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Children’s Services Scrutiny Forum – 23 February 2010 7.1(a) Contact Officer:- Joan Wilkins – Scrutiny Manager Chief Executive’s Department - Corporate Strategy Hartlepool Borough Council Tel: 01429 284142 Email: joan.wilkins@hartlepool.gov.uk BACKGROUND PAPERS There were no background papers referred to in the preparation of this report. 3 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Children’s Services Scruti ny Forum – 23 February 2010 7.1(a) Appendix A Aviation House 125 Kingsway London WC2B 6SE T 08456 404040 F 020 7421 6855 enquiries@ofsted.gov .uk www.ofsted.gov .uk 14 October 2009 Ms S Johnson Assistant Director (Planning and Service Integration) Children's Services Department Civic Centre Hartlepool TS24 8AY Dear Ms Johnson Ofsted survey inspection programme – the impact of integrated youth support Thank you for your cooperation and hospitality, and that of the staff and young people we met, during our visit to Hartlepool on 22 to 24 September 2009 to evaluate the impact of integrated youth support. The visit provided valuable information which will contribute to our national evaluation and reporting. The published report will list the names of the contributing local authorities and we may feature individual case studies. W here this is the case we will consult with the respective local authorities. This letter will not be posted on the Ofsted website. The evidence used to inform the judgements made included interviews with officers and staff; discussions with young people; focus groups with partner agencies; and scrutiny of documentation. A small samp le of work was visited including individual guidance and support sessions, open youth work, youth projects, and more formal work with schools. The impact of integrated arrangements on the range and quality of young people’s learn ing and development, through participation in youth work and positive activities in the community is good. In the small samp le of work seen, the overall quality of learning and development was good with some outstanding aspects. In the most effective individual guidance sessions, through for example the Youth Offending Team (YOT) preventative work, young people with complex difficulties learned the essential skills of handling relationships, getting to the root of their own problems and planning their next stages. Much of the open community-based youth provision is engaging young people from more disadvantaged communities well and on a regular basis. 1
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