Children's Trusts and Staffordshire

Children's Trusts are a response to Lord Laming's report of the inquiry
into the death of Victoria Climbié.  The inquiry highlighted how crucial it is for organisations to work together and communicate well. The evidence
from the inquiry confirmed the need to see and listen to children and respond to their needs, and to improve the quality of communication and joint working.

Children's Trusts bring together the joint work that is already taking place in many local areas. Good examples of existing multi-agency work include: Sure Start,  Behaviour and Education support teams, children and young people's strategic partnerships, and Youth Offending teams.

Children's Trusts aim to support those who work every day with children, young people and their families to deliver better outcomes.

People will work in effective multi-disciplinary teams, either co-located or in a
 'virtual' manner using the Team Around the Child model.  This will mean joint
training to tackle cultural and professional divides, and the use of a 'Lead
Professional' model where many disciplines are involved.

The Staffordshire Children's Trust Executive (ISG) is a group with representatives of each District/Borough, each PCT, and each workstream of the Trust.  This group is the 'engine room' of the Trust making decisions about how to integrate services. 
Find out more about the Staffordshire Children's Trust Executive (ISG).

Last Modified: 31/10/2011 16:19:53
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