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Andrea Packer - Team LeaderAndrea Packer - Team LeaderAttendance Welfare and Attendance Welfare and
Inclusion Service - LewishamInclusion Service - Lewisham
Sharing the Frome Sharing the Frome Learning Partnership Learning Partnership
School Champion Model – School Champion Model – supporting Children supporting Children affected by Parental affected by Parental
Imprisonment Imprisonment
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Frome Learning Frome Learning PartnershipPartnership
January 2014-December 2014 Behaviour and Vulnerability Manager Frome Learning Partnership Frome Somerset 18 schools within the Partnership First schools/middle schools/special
school and Year 9-13 provision
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Background …..Background ….. Structure of Somerset’s PRU
provision changed in April 2013 majority grouped together to
become 4 area PRU schools Somerset discharged some of its
statutory duties through Satellite PR provision in Frome
Our children – our responsibility
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Responsibilities…….Responsibilities……. Meet the needs of children at risk of
exclusion and excluded –s19 responsibilities
Provide alternative and additional strategies to meet the needs of vulnerable children and those at greatest risk
Provide preventative measures to reduce the likelihood of children needing additional support
Support the most vulnerable children and families in Frome
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Supporting vulnerable Supporting vulnerable familiesfamilies Manage and coordinate a number of
services Create a method of monitoring need and
measuring progress Support schools by offering advice Having a shared behaviour strategy Support shared training needs Operate a panel to ensure fair access Operate a task management group to
assess effectiveness
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Developing the CAPI Developing the CAPI model…model… Initial awareness training delivered to the
Learning Partnership about the impact of CAPI
Planning with Polly to identify ways that the Champions model could be developed
Presentation to Heads meeting about CAPI and the proposed champions model
Agreement to take this forward as a Learning Partnership
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
What happened next....What happened next.... Schools identified a member of staff to be
their Champion within their school community
School Champions attended Hidden Sentence Training in Bristol in September 2014
Champions Meeting held – to explore the roles and responsibility of the Champion
Identified the aims of the Champions Model Developed an Action Plan
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
The Role of the School The Role of the School Champion…..Champion….. Point of contact within a school
community for CAPI and attend 3 FLP Champion Group meetings per year
Attend the 1-day Hidden Sentence training course
Be a member of the national i-HOP service.
Be the identified point of contact for children and families affected by a family member’s offending
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
The Responsibility of the The Responsibility of the School Champion……School Champion…… Be the identified point of contact
for external agencies to share practice and guidance supporting child/family member affected by a family member’s offending
Provide non-judgemental, sensitive and informed support and information to children and families affected by a family member’s offending
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
The Responsibility of the The Responsibility of the School Champion…..School Champion….. Raise awareness about the needs of
children and families affected by a family member’s offending across their school community
Lead on the implementation of the FLP Champions Action Plan in their school
Awareness to work with children and families affected by a family member’s offending within the overarching behaviour and vulnerability strategies, policies and guidelines
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Priorities to move the Priorities to move the model forward….model forward…. Identification of children in the FLP area
affected by family member imprisonment
Improved communication and awareness between key agencies and other professionals
Strategic buy-in to enable all agencies and professionals to work together within a strategic framework
Children and families are supported
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
The Frome Model The Frome Model today……today…… Renamed – CAPO – Children Affected by Parental
Offending Referral Pathways Protocol now in place –
suggesting as a minimum that a contact form is completed and a leaflet with the telephone number for the Families Helpline
CAPO Champion Contact Form – every contact recorded even if nfa and held by the individual school
Contact information collated centrally Behaviour and Vulnerability Data – updated to
record that a child is affected by parental offending
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
The Frome Model today…… Head Teacher attends County Strategic
CAPI Meeting – representatives from Police, Probation, Prisons, Children Social Care and Magistrates – focus upon developing protocols to support Children Affected by Parental Offending
Information Sharing Protocol is now in place
Schools continuing to publicise CAPO within their school communities
Resources purchased and held centrally for schools to use
"I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay"
Final thoughts…….Final thoughts…….
“I just wanted someone to ask me if I was okay……….”
Young person – Hidden Sentence Training September 2014