Outcome focus

What is this about?

This is about everything being done for a reason – better lives for children and young people and their families. Never losing sight of the Every Child Matters outcomes. These are that every child and young person has the right to be healthy, to stay safe, to enjoy life and achieve, to make a positive contribution and to achieve economic well‐being.

What does a fragmented approach look like?

The workforce does not listen to the children or young people and makes assumptions about what is best for them. The goal becomes unclear and people who should be helped are not helped.

What does an integrated and high quality approach look like?

One thing is at the heart of the whole process – a good outcome for children and young people. The whole system is based around this goal. This goal comes from knowledge and from listening to the input of children, young people and their families

Success from different viewpoints

• Children’s Trust
  “Clear line of sight from workforce strategy and activities to better outcomes for children and young people, including those most vulnerable to poor outcomes”
• Team view
  “Children and young people involved as part of the team in service planning, design and delivery."
• Service
  “Service based on, and responsive to, the needs and voices of children, young people and their families/carers.”
• Practitioner’s view
  “I work in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers. My work is about making children’s lives better and I know I achieve that.”
• Child’s view
  “I know what the plan is, because I helped write it ‐ it’s my plan.”