November Blog

This month sees the formal launch of the Parenting Strategy.
4thNovember: Half day event for Councillors, Senior Managers and the Children's Trust Board.

The event included parent speakers, workshops, speeches and pledge signing.

Seen here is Cllr Ian Parry the first to sign the pledge, together with Charlotte Bailey, Commissioner for Parents, and parent speakers, from left to right Mohammed Nusrat, Machita Denny, Jackie Griffiths and Sharna Sivorn.

Over 40 parents attended the event with senior staff from across the Children's Trust together they celebrated the Parenting Strategy and learnt more about their role in taking it forward.

If you were unable to come along, we will soon have available a video clip which will give you a snap shot of the day - keep checking the Commissioner for Parents webpage at /commissionerparents

Double District Events: 9, 19 and 26 November and 7 December

This series of launches which took place in each district provided an opportunity for parents and practitioners to learn more about the strategy.

Key speakers at events included:

9 November: Jim Brady - Assistant Director Integrated Services Staffs CC
19 November: Michael Harrison - Chief Superintendent Staffordshire Police
26 November Sally Rees - Deputy Corporate Director Staffs CC
7 December : Cheryl Sharratt - Head of Services Development South Staffs PCT

Workshops about the parenting strategy were run, helping people to understand the purpose of the strategy and the role they could play in taking it forward.

The workshops were:

Workshop	Delivered By
Objective 1:To enhance communication with and improve access to information for parents	Jag Singh
Objective 2:To improve parent's access to services	Wendy Tarbuck / Shirley Torrens
Objective 3: To improve parent participation and engagement to deliver the ECM outcomes for children in partnership with parents	Charlotte Bailey Annette Whitehouse/Amanda Rowley
Objective 4: To joint and joined up working between parent support and ensure that there is a clear continuum of support which is well organised and co-ordinated	Catherine Powell
Objective 5: To enhance services to support parents in their parenting role, especially as children enter the teenage years and male the transition to adulthood	Pat Djemli/Jas Nagra

In total over 450 parenting practitioners attended the events and the feedback was positive. Delegates signed an individual pledge agreeing to take the 5 objectives of the parenting strategy forward. The 5 objectives in the strategy are:

To enhance communication with and improve access to information for parents
To improve parents access to services
To improve parent participation and engagement to deliver the Every Child Matters outcomes for children in partnership with parents
To improve joint and joined up working between 'parenting' services and ensure that there is a clear continuum of support which is well organised and co-ordinated
To enhance services to support parents in their parenting role, especially as children enter the teenage years and make the transition to adulthood

Thank you everyone involved for your support, help and continued commitment

Last Modified: 09/02/2010 15:34:09
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