Elmbridge Borough CYW Needs Assessment 2015

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Area Overview

Elmbridge is a Borough located just south-west of Greater London, bordering close to the suburbs of Kingston, Surbiton and Hampton. It has a population of 130,900 people of which young people aged 10 to 19 make up 15,600. Located close to the A3 and the M25 motorway, the area is a prime commuter location for people working in central London and therefore is perceived as a largely affluent area. In reality it is an area of great disparity of wealth, with pockets of deprivation hidden from view behind the general affluence of the area. This is one of the objectives being tackled by the Elmbridge Streets Apart initiative of which the Surrey County Council’s Services for Young People are a major part.

Community Youth Work - Aims and Objectives.

In September 2014, Surrey County Council’s (SCC) Cabinet approved Services for Young People’s youth work commissioning model for 2015-2020 to deliver the strategic goal of employability for all young people in Surrey. To achieve this goal, the Community Youth Work Service will target areas where there is the greatest risk of young people not making a successful transition into employability.

Historically, the Centre-Based Youth Work Contract operated with a “one size fits all” policy with regards to the division of resources in each district. This meant that all Surrey County Council owned youth centres received the same amount of provision both in staffing and in running costs irrespective of the need in that area.

The new Community Youth Work Service has now adopted a needs based model that directs resources according to need. This need has been obtained through the analysis of data relating to youth crime, NEET figures, Risk of NEET Indicators (RONI), health indicators, deprivation and transportation. Further information on need has been sought form local partners, stakeholders and young people.

This may mean that youth work is not always delivered from centres but may be a district wide offer dependent on need. This will be achieved primarily through open access youth work with a further commitment to address early intervention, Healthy Young Surrey, Ready for Work and NEET prevention.

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The new service will work through a ‘Hub and spoke’ approach. See diagram below: SCC Spoke

SCC Hub

Community Partnership Spoke Spoke

The purpose of this model is that there will be a hub of need where the SCC offer will be greater than other areas and the focus of resources will be delivered in this/these areas. There will also be areas where partnership work with other youth providers will be possible and a joined up, holistic approach to the needs of young people will be delivered in partnership and therefore reduce the level of Community Youth Work Service resource. The third spoke is a community offer where support will be offered to the community to take ownership of the needs, again supported through SCC in the form of equipment, training or premises.

The Community Youth Work Service offers a more flexible approach to delivery and by moving away from the centre-based model gives greater freedom to work where the need is.

Past contextual Information

In the year 2014/15 Elmbridge Borough had, in theory if not always in practice, the following SCC staffing provision allocated to it:

Walton Youth Centre 37 hrs Full time Centre 37 hours Part time youth based youth worker work Molesey Youth Centre 37 hrs Full time Centre 37 hours Part time youth based youth worker work Hersham Youth Centre 64.5 hours Part time youth work (+ additional hours put in by Hersham Youth Trust volunteers) Weybridge Youth Centre 21 hours Part time youth work Claygate Youth Centre 32.5 hours Part time youth work

Total - 74 hrs Centre based youth workers and 192 hours part-time youth work 3

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The staffing allocation for the 2015/16

Is as follows:

Total - 3x full time workers + 120 hours part time youth work

Goal Impact FTE Hours Post FTE/Hrs Cost in 15/16 Diff Diff Costs in 14/15 SP 1 £ 42,189.60 1 37.0 £ - Y&CW 2 £ 80,080.80 0 £ 79,287.92 WiC 20 £ 15,812.84 -0.49 -18.0 £ 30,044.40 AYW 100 £ 54,961.89 -0.47 -17.5 £ 64,580.22 Totals £ 193,045.13 0.04 1.5 £ 173,912.54 Remain £ 1,290.87 Spent £ 193,045.13 Budget £ 194,336.00

Current staffing is actually above this allocation by about £20,000 per annum due to the transitional context and the introduction of a senior practitioner. The plan is to adjust this over time as staff leave, either changing their roles or not replacing them, depending on the level of the staff member concerned. This has already begun to happen since 1st April.

Other Youth Work in Elmbridge

In terms of youth work there is currently additional/partnerships work in the following areas:

Hersham Youth Trust: Hersham Youth Trust provide an additional 5 hours of opening times for the Hersham Youth Centre, staffed by volunteers (many of whom are also SCC staff). This work is aimed at the 14-19 age group.

Weybridge Youth Trust: Currently manage the building and equipment for the Weybridge Youth Centre. We are in discussions with them and Eikon about a full transition of management of the staff in addition to the centre.

Paragon Housing: Run a youth club for 8 to 12 year olds on the St Johns estate. Since 1st April, the CYW team have been involved in staffing for that session, which will continue.

Eikon: As well as being the current Local Prevention providers (including school- based work, and outreach, primarily in Cobham), Eikon are also working with us

Elmbridge Borough CYW Needs Assessment 2015 to manage the transition in Weybridge. Eikon have been the ‘managing agents for the previous 3 years of the CBYW contract, and as part of that they operated a youth club in Lower Green. We are making plans to partner with them to continue this work. Eikon also have a number of dedicated schools workers.

East to West: Involved in some schools projects in Esher High, and are looking to expand this type of work.

In addition to their core provision, the Youth Support Service run some specialist groups, such as the CSE group we work with them on in Molesey. There is also the Bike Project Social Enterprise project for NEET young people operating out of Walton YC.

There are also the following groups using the Molesey Youth Centre once a week for free as a traditional ‘matched provision’ use from when Eikon were the managing agents of CBYW in Elmbridge:

- Kidzone – a group for 8-12 year olds run by Church workers - Youth Theatre - Dyspraxia Group - Youth Outreach for Muslim boys

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Data Analysis

From the data provided, the service proposes to address employability by focusing on 4 aspects of need:

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Employability

In looking at the data relating to employability we examined the following categories:

 The number of young people who are currently NEET (2014/5 data)  The number of young people who display at Risk of NEET indicators (RONI) (2014/5 data)  Number of Children living in Out-of-work Benefit Claimant Households (2014/5 data)

Health

 Smoking Data  Alcohol use data  Sexual health records  Mental health records

Crime

 Young people who have received Youth Restorative Intervention (YRI), or a judicial Outcome (JO) as a result of offending behavior (2014/5 data)  Police statistics

Deprivation

To consider the data relating to deprivation we analysed the following aspects focusing particularly on benefit households:

 2010 indices of multiple deprivation  Number of Children living in Out-of-work Benefit Claimant Households  Young people who were Children in Need (Sep-13 to Aug-14)  Young people who were Looked After Children (Sep-13 to Aug-14)  Young people who were on Child Protection Plans (Sep-13 to Aug-14)  Young people who were on referred to Children’s Services (Sep-13 to Aug- 14)

Ward Analysis

Taking these areas of need into account, we have tabled the following wards below as in need of a provision of open access youth work, listed loosely in order of most need. We will work in all of these areas, using the Hub and Spoke model as described above. However, the larger percentage of the work will go to the wards at the top of the list. The data analysis is listed briefly below each ward heading.

Walton Ambleside and Walton North

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These neighbouring wards include the areas of highest need in the Boro ugh. This includes the areas of St Johns estate, and Field Common, and high need areas north of Ambleside Drive. All areas have high numbers of children living in poverty.

St Johns estate is ranked 9th in Surrey for areas of high deprivation, the highest in Elmbridge. Field Common is ranked 17th in Surrey, the next highest in Elmbridge. Walton Ambleside had 31 NEETs and Walton North had 15 in 2014- 15. This figure was reduced from the previous year, and so justifies a continuation of youth services in this area. Those classified as RONI status is also falling, but still at high levels of 42 (Ambleside) and 41 (North). There are also high levels of referrals to Childrens services in both areas. In terms of youth crime, levels are also high for Elmbridge, with 11 YRIs in Ambleside in 2014/15.

Field common has a high GRT population.

Walton Central also had 8 YRIs/SOs in 2014/15.

Hersham North

Hersham North has some deprived areas, two of which are in the top areas of deprivation in the Borough. The area has high numbers of children living in poverty. In 2014-15 there were 12 NEET young people and a very high 54 young people designated as RONI. Partly this is down to a rising young population in this area. There were 12 YRIs and 4 JOs in 2014/15. There were 21 referrals to Childrens services.

Molesey (South and North)

Molesey South has some of the highest areas of deprivation in the Borough. North and South wards combined had 12 NEET and 66 RONI young people in 2014/15. Again, the young population is rising. Regarding crime, the Molesey area had 11 YRIs and SOs in 2014/15.

Cobham – areas of Fairmile and Downside

The areas within these wards are to the west of the village, near the A3 junction. Currently there is no Community Youth Work Service offer in the village.

Cobham Fairmile has an area that is 29th highest deprived area in Surrey, and 3rd in Elmbridge. It is the most ‘remote’ area in Elmbridge, with public transport links not as good as other areas, with infrequent buses, and the nearest train station is Stoke D’Abernon. The area has high numbers of children living in poverty.

The two wards combined had 21 NEET and 43 RONI young people in 2014/15. The high NEET status of the area in relation to others in the Borough, argue for a higher youth work intervention. Cobham Downside has the highest YRI/SO levels in the Borough, with 9, along with Fairmile having 6. 8

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Lower Green (in Esher)

The Lower Green area is the 5th most deprived area in the Borough. There are rising NEET levels, at 12 in 2014/15, and rising RONI levels, currently at 18. In 2014/15 there were 4 YRIs and 3 JOs. There were also 13 referrals to Childrens Services in 2014/15.

Weybridge North

Weybridge North is a short walk away from where the youth centre is currently based.

NEET levels have gone down in Weybridge North, with 4 in 2014/15. There were 3 YRIs/JOs. Currently 14 young people are designated as RONIs.

Hinchley Wood / Claygate

Hinchley Wood had a high level of YRIs/SOs in 2013/14 at 8, which dropped to 2 in 2014/15. Clayagte has some need among young people with 4 NEETs, 18 RONIs, 4 YRIs/SOs and 13 child services referrals.

General Elmbridge Data

There are 90 registered young carers in Elmbridge, according to Surrey Young Carers, which in reality means that there are probably many more unregistered young carers.

There is a higher than Surrey average of NEET 19 year olds (5.3% higher).

There is a strong link between RONI data and deprived areas. Those eligible for free school meals is about 10% higher in deprived areas. There is a higher amount of Child in Need status among RONI young people than the Surrey average.

Elmbridge, generally is very accessible by public transport, however, cost feedback from young people shows that cost of that transport can be an issue. However, evidence shows that young people travel freely between central areas of Walton, Molesey, Hersham and Esher, especially for school, but also for youth services. Only 2% of Elmbridge’s population is considered rural, one of the lowest in the County.

We only have health data for the whole of Elmbridge, not ward data. However, Elmbridge has high levels of 16/17 year old smokers, with 433 young people being regular smokers, and a further 224 occasional smokers. However, alcohol is not as high an issue as it is in other parts of Surrey.

Sexual health amongst young people has steadily improved over the years 2009 to 2013, which means a continuation of training youth workers in the C-Card ‘Get it on’ scheme is recommended.

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Regarding population census data, the majority is White British, with some substantial groups saying they are ‘other’ white ethnicity, and some smaller Asian community groups. Local knowledge informs us that there is a reasonably sized Muslim population, with local groups that span into south London, including a Muslim youth group that meets in Molesey Youth Centre. There are some substantial Christian groups that also run local youth and children’s work.

Feedback from young people

Young people have been surveyed and been a part of ongoing focus groups. They have identified the need for specialist work through the open acces session, and the need for more targeted workshops. The needs young people have identified for themselves include: advice on relationships, help with education, support with CV writing and job searching, planning for the future, money advice, and needs within the family and ways to deal with arguments in the home.

Young carers have identified a need for unconditional support outside of social services agencies and the home.

Feedback from partners, stakeholders and the local community

The community youth work team have strong relationships with the local police, the community safety teams, local councillors and the youth support service (YSS). In addition we have strong current partnerships with the Eikon Charity, East to West, Paragon Housing, local Church groups and other youth sessions that run out of Molesey Youth Centre. We aim to improve our partnership working through joined-up youth groups, Steering groups for youth centres, and the planned Borough-services Core Network meeting chaired by the YSS. In doing this, we aim to improve youth work services for young people, in a joined- up approach, not just with the Council services in isolation. We are also involved in the Streets Apart initiative, and much of the research done so far has been drawn on for this analysis.

These groups have helped us identify the following needs among local young people: Drugs education (especially on cannabis), child sexual exploitation (CSE) (a need highlighted in Cobham, Hersham and Molesey in particular), sexual health, young people having somewhere safe to go and have good role models. In particular there is concern over rising numbers of young people in Elmbridge, and the need to introduce the idea of youth centres to young people from age 10 upwards.

The Elmbridge Youth Task group has previously identified the local priorities for young people as: Mental Health, Mentors and role models, Drugs and alcohol, employability, transport and social isolation.

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There is local concern that Walton youth centre has been underused for several years. With a new senior staff team in place, there is a renewed focus on establishing Walton YC as a community centre.

Proposed response to need

SCC Spoke – Partnership SCC Spoke Molesey Spoke - - Cobham Hersham YC Youth Centre Youth Club

Community Spoke - Community Weybridge SCC Hub - Walton Spoke - YC Youth Centre Claygate YC

Partnership Partnership SCC Spoke - Spoke - Field Common Spoke - St Lower Green Detached Johns Estate Youth Club Project

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Proposed 2015/16 Community Youth Work Service for Elmbridge Borough Area Hours Proposed Method of Need of SCC Staff Delivery Delivery (per week) Walton YC 6 1 Leader 11-14 Open Response to priority (Hub) & 2 Access Group needs of the Walton area AYWs (RONIs) Young people accessing services and support 3 1 Leader 14-19 Open Response to priority & 2 Access Group needs of the Walton area AYWs (RONIs, NEETs and YRIs) Young people accessing services and support 2 1 Leader Young Carers Response to numbers of & 1 AYW Group young carers in Elmbridge 1.5 1 Leader Sports group To attract Yrs 6 & 7 to & 1 AYW ages 10-14 use the Walton youth centre as a link to open access groups 2 1 Leader Young & 1 AYW Volunteers Group / Steering Group 4 1 Leader Targeted Linking youth groups to & 1 AYW Workshop employability needs of (specific young people. employability needs arising from open access work)

St Johns 3 1 Leader Reemos Café Priority neighbourhood Estate youth club ages (RONIs). To attract Yrs 6 (Partnership 8-12 / Young & 7 to use the Walton Spoke with Volunteers youth centre as a link to Paragon Project ages 14+ open access groups. Housing) Partnership working.

Lower Green 2 2 AYWs Open Access Priority neighbourhood Youth Club youth club ages (RONIs). Response to (partnership 13-16 (TBC) high need area. Spoke with Partnership working. the Eikon Charity)

Molesey YC 3 1 Leader 11-14 Open Response to priority & 3 Access Group needs of the Molesey AYWs area (RONIs). Young 12

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people accessing services and support 6 1 Leader 14-19 Open Response to priority & 3 Access Group needs of the Molesey AYWs area (RONIs, NEETs and YRIs) Young people accessing services and support. 2 1 AYW Kidzone (Youth Priority neighbourhood. club – To attract Yrs 6 & 7 to partnership use the Molesey youth project with local centre as a link to open churches) access groups 2 1 Leader Targeted Linking youth groups to & 1 AYW Workshop employability needs of (specific young people. employability needs arising from open access work) 2 1 Leader Young & 1 AYW Volunteers Group / Steering Group

2 1 Leader CSE group (with Response to CSE needs YSS) reported in the Borough, working with specific ‘child in need’ cohort 2 1 Leader Homework Club Response to young & 1 AYW (all ages) people’s request 3 Youth Theatre Partnership working. (community-run project) 2 Dyspraxia Group Partnership working. (community-run project) 4 Youth Outreach Partnership working. for Muslim boys (community-run project)

Field Common 3 1 Leader Detached Open Priority neighbourhood Detached & 2 Access Group (RONIs). Response to Project (SCC AYWs (all ages) high need area. Spoke)

Cobham 2 to 3 1 Leader Open access Response to priority Youth Club & 2 group ages 11- needs of the Cobham

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(SCC Spoke) AYWs 13 area (RONIs) Young people accessing services and support 2 to 3 1 Leader Open access Response to priority & 2 group 14-19 needs of the Cobham AYWs area (RONIs, NEETs and YRIs) Young people accessing services and support.

Hersham 6 hours 1 Leader Drop-in open Response to priority Youth Centre (SCC & 4 access 11-13 needs of the Cobham (Partnership hours AYWs year olds area (RONIs) Young Spoke; only) people accessing services additional 5 and support hours are funded by Hersham Youth Trust, not included here) 6 hours 1 Leader Drop-in open Response to priority (SCC & 4 access 14-19 needs of the Cobham funded AYWs year olds area (RONIs, NEETs and hours YRIs) Young people only) accessing services and support.

Weybridge (to 3 hours of Drop- Supporting community be run by the in open access response to need for Eikon Charity, group per week open access youth work funded by the (age TBD) support in the area Weybridge Youth Trust)

Claygate (use At least 3 hours Supporting community of SCC of open access response to need for building to be youth work per open access youth work offered to week (TBD) support in the area local Church groups to run youth work)

It should also be noted that our research shows that in many cases the same young people attend Molesey, Walton and Hersham youth centres (and the St Johns and Lower Green clubs), and are happy to use all the centres that happen to be within a three mile proximity to each other. Likewise, some young people will travel to centres if their peer group are using a centre, whether or not that

Elmbridge Borough CYW Needs Assessment 2015 centre is closer to where they live or not. Therefore, we have tried to reflect this in our planning. For example, we won’t have a group aimed at 11-14 year olds running in one centre on the same evening as another. Likewise, there will be groups catering to 11-14 year olds, or 14 to 19 year olds, at all the main centres, so that young people won’t need to travel if they are unable to.

References

LSOA Level Need Summary – Elmbridge (2015)

Walton Charity, Elmbridge Borough Council and Surrey County Council (2014). ‘Streets Apart: Growing up on the margins of Elmbridge. Summary of Findings and Response. www.surrey-i.gov.uk

Action for Carers Surrey, NHS, Surrey County Council (2015). ‘ Making it real for Young Carers’.

Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010

ONS 2012-based Subnational Population Projections