9 October 2008
Berwickshire High School: 14 October 2008
Participation in the engagement process
To participate in the engagement process, you can
- send us your views by e-mail
- download the response form and return a hard copy to us
- ask your Parent Council (schools) to respond on your behalf
- write a letter to the Director of Education who (as the Project's Executive) has overall responsibility for the project
Whichever route you choose to respond - please make sure you include your name, address and state whether your are a parent, pupil, staff member, teacher etc
Five Work Packages - Most of the main reports and appendices are shown below. Work package 5 will all be published on the web site towards the middle of August 2008
- Work Package 1 - its objective was the establishment of a shared vision for children’s services, having regard to national objectives for
both education and social work and the Council’s overall vision.
APPENDIX WP1/1 Business Transformation Programme Schematic
APPENDIX WP1/2 Council Executive Report - Transforming Children’s Services
APPENDIX WP1/3 TCS ‘Vision, Values, Outcomes and Operational Principles’
APPENDIX WP1/4 TCS Project Initiation Document
APPENDIX WP1/5 TCS Project Schematic
APPENDIX WP1/6 Staff responsible for the production of TCS Work
Package or Element Reports.
APPENDIX WP1/7 Scottish Local Authority Demographics
APPENDIX WP1/8 TCS Consultation Policy
APPENDIX WP1/9 APT&C and Manual Staff - Early Retiral and Voluntary
Severance Policy
APPENDIX WP1/10 Teachers Early Retiral and Voluntary Severance Policy
APPENDIX WP1/11 Total budget for children's services in the Borders.
APPENDIX WP1/12 The 2008/2009 Children’s Services Budget Efficiencies
APPENDIX WP1/13 The TCS Project Overview
APPENDIX WP1/14 Summary of proposed TCS Potential Budget Efficiencies
- Work Package 2 - led by Stella Everingham, Head of Children Services and Criminal Justice in Social Work - covers targeted services for
children and young people in need. This makes proposals which will lead to more integrated, better quality and more efficient
services. The following number link to the relevant appendices in the main WP2 report please note that some of these are
very large documents
Appendix 1 Vision, Values, Outcomes and Operational Principles
Appendix 2 Child Protection Data
Appendix 3 English as an Additional Language Data
Appendix 4 Corporate Parenting Policy
Appendix 5 E&LL Department - ‘Additional Support Needs Best Value Review’
Appendix 6 Social Work Department - ‘Review and Redesign’ Report
Appendix 7 Social Work Department - Current Organisational Chart
Appendix 8 Education & Lifelong Learning Department – Current Organisational Chart
Appendix 9 SB Children and Young Peoples Planning Partnership – Locality Integration Team Remit
Appendix 10 Combined SW and E & LL Additional Needs Budget
Appendix 11 SW Per Capita Expenditure per Head of Population
Appendix 12 SW Per Capita Expenditure per Child/young person
Appendix 13 Number of Social Work Staff per 1000 Children/Young People
Appendix 14 Number of Qualified Social Workers per Children/Young People
Appendix 15 Number of Qualified Social Workers per 1000 children
Appendix 16 Number of Children Attending Special Schools out-with the Borders
Appendix 17 Expenditure per child on Primary and Secondary Education
Appendix 18 Expenditure per child on Special Education
Appendix 19 Number of Educational Psychologists per child
Appendix 20 Ratio of Additional Needs Assistants to pupils in Primary Schools
Appendix 21 Ratio of Additional Needs Assistants to pupils in Secondary Schools
Appendix 22,Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Mainstream Primary Schools
Appendix 23 Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Mainstream Secondary Schools
Appendix 24 The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
Appendix 25 The Borders Deprivation Index
Appendix 26 The Recommended Realigned Additional Needs Staffing and Management Structure
Appendix 27 The BDI Allocations to Primary Schools
Appendix 28 The BDI Allocations to Secondary Schools
Appendix 29 Current Additional Needs Accommodation
Appendix 30 Proposals for realigned Additional Needs Accommodation
Appendix 31 Ratio of Senior Social Workers to Maingrade Social Workers
Appendix 32 Ratio of Senior Management to all Posts in Social Work
Appendix 33 Cost of Current Additional Needs Management Structure
Appendix 34 Additional Support Needs Management Structure Alternative Option 1
Appendix 35 Additional Support Needs Management Structure Alternative Option 2
Appendix 36Cost of Recommended Additional Needs Management Structure
Appendix 37 Glossary of Acronyms
Work Package 3 - led by Kate Brown, Head of Quality Services within Education - examines the universal education services provided to all children and young people from 3 - 18 years with the remit to ensure forward looking, efficient and effective delivery of A Curriculum for Excellence (ACE). This work package was divided 4 separate elements:
- element 1-covers A Curriculum for Excellence (ACE) and the establishment of new learning communities; The appendices (2,3,4,5,and 6)
include examples of ACE work which can be seen through www.scotborders.gov.uk/ace and have previously been circulated.
Appendix WP3-E1/1 Vision and values statement see appendix 1 for WP2
Appendix WP3-E1/2 SBC “Linking Thinking in the Scottish Borders Schools”
Appendix WP3-E1/3 SBC “Our Year of Engagement” poster
Appendix WP3-E1/4 SBC “Our Year of Engagement” Leaflet
Appendix WP3-E1/5 SBC “ACE” Material’s Folders
Appendix WP3-E1/6 SBC “Learning Communities” – A staff consultation paper
Appendix WP3-E1/7 A Realignment of Primary School Headteachers
Appendix WP3-E 1/8 A Realignment of Primary School Principal Teachers
Append WP3-E1/9 An Alternative Learning Community Model - Option 1
Appendix WP3-E1/10 An Alternative Learning Community Model - Option 2 - element 2 - covers the curriculum architecture.
Appendix WP3-E2/1A Flexible Curriculum for the 21st Century in Scottish Borders’ Secondary Schools
Appendix WP3-E2/2 Time Allocations to First and Second Year
Appendix WP3-E2/3 Higher Courses
Appendix WP3-E2/4 Advanced Higher Courses
Appendix WP3-E2/5 Entry Requirements for Advanced Higher
Appendix WP3-E2/6 5-14 Assessment Results in SBC Secondary Schools
Appendix WP3-E2/7 Vocational Courses in Borders Secondary Schools 2 - element 3- covers pastoral support for pupils. Appendices for element 3 are shown below
APPENDIX WP3-E3/1 “A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century” PT Pastoral Remit
APPENDIX WP3-E3/2 “A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century” Teacher and Chartered Teacher Remit
APPENDIX WP3-E3/3 “Pastoral Posts in SBC Secondary Schools – A New Structure 2002”
APPENDIX WP3-E3/4 A proposed expanded remit for Principal Teachers (Pastoral) in SBC’s secondary schools
APPENDIX WP3-E3/5 Current commitments of Principal Teachers (Pastoral) to curricular subjects
APPENDIX WP3-E3/6 Proposed allocation to SBC Secondary Schools of PTs (Pastoral) based upon pupil rolls and the BDI
APPENDIX WP3-E3/7 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative Option 1
APPENDIX WP3-E3/8 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative Option 2
APPENDIX WP3-E3/9 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative Option 3
APPENDIX WP3-E3/10A proposed Pastoral Care Staff Training Programme - Element 4 looked at a review of the school year and school week. As consultation on this was undertaken as a separate project it has not been included as part of the TCS material. Council is expected to make a decision on the school year/school week consultation this autumn.
- Work Package 4 – led by Iain MacAulay, Acting Business Manager in Community Services - reviewed services to young people that comprise voluntary
participation such as arts, sports and libraries/museums etc. The following are links to the relevant appendices detailed
in the main WP4 report ,,,,5,,7,,,,, - please note these appendices provide complex information that needs to be displayed in colour.
Appendix WP4/1 SHAPE Report
Appendix WP4/2 Local Authority Structures for VPS
Appendix WP4/3 RPI Assessment
Appendix WP4/4 Performance Indicators
Appendix WP4/5 Estate Maps
Appendix WP4/6 Stakeholder Analysis
Appendix WP4/7CIPFA Ratings Review
Appendix WP4/8 Transforming Community Services Study Part 1
Appendix WP4/9, Transforming Community Services Study Part 2
Appendix WP4/10 Transforming Community Services Study SWOT
Appendix WP4/11 Challenges & Deterrents to Change
Appendix WP4/12 Outline Case for Externalisation
Appendix WP4/13 Is this the Library of the Future
Appendix WP4/14 Halls Typology - Work Package 5 - led by Brian Keenan (Head of Schools) and Dave Brands (SW Group Manager) - builds on the proposals of all the work packages to integrate and redesign service delivery: staffing, support services, funding mechanisms, quality services and the uses of assets and facility management., This information is presented through two introductory reports and various elements: the elements are being progressively added to the site. In addition to the element reports there is a very large number of appendices. The appendices are listed at the front of each element report - if you would like a copy of an appendix that is not shown below please send an email to reviewsc@scotborders.gov.uk and a copy will be sent to you.
Element 1: Property
Element 2: Catchment Area Review
Element 3: Cleaning
Element 4: Catering
Element 5: Janitorial Services
Element 6: Property Maintenance
Element 7: Grounds Maintenance
Element 8: Transport
Element 1 & 2: Staffing, Management and Service Alignments There are 40 separate appendices to this report which will be published as soon as possible.
Element 3: Support Services
Element 4: Funding Mechanisms
Element 5: Quality Assurance
Each of the work packages included significant research and analysis with contributions from staff across both services and support from other Council departments. Information was also provided by other authorities and by national bodies.
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