and Borough Council

TO COUNCILLOR :

L A Bentley Mrs S Z Haq R E R Morris D A Gamble P A Hings Mrs S B Morris C S Gore J Kaufman Mrs R I Sylvester

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hereby summon you to attend a meeting of the YOUTH FORUM to be held in the Council Offices, Station Road, Wigston, LE18 2DR on THURSDAY, 15 JULY 2010 at 7.00 pm for the transaction of the business set out in the Agenda below.

Yours faithfully

Council Offices Wigston 7 July 2010

Chief Executive

Page No’s

1. Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of Previous Meeting (attached) 1 - 3 3. Integrated Youth Support Service - Jacky York (attached) 4 - 13 4. Supersonicboom Update - Fiona Walpole (attached) 14 - 16 5. Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) - Report in retrospect - Jacky 17 York (attached) 6. Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) Delegated powers to Officer 18 - 19 in consultation with Champion - Clare Sharpe (attached) 7. Free Swim Initiative - Current Position and Future Proposals - Clare 20 - 21 Sharpe (attached) 8. Locality Partnership Group - Update - John Adsley and Clare Sharpe 22 - 28 (attached) 9. Youth Forum Grant Scheme - Future administration 10. Any Other Business Agenda Item 2

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE YOUTH FORUM HELD AT THE COUNCIL OFFICES, WIGSTON ON 25 MAY 2010

IN ATTENDANCE:

Councillor R E R Morris – Chairman

Councillors, Mrs S Z Haq, P A Hings, J Kaufman (4).

Officers in Attendance: C E Sharpe, J York and A Wood

Also in attendance: Ms E McCartney, Ms O Pitt, Ms J Richardson, and Mrs C Swan

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors L A Bentley, C S Gore, Mrs S B Morris and Mrs R I Sylvester, S Astbury, A Clifford, Ms P Obhi , Ms R Patel and Mrs A Standen.

Narrative Officer Minute Responsible Ref.

1. MINUTES

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 25 March 2010, be taken as read, confirmed and signed. AW

2. INTEGRATED YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICE PRESENTATION

The Chair announced that this item would be deferred until next time, due to the shortage of Members in attendance.

3. OUTCOMES OF NETWORKING MEETING HELD ON 25 MARCH 2010

Mrs York circulated copies of the data from the above event, copies of which are attached to these minutes for those who were not in attendance.

She referred to the key players evidenced in the data and the relationships which were required, in order to address the gaps in provision also identified in this paper. It was agreed that this would be the subject of an agenda item at the next meeting.

Mrs York also referred to the Positive Action for Young People (PAYP) funding which was now open for bidding until 8 June 2010. The and

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Oadby and Wigston areas were allocated £20,000 each with a further sum of £6,000 for Anti Social Behaviour initiatives.

4. PRIORITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARISING FROM THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE

In the absence of Mr Clifford, Ms Robinson explained that Working Parties had been set up to tackle the three priorities of Transport, Publicity and Negative Perceptions of Young People.

A logo had been agreed upon and publicity would be taken on by the Youth Council in conjunction with the Council itself, utilising The Jitty website.

Regarding transport, the Blaby Youth Council had undertaken consultations with young people and it was possible this would extend to Oadby & Wigston.

The group organising Supersonicboom were identifying positive articles in the media about young people.

5. SUPERSONICBOOM UPDATE

Mrs Sharpe informed the meeting of the next Steering Group meeting to be held on 27 May and confirmed the details of this event as follows:

Wednesday 18 August 2010, Blaby Road Park, 12 noon until 4 p.m.

An Event Manager had been commissioned to take charge of matters starting 26 May, working with the young people to brand the event and publicise it. The preferred title was “SupersonicBoom Make Some Noise”.

There would be fairground rides, food stalls, other activities including spots, attendance by South Leicestershire College and the Toy Library, as well as the main event – the Talent Contest.

It would be the 80 th anniversary of the park and the Friends of the Park group would be actively holding a funday event. Since Network Rail would not be involved, the budget would be £30,000 less than last year. However, the Friends of the Park Group would be reinvesting the profit form their last funday into this year’s event, to offset this.

6. YOUTH FORUM GRANTS SCHEME

RESOLVED: That the minor changes in the Criteria be approved and JY/IC adopted.

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7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

The Chair paid tribute to the Committee Clerk who was leaving the Council, and Members joined him in thanking Mr Wood for his help and assistance over the years.

The meeting closed at 7.32 p.m.

Page 3 Leicestershire County Council Children and Young People’s Page 4 Service

Integrated Youth Support Services Locality Managers Jacky York Agenda Item3 Pali Obhi Introduction

nn Jacky York nn Pali Obhi ––SecondedSeconded from Oadby ––SecondedSeconded from Leics and Wigston Borough YOS Council ––EETEET Manager Page 5 –– Voluntary Sector –– YISP Manager Community and Health ––PreventativePreventative Worker Development background ––YouthYouth Worker ––PriorityPriority Neighbourhoods ––YouthYouth Tutor Manager ––RemitRemit for youth targeted towards priority neighbourhoods Background to IYSS National Drive

n Introduction of Integrated Youth Support Services

n ECM – Youth Matters & Youth Matters Next Steps – local youth offer –– Access totopositive activities Page 6 –– Information, advice and guidance (IAG) –– Opportunities toto make aa positive contribution –– Targeted youth support

n Platform for Aiming High for Young People: A Ten Year Strategy for Positive Activities – Expectation of devolving funding for positive activities – Increasing quality and quantity of activities – Increased participation of young people in positive activities with a focus on securing the participation of the substantial minority (25%) currently not participating Background to IYSS Strategy ––whatwhat is it about ?

Reshaping Access services Intensive to support for

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Access to Young positive Prevention Person activities

Services Participation/ operating Empowering more Personalised effectively responses to teenagers Background to IYSS Performance Measures

n ‘Better Never Stops - Quality and Performance in IYSS ” (Confederation of Heads of Young People’s Services, developed by Association of YOT Managers, National Page 8 Connexions Networks, NCUYS, NYA)

n Framework informs and supports judgements around quality and performance for young people delivered by IYSS

nn Local Youth Offer ––PositivePositive Activities ––InformationInformation Advice and Guidance ––TargetedTargeted Youth Services ––MakingMaking a positive contribution PSA 14: Increase the number of young people on path to success • NI 110 • Participation in positive activities • NI 111 • First time entrants aged 10-17 into Page 9 criminal justice system • NI 112 • Under 18 conception rate • NI 115 • Frequent use of illicit drugs, alcohol and volatile substances • NI 117 • 16 to 18 year olds who are NEET Links to other key strategies/plans

nn Children and Young People’s Plan nn Youth Justice Plan Page 10 nn Sustainable Communities Strategy nn Teenage Pregnancy Strategy nn Youth Offer IYSS Plan

Governance: LPG’s, Districts and LCC

Deliver &

Page 11 Implement, Cycle Mapping needs realign resources, of Action Planning commission Monitoring & Building relationships projects Evaluation Consultation launch, publicise programmes

Pyramid of participation Our roles

nn Developing and maintaining effective partnerships nn Supporting services toto deliver against plans and key indicators Page 12 nn Assisting agencies with rere --distributing resources nn Ensure effective cooperation ofof Targeted Youth Support arrangements nn Commission PAYP and REIP funds toto deliver effective programmes nn Working across thethe two districts toto ensure IYSS implemented within each area Contact Details

Jacky York Pali Obhi BOW IYSS Locality Managers

Oadby and Wigston B.C. Council Page 13 Station Road Desford Road WIGSTON Narborough Leicestershire Leicestershire LE18 2DR LE19 2EP (0116) 257 2675 email: 07985 256323 [email protected]@oadby--wigston.gov.ukwigston.gov.uk email: [email protected] Agenda Item 4

Item 4 SUPERSONIC MEETING HELD ON 22 nd June at 9.00a.m. at Blaby Road Park Pavilion

Present: Clare Sharpe - OWBC Fiona Walpole - Lead for project Ian Chase - OWBC Linda Spence - Police Tanya Lehane - Police Leanne Plummer - OWBC Sue Hill - Oadby and Wigston Community Action Bev Everington - Oadby and Wigston Community Action Richard Morris - Councillor Dawn Hemmings - RF Brookes Rhiain Dumford - RF Brookes Simon Lucas - OWBC Val Herbert - Bowls Club Marie Playford - OWBC (Minutes)

Apologies: Alice Hickling - S.L. College Linda Noonan - FOBRP

ACTION Minutes from previous meeting These were a true copy

Matters arising Posters were passed around. Dawn asked if Premier Food logo could be taken off and RF Brookes logo put on. She would email the logo through for Fiona to change.

• Fiona said that Team Xtreme were very expensive and was FW still in negotiation with them. • Licensing will be finalised this afternoon IC • Letters need sending to all South Wigston Traders inviting them to participate in the event. Ian to forward standard letter IC/FW template to Fiona • Tanya confirmed that the local pub are happy to let us have the Zorba Ball and will sent someone along with it but there will be a charge. Tanya to let Fiona have details TL • Tanya said she was unable to contact Shane Varney but will continue to chase TL • Tug of War all ok. • Fiona to ask Linda Noonan for contact number for Bucking Bronco FW

• Fiona has sourced a reasonable price company for the

fencing. Simon Lucas thought that waist high fencing at the

entrance to the park was visually better and for clicking

Page 14 people in. Richard Morris said that fencing would be needed behind the stage for security reasons. Simon confirmed that FW there was some fencing available at the Depot.

• Tag Rugby event confirmed • Fiona and Clare to call into Tesco after the meeting to try and FW/CES source some water. • Water could be stored in the bowls club. Refreshments will be available to buy during the event • Simon confirmed that client services would put up banners at Client the front of the park. Services • Fiona confirmed that County Hall are designing the banners at a price of £120. • Last years winner asked if she could enter again. It was decided no but to invite her to be on the judging panel and do a guest performance. • Richard Morris will ask Jersey Bud if he can attend if so he could also be asked to judge the event. RM

• Richard Morris asked if the winners could be given vouchers

of their choice and not cash as we did last year.

• Mayor will be invited to attend and give out vouchers to the MBP winners.

• Fiona has contacted Red Cross their cost is £250 and will be housed at the back of the bowls club, where they will have access to toilets. • Fiona to speak to Billy Bates regarding Portaloos. FW • Valerie Herbert said the bowlers will put on a demonstration. VH • Fiona to ring Alice Hickling to ensure contractors are not obstructing any of the area we need to access. FW • Car park to be close off early morning and information signs put up one week before to let residents know. Volunteer FW Marshalls to patrol area. • Clare asked if Jacobs could be contacted to see if they would RM like to sponsor the stage. Richard Morris to contact. • Fiona said that she is in the process of getting prices for a FW sound unit. Ian suggested she contact Les Eastham at South College.

Park Security Fiona reported that she has recruited a security company and they will provide 2 security guards to walk around the event.

Park Layout After the meeting was over a walk of the park would take place to decide where best to position the stage and various events. Simon said that the running track has been put in for Avril Lennon sports on the park. Leanne said this could be used for the egg and spoon race and various running based activities which will be held throughout the day.

Page 15 Funding The advertisement which needs to be placed in the Leicester Mercury to show the licence for the event under the ‘Public Notice’ section costs £250.00

Any other business Advertising Posters and flyers will be taken over to school assemblies week IC commencing 28 th June by Ian Chase. • Linda asked for 200 she can then distribute } • Sue Hill asked for 200 for her to distribute } • 1 Poster to David Ward (Bowls Club) } MBP • 12 to Bev Evington } • 200 to Richard Morris with a couple of posters } • Marie to send to libraries, Parklands, Brocks Hill etc., } • Leanne to send out through her contact list LP

Clare to ensure the event gets onto the Council’s website. CES

Linda Spence said she would look into providing blue tooth boxes to send out information LS

Acts If not enough acts applied within the borough, we would then take acts outside the borough.

Next Meeting Tuesday 20 th July 9.00am Committee Room

Apologies received from Marie Playford

Page 16 Agenda Item 5 Positive Activities for Young People Agreed Projects Blaby, Oadby and Wigston

Blaby Oadby and Wigston Locality Partnership Group Positive Activities for Young People - July 2010

Brief Description Area Provider

South Leics College Graffiti The activity has been positively supported through involved Oadby and Wigston South Leicestershire Project consultation with our young people to design and paint 2 walls College graffiti style in a brand new boxing facility provision

Fishing Project To engage young people in the activity of Fishing in order to Oadby and Wigston Leicestershire develop an interest and develop a positive outlook and to Constabulary divert from Anti-Social behaviour.

Basketball Project The project will be twilight basketball sessions aimed at young Oadby and Wigston Oadby Wigston people who would generally hang around on the streets of the District Council Borough at the weekends.

Summer Programme The summer programme that comprises of trips and specific Blaby District Blaby District Council sessions delivered on the BB19 bus with partners to work with young people who are not engaged in youth or sports clubs and are engaging with ASB.

Friday Evening ASB Project - The Youth Service would like to pilot a detached programme Blaby District LCC Youth Service on a Friday evening targeting young people at risk of engaging in risky behaviour, or known to be perpetrators of ASB/criminal acts, in the North Blaby area of Thorpe Astley.

BB19 Sesions Term Time Youth Provision delivered Mon-Fri on the Bus Blaby District Blaby District Council

Blaby & Whetstone Youth Friday evening youth club Blaby District Blaby & Whetstone Provision Boys club

Sport on the Park Sport on the parks provided by specialist coaches i.e. football, Blaby District frisbee, rugby, rounders etc. then signposting to local Extended Services clubs/sports leaders programme. Activities to take place on a Friday evening

Weekend Canoeing trip Young people have requested a further canoeing trip during Oadby and Wigston Oadby Boys Club the summer holidays which will be in the form of a long weekend which will again try to combat the drink problem.

Dance Freak The ‘Dance Freak’ project aims to provide young people an Oadby and Wigston Chilli Enterprises opportunity to take part in 12 week programme, 4 hours each week, where they will engage in a variety of dance styles.

Motor Cycle Project The purpose of the project is to target young people who are Blaby District Countesthorpe Youth not in education, employment or training, who in addition, can Centre be involved in anti-social behaviour in the village of Countesthorpe

Sport on the Park To engage with young people, in both Oadby and South Oadby and Wigston LCC Youth Service & Wigston developing and running a series of sporting activities Oadby Wigston over a fortnight during the summer holidays, in both areas, District Council using the local parks as the bases. (Uplands in Oadby) (Blaby Road Park in South Wigston)

Braunstone Bike Project Youth bike project on Saturday mornings over 12 weeks with Blaby District Extended young people aged 13 + from . Sessions will Services/LCC Youth be 2.5 hours per week and young people will be transported Service from Winstanley College to Brockington College to the purpose built centre there.

Jacky York LocalityPage IYSS Manager 17 July 2010 Agenda Item 6

Positive Activities for Young People– Request for approval for Delegated Powers

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to seek agreement by partners of the Oadby and Wigston Local Youth Forum to enable the Chief Executive of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council or his nominated Officer, in consultation with the Champion of the Youth Forum, Joint Locality Partnership Group Chair John Leach and Youth Portfolio Holder Councillor both of Blaby District Council, to have delegated authority to approve decisions in relation to the delivery and associated expenditure of funds for projects agreed by the Integrated Youth Support Services Managers and Commissioning Project Group.

Recommendations:

(1) The recommendation to the Forum is that the Chief Executive or his nominated officer should have delegated authority to agree project development of services and any associated expenditure on behalf of the Positive Activity for Young People funding in liaison with the joint officers and Councillors identified above.

(2) Any decision made under this delegation will be reported to the next available meeting of the Youth Forum and budget papers provided.

Appendices Attached:-

(1) PAYP Funding Sheet (2) PAYP

Impact Assessments: Health: One of the fundamental outcomes of the Positive Activity for Young people funding is to improve the quality of life, life chances and associated long-term health and wellbeing of our future generations, with particular reference to towards young people in greater need. Environment: There are no direct climate change implications in the proposal. Community Safety: There is no identified crime and disorder risk in the proposal. it is anticipated that there is a positive impact upon the reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour supporting the Every Child Matters outcomes will include individuals likely to become involved in crime and disorder in later years. Human Rights: No Specific Impact Equality impact Funding is subject to an Equalities Assessment. Projects will be Evaluated on an individual basis ensuring that equality is embedded throughout all services.

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There are no financial implications to the Oadby and Wigston Borough Council orYouth Forum . The PAYP budget is provided by the Leicestershire County Council.

The 2010/2011 budget is £48,538.00 (£6268.00 REIP) total joint budget to be spent within the Borough of Oadby and Wigston and the District of Blaby, for projects supporting PAYP project criteria. Notional splits per Area are £20,858.00 and £27,680.00.

Children’s Centre Programme - Access for the most excluded groups.

• Funding from the Locality Partnership Group commissioning budget has been used in a collaboration with Connexions and the Learning Skills Council to appoint a specialist Personal Adviser for Young Mothers and deliver an educational programme. • Blaby District Oadby and Wigston Home-Start have appointed a worker to deliver a programme of “Mums in Mind” groups for mothers with post-natal emotional ill-health. • One of the Family Outreach Workers supports the parent partnership monthly drop-in sessions in Wigston for families with disabled children. This is part of the Early Support programme. • The Family Outreach Workers currently provided individual support to fifteen families with under fives at risk of social exclusion

Leicestershire Children and Young People’s Plan 2008 to 11– Number of Sure Start Children’s Centres

• The building programme for the Oadby and Wigston Borough Sure Start Children’s Centre phase two hub, the Wigston Magna Sure Start Children’s Centre, is complete (Official opening being arranged). • Planning is now underway for two phase three Children’s Centre site developments. One will be part of the South Leicestershire College development and the other will be located on Oadby.

Conclusion:-

Partners are asked to approve recommendations 1 and 2 as shown within this report.

End.

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Item 7

Withdrawal of Free Swimming for the 60’s and over and the 16 and under as of 31 st July 2010

(extract from Regeneration and Resources Report 29 th June 2010 )

1. The Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), on behalf of the five funding Departments, announced on 17 th June 2010 that the resource funding for the Government’s Free Swimming Programme would cease on 31 July 2010. It is assumed that we will get the funding for the 4 months April to July, which hasn’t yet been received.

2. Children 16 and under, and those aged 60 and over, have been entitled to free swims from April 2009 at the Council’s swimming pools. This move followed an announcement from the then Government that they would offer subsidies to local authorities for implementing this initiative. A £52,000 grant was received by the Council for 2009/10, and this was the sum paid to Leisure Connections.

3. Unlike some Councils, this Council didn’t place any restrictions on when the swims could take place, and the take up was quite significant.

4. It is sensible to examine the financial implications in terms of 2 time-frames; firstly, up to the end of the school holidays only and secondly to the end of the financial year.

5. The options available to the Council are:

(i) Do nothing and revert back to the original pricing structure (ii) Continue with the offer indefinitely (iii) Offer free swims to the under 16’s (only) until the end of the School holidays (iv) Offer free swim Sessions for over 60’s and under 16’s until the end of the summer holidays.

6. Option (i) will result in no additional costs. Option (ii) will cost £41,100 (see table below) until the end of the financial year, and up to £60,000 in a full financial year. Option (iii) is expected to cost a total of approximately £5,000, however, Leisure Connections are prepared to contribute half this cost, up to a maximum of £2,500. Leisure Connection have advised that in order to maintain free swimming for the over 60’s also, until the end of the school holidays, would cost the Council an additional £3,000. They have said they may determine specific sessions that are allocated for free swims but this would be subject to agreement with the appropriate officers. Option (iv) therefore will cost the £8,000 (-£2,500 contractor contributions), cost to the council would be £5,500.

7. Based on attendances during 2009/10, the net cost to the Council of maintaining free swims are:

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August to December 2010 £ Numbers

16’s and under 14,300 8,700

60’s and over 13,100 8,370

27,400 17,070

August to March 2010

16’s and under 20,200 12,200

60’s and over 20,900 13,350

41,100 25,550

8. If however the Council does decide to maintain free swims for both age groups, or one age group, for a longer period than the end of the school holidays, there maybe additional funding available. The County Sports Partnership has advised that the free swim 2010 contributions from the LAA 2 and the PCT balances for the rest of the financial year may be accessible by the Districts as part of a bid towards a joint county wide initiative. There is also potential to access funding through the Community and Cultural Development section to support funding 16 yrs and under swims as part of added valued , best practice initiatives.

9. The Council is part of an agreement that prevails across the County, that allows children in care, plus their carer families, to access free facilities at our pools and some facilities at Parklands. This includes children placed with foster families, and also children living in local authority homes. This is supported by Leisure Connections. The implementation of Phase 2 of this initiative will extend these facilities to more vulnerable families.

10. It is also planned to look at schemes that are being trialled in other local authorities. For example learn to swim sessions and earn point’s scheme. Another suggestion might be to consider utilising local funding to subsidise the over 60’s who attend the classes for the over 50’s.

At the meeting it was agreed to fund both age groups until the end of the summer period. Details are to be specified in discussions with the contractors.

It is hoped that following the summer period, funds from the Youth Budget could be used to pilot a local scheme for young people.

Clare Sharpe

Head of CCD

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BLABY, OADBY AND WIGSTON CHILDREN’S EXTENDED SERVICES LOCALITY PARTNERSHIP GROUP

Progress Report June 2010

Since April we have embarked upon a number of new projects, funded from our increased allocation which now stands at £690000m. All new projects have been developed in response to identified need across the locality. We have begun to form the new theme groups and identify members for Healthy and Safe, Narrowing the Gap, Family Support, Child Poverty and 5 to19). The first of these groups to meet has been the 5-19 group which has been formed to support the 10-19 work of the BOW IYSS managers and the Narrowing the Gap group will meet before the summer. The remaining groups will meet in the Autumn. Tim Brooke has been recuperating from major surgery and consequently management time available to the programme has been reduced during May , June and July . The effect of Tim’s absence has been ameliorated by other managers taking on additional work and or acting up.

All annual reports have been received for existing services and all new and existing services have been contacted regarding the new quarterly monitoring report and the pilot outputs/outputs monitoring document is being discussed and implemented over the next few months.

1. ECM Outcome - Enjoy and Achieve

National Indicator 72 – Percentage of children who achieve a total of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFSP) with at least 6 points scored in each of the personal, social and emotional development (PSED) and communication, language and literacy (CLL) scales.

2008 Blaby District 51% Oadby and Wigston Borough 47%

National Indicator 92 - Percentage gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the EYFSP and the rest.

2008 Blaby District 28% Oadby and Wigston Borough 28%

Projects to promote child development and educational attainment:

o Baby massage training for parents – currently eight courses running at Blaby, Braunstone Town, Countesthorpe, Enderby, Glenfield, Oadby, South Wigston and o Baby time sessions for parents and children aged from Birth, then to walking – weekly sessions at Winstanley College (Braunstone Town), Countesthorpe Village Hall, Blaby Social Centre, the Bassett Centre (South Wigston), Walter Charles Community Centre (Oadby) and Village Hall. In total an average of 89 families attend these sessions each week o Play and learn sessions for Parents/carers and their children aged from Birth to Five years – two groups Tuesdays at Kirby Muxloe Village Hall and Wigston Magna, average attendance 21 families a week

PagePage 1 22 o Sing a song a story sessions weekly at Cosby Village Hall, Wigston Magna Sure Start Children’s Centre and for the teenage mums group. o Since September Foundation for Learning programmes took place at The Meadow, Parkland, Brookside, Fairfield, Glenhills, Water Leys and Glenfield primary schools involving 67 parents. It is hoped to run a programme in a pre- school setting. One of the Family Outreach Workers commits half of their time to support these programmes. o Library Community Outreach Worker sessions – Chatterbox weekly at Wigston Magna and Oadby St Peters Church Hall, average total weekly attendance is 30 families. In May 2010 the library service for BOW had 209 new users – 88 of them came from the Sure Start programme. Over 200 new library joiners have now registered and are using the book collections including the collection at the Traveller site. o Speech and language promotion – one group has just finished and another will start end of April. o More Ready4School sessions planned in 2010 for parents of children starting school o Outdoor explore – second Wednesday every month East Parish Hall. o Toy library stay and play sessions weekly at Wigston Magna o Parenting Sessions: (i) Two 3-session pilot programmes for parents on managing behaviour were run in March 2010, one at WMCC and one at Braunstone Civic Centre. Relate won the tender for this programme, who are now networking with all agencies to promote this programme which will commence in July 2010. o 15 children aged two identified as most vulnerable to poor educational outcomes are being offered ten hours a week places with a local nursery o All 5 Oadby Primary schools are undertaking the Meaningful Movement programme in their Foundation stage. This is designed to address some of the physical development delays that children entering school are experiencing and which we believe is impacting on children's readiness to learn o Between January and March 2010 there has been Meaningful Movement training for family outreach workers, lifestyle coaches and other professionals, More training will follow, for all agencies who have contact with parents/carers. Professionals in contact with children aged from Birth to 5 years. The DVD is now available for parents, mainly distributed by Health Visitors and also a practitioners copy is available.

2. ECM Outcome - Be Healthy

National Indicator 53 – Percentage of infants being breastfed at 6-8 weeks from birth

The year to date figures for breast feeding show Blaby’s prevalence at 46% whilst Oadby and Wigston’s are 50%. Leicestershire figures for the year to date are 49%. Hopefully, we will be able to use these base-line figures to measure the impact of work on breast-feeding support in the future.

We now have 20 peers supporters trained to support mothers who are breast feeding, they are also doing promotional work in the locality to promote breast feeding, talking to local businesses and so on.

PagePage 2 23 National Indicator 55 – Percentage of children in reception year who are obese

Obesity Rates in Districts – Changes from 2008 to 2009

District Reception Direction Year 6 Direction Comments of Travel of Travel Leicestershire 8.84% é 15.71% é Overall Blaby 9.70% é 16.30% é 2nd highest increase in the County in Year 6 and Reception. Charnwood 9.40% é 18.80% é Highest level of increase in Year 6 and highest increase in recorded obesity of all districts – 9.40% difference since 2008. Harborough 7.60% é 11.40% ê Highest decrease in Year 6 obesity. and 9.40% é 16.80% é Bosworth Melton 8.80% ê 16.70% é Biggest decrease in obesity in Reception – 3.05% NW Leics 8.50% é 14.60% ê 2nd highest decrease in obesity at Year 6 in the county. Oadby & 8.50% é 15.40% ê Highest increase in obesity in Wigston Reception across the county

Projects to promote be healthy and stay safe outcomes

o Weaning support and advice – we run weaning workshops every 6 weeks along side our Baby Time programme, this is all done in line with National initiatives and Leicester Deitetics Service. o Cooking on a budget courses o Change4Life tackling childhood obesity project,. Three lifestyle coaches (LSCs) and two early years physical activity officers (EYPAOs) have been in post for a number of months and the project is developing apace. The team has been liaising with a range of professionals and publicising the project to individual families and groups both inside the children’s centre programme and out in the community. They are now working with 5 families , with 6 adults, 6 children under 5 and 2 over 5 . A range of groups are planned for the summer eg Toddler Town (soft play for the under 5s) at the Pavilion and in Oadby at the Walter Charles Centre. , Mini dribblers (football fun for the 3-5 year olds) is being run at the Pavilion and will move to Oadby and Wigston.. The team are working closely with the children’s centre team and are involved in range of events throughout the summer. A range of publicity material and branded merchandise has been commissioned to support activity. o o Healthy Tots – The Children’s Centre are piloting a scheme to promote healthy lifestyles in all our Children Centre activities throughout BOW, this is a similar programme to the Health Schools Project. o Healthy Start: We are establishing BOW SSCC's as distribution points for this national programme which delivers vitamins to pregnant mothers and to children from 6 months to 4th birthday in low income families. WMCC will go live as distribution point as soon as ordered stock of vitamins has arrived

PagePage 3 24 o The BOW change4life project has been identified as a mini Total Place project as it brings together 2 District Councils, The County Council and LCRCHS all of whom are committing resources to the project. The project will be evaluated as to what extent pooling recourses has a positive impact on childhood obesity across Blaby, Oadby and Wigston.

3. ECM Outcome – Achieve Economic Wellbeing

National Indicator 116 - Percentage of children aged 0-4 living in households dependent on workless benefits

The Number of Children living in Out-of-Work Benefit Households at May 2008 by Local Authority and Benefit Type. Number of 0 -4 year olds LA Code Name of Local Authority All IS JSA IB/SDA PC 31UB Blaby 450 340 50 100 - 31UJ Oadby and Wigston 370 290 50 80 -

National Indicator 118 – Percentage of eligible families benefiting from the childcare element of Working Tax Credit

NI 118 - % of Eligible Families benefiting from the Childcare element of Working Tax Credit. Dec 2008

No of families No. families % claiming claiming CTC/WTC childcare element Blaby 8,495 750 8.83% No of families No. families % claiming claiming CTC/WTC childcare element Oadby & Wigston 4,755 420 8.83% Leicestershire 53,065 4,395 8.28%

Projects to reduce child poverty:

o Learning in the community worker advice and guidance – The LIC workers have continued to run child safety , paediatric 1 st aid and cook and eat as a way of engaging hard to reach families. .After carrying out Information, advice and guidance (IAG) sessions with these parents a number have now gone onto further study which includes ;qualifications in literacy and numeracy , working with children and young people, .various ICT courses and even construction. A number have also gone onto the Skills4jobs programme and some have as a consequence entered employment.

o The new childminder support group for Wigston and Oadby started in South Wigston during May. The aim is to start a similar group in Blaby later in the year. Both groups are supported by the programme in partnership with LCC

PagePage 4 25 Early Learning and Child Care Service o Credit Union: A number of parents have signed up for membership and volunteers are now running sessions with support from Tony Booth and Clockwise. The link with the Financial Health Check project. Continues to be helpful o Job Centre Plus lone parent worker: After initial burst of referrals from Connexions use of service at WMCC slowed. JCP have suspended the service temporarily and are re-launching it in the South Wigston CC in the Autumn. o Connexions Teen Parent Outreach: The new worker is now in post and the project is continuing over the summer with an additional “proud mum” course. There are plans for Autumn new group at Huncote Children’s Centre The percentage of NEET young parents across BOW continues to be lower than other districts.

The Financial Health Check project, which provides individual debt counselling/money advice for families to be and families of children under five provided by Leicester Money Advice is underway

4. ECM Outcome - Stay Safe

National Indicator 70 - Rate of emergency hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people

We have no information about this National Indicator

Projects to promote home safety:

o Child safety courses for parents o Home first aid courses for parents o Home safety advice from Family Outreach Workers o We have purchased some booklets to promote Safety in the Home in line with all ages of the child’s Development.

Project in development

o Targeted provision of home safety equipment. A scheme to provide safety advice and equipment to sixty low income families a year in the Locality . The project group has identified the referral criteria for the provision of equipment and is seeking referrals from agencies.

5. Children’s Centre Programme Key Indicator – Access for the most excluded groups.

Activities for family support:

o Individual family support from the Family Outreach Workers o Home-Start currently supporting 21 families with 80 children. o Monthly sensory play session and the Menphys/Parents Partnership support group

PagePage 5 26 o o In Oadby and Wigston there is a children’s domestic violence worker employed with Women’s Aid Leicester Limited. January to March 2010 initial contact with 7 families and regular contact with 25 children o Family learning for young parents course weekly. o Speech and language promotion o During 2009-10 Home-Start MIMS post natal depression support project had 53 referrals and ran 4 groups across BOW. There were 93 children under 5 in these families and 23 mums completed the course . 18 partners attended the Partners in Mind sessions (PIMS) o Learning in the community worker individual information, advice and guidance sessions o Monthly Saturday fathers group attended by around fourteen fathers o FOW works closely with the area Early Years Support Workers and runs a monthly support group for parents and children with additional needs.

Projects in development:

o A countywide Family Information Service and online Family Information Directory for access by professionals and the public o A children’s worker based at Blaby District Council

6. Number of Sure Start Children’s Centres (National Indicator 109)

Capital programme progress: • The Wigston Magna Sure Start Children’s Centre is open • The Blaby Children’s Centre Hub at the Pavilion is now completed and is currently being furnished. • Building work has start on the South Wigston centre at the Bobbin Factory • We are currently waiting for Planning permission for the Oadby Centre • The building work for the Braunstone Town CC is close to completion has started • The building work for the Countesthorpe centre is due to start in the summer • Discussions are currently underway on a small CC in enderby linked to A Place To Grow Community garden. • No site has been identified for a children’s centre in Glenfield/LFE/Kirby Muxloe although discussions with other services may provide us with additional space to run services

7. Integrated Youth Support Services

The two part time IYSS Locality Managers have been in post since April and have been working through the LPG’s newly convened 5-19 sub group in order to target youth services at the most vulnerable 10-19 year olds. They are identifying the lead agencies for the themes attached to their performance indicators which are , teenage conception rates, first time entrants to the criminal justice system, positive activities for young people, drug and alcohol misuse , those not in education, employment or training (NEET). All agencies who contribute to these targets are being drawn together to identify issues, share data and information , analyse gaps and plan actions. . There has be an initial bidding round for the £48538 PAYP

PagePage 6 27 funding. Any uncommitted funds will be used to commission services based on additional needs across the locality.

8. Statutory Developments

A Self assessment of the effectiveness of the BOW Children’s Centre programme will be written over the summer in preparation for Ofsted inspection and LPG members will be invited to engage in a dialogue regarding identifying and verifying the judgements made regarding the strengths and weaknesses in the programme.

John Adsley Locality Partnership Co-ordinator/Louise Rossol Children’s Centre Co- ordinator June l 2010

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