2011 Report to the Childrens Board
In February 2011, Manchester Children's Board held a special meeting to discuss the impact of public sector cuts and changes to services on children and families in Manchester. All the partner organisations contributed a report from their perspective. MACC prepared a report on the risks to the services and support provided by voluntary and community sector organisations.
2010 CAF Toolkit
A tool developed during 2009-2010 to assist local voluntary and community sector groups in making use of the Common Assessment Framework within their regular work.
2010 Safeguarding Standards
Manchester Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) and Manchester Adult Safeguarding Board (MSAB) expect all providers and commissioners of services for Manchester citizens, adults and children alike, to adhere to this safeguarding standard. This represents the minimum standards expected.
By adopting this standard across providers and commissioners of services in Manchester, the MSCB and MSAB will be assured of the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements in Manchester, by assessing and improving practice and outcomes for children and adults in Manchester.
2010 Safeguarding E-Safety
This document relates to minimum standards in E-Safety and is a must-read for all organisations, especially those who have internet access for use with children, young people or families.
Nicola Shanahan will from this month be taking part in a special interest group looking at e-safety needs within the voluntary sector, more information about that group will follow in the coming months.
2010 Children's Services Commissioning Framework
A new commissioning framework within children’s services has been in development for some time. This document sets out the Manchester Children’s Trust Commissioning Framework detailing process and benefits to be realised. This commissioning framework to produce the outcomes the partnership wants to achieve. This document considers why we need a commissioning framework, what difference it will make, what vision it will support, how it will work (cyclical process) and the governance arrangements.
2010 Manchesters Children and Young Peoples Strategic Plan
The Plan is all-encompassing and covers all agencies working to improve outcomes for children and young people. It is a high-level strategic plan backed up by the business plans within each partner agency. The Plan is the single, strategic, overarching plan for all local services for children and young people, for example health services, police, local authority and voluntary organisations. It sets out a vision for children and young people and identifies how outcomes for children and young people can be best improved. An Executive Summary of the plan is also available.
The work that we are doing here at MACC through the Child and Family Forum will be informed by this plan. The plan will also be used when looking at commissioning objectives in this period.
2010 Voluntary Community Sector Children Young People and Families Strategic Lead Update
The attached document is a short update into our strategic engagement work on your behalf in the last couple of months. It has been shared with the Child and Family Support Forum and Strategic Reference Group. It is very important that our work is guided by what you are experiencing and thinking and so we would encourage you to attend the Child and Family Support Forum meetings here or contact us directly. I look forward to hearing from you.
2010 Commissioning and the Community Sector
‘Commissioning’ is a word that is increasingly heard by those who work with children, young people and their families. This publication has been written specifically for community organisations to help them understand commissioning and seize the opportunities that this process affords. These include the opportunity to use their local knowledge to shape services for children and young people as well as being funded to deliver those services.
This publication provides an introduction to commissioning for small and medium-sized voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people. It focuses on these organisations because, due to their size and capacity, they may face challenges that make being involved in the process of commissioning particularly difficult. However, because of the nature of voluntary and community organisations, they can make a significant contribution to the aim of commissioning, which is to improve outcomes for local children, young people and families.
2009 Return to Tender
This report provides an evaluation of the commissioning of Parenting and Family Support and Youth Services in Manchester in 2008. It aims to provide a shared understanding of the process in Manchester and how it relates to best practice, providing learning for Manchester City Council and the voluntary and community sector for the future, in order to help achieve better outcomes for local people.
The evaluation revisited the tender process and reflected on the experience for stakeholders. It began by examining the complex internal and external environment in which the commissioning process sat and pieced together the story of the delivery of commissioning for Parenting and Family Support and Youth Services within Manchester and its impact on the voluntary and community sector.
2009 The Independent Safeguarding Authority
From October 2009 there will be a Single Safeguarding Authority to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.
2008 Including Men Father in Service Delivery and Design
Sowing Seeds have produced a good practice guide to involving men and fathers in the development of services. There is an increasing need for agencies to recognise the role of men and fathers as Government sets new standards for engagement.
Thanks to Sowing Seeds for permission to upload the guide.
2008 Growing Success Conference
A conference report from our annual partnership event looking
at what we need to do to strengthen the voluntary and community sector for children, young people and families in Manchester.
2007 Are You Local
A report from a multi-agency conference held in February 2007 which focused on how a model of locally-based multi-agency working might work for the voluntary and community sector as well as reviewing the seven key priorities in the Children and Young People's Plan.
2006 What Difference Do We Make
What is the contribution of the voluntary and community sector to improving the quality of life of children, young people and families in Manchester? This report details MACC's work to illustrate just how much value the sector adds.
2006 How Do We Make It Happen
A report from a multi agency conference held in February 2006 which looked a how voluntary, community and statutory partners could work together better around key themes.
2005 What Do We Want to Say
A report from a voluntary sector conference held in November 2005 which consulted with voluntary and community sector organisations on the Children and Young People's Plan for Manchester.
2005 How Do We Work Together
A report from a multi agency conference held in Sept 05 looking at the role of the voluntary and community sector in the provision of services.
2004 From Playgroups to Prisoners Families
During 2003, the Forum commissioned an audit of the range of voluntary organisations and groups in the city who provide services for children and families.