Our Expertise
Improving outcomes for children & young people
We understand the importance of measuring quality of services by their impact on outcomes. We are skilled in the application of Results Based Accountability & Turning the Curve methodology to help you focus on action and impact as well as process. Our consultants are experienced in engaging children, young people and community groups in planning, delivery and review of services.
The Every Child Matters multi agency agenda
We believe that integration should be pursued where it brings about improvement in outcomes. We understand the challenges of creating a shared vision from different perspectives and priorities, and of developing a culture that builds on strengths, knowledge and experience and remains open to learning together how to do things more effectively.
We are able to look at organisations from all perspectives, helping people to see how key elements join together and how services must look in a local and personal context if they are to make any difference at all to children’s lives.
Partnership & corporate development
We know from our own first hand experience that Children’s Services flourish when they are embedded within a strong corporate framework for improvement. The best councils have a clear agenda for change, high ambitions for their communities and a strong corporate engine that drives through continuous service improvement.
ChildrenFirst can provide challenge & support to councils and their partnerships to achieve effective & efficient corporate management. We can help you to realise a range of improvements including:
Engaging with the hard to reach groups within your community
Preparing for, Joint Area Review and Corporate Assessment.
Putting quality strategic plans in place
Implement robust performance management systems and structures
Reach national Equality Standards
Review service delivery
Plan for efficiency savings
We have an excellent track record and a strong reputation for the quality of our people
We are an organisation which consists of people. Everyone we put forward has had recent experience of operational service delivery.
We are able to offer you an exceptional range of consultants, interim managers & staff who have hands-on experience of service delivery across the whole range of Children’s Services. They are supported by professionals from a wide range of backgrounds in education, social services, health, voluntary sector, financial management and audit, inspection and human resources.
Our Resourcing and Recruiting department allows us quick access to tried and tested associates across the whole range of essential disciplines to provide expertise and resources at all levels and across the UK.
