Type of Engage- ment Activity Results/Outcomes Young People Share Decision Making and Coprod- uction Commissioning and Procurement Process Interviewed for workers Apprentices represent CYP of the HeadStart areas views Co-production built into the service specification of Phase 2 projects Co-production of other relevant services Writing the mission statement Management of Apprentices involved in development of specification and tender documentation, sat on evaluation panels, scored bids, took an active part in clarification and award of contract meetings. With the provider Service manager the apprentices influenced the questions asked and interviewed for the Emotional Resilience Outreach Workers CYP’s views are represented by apprentices in School Network Meetings, Provider Meetings, Project Team Meetings, Test and Learn Sub-group, Mindfulness Steering Group, Family Resilience Development Meetings, Phase 3 Work Stream Meetings, Partnership Meetings, BIG Support Phase 3 Workshops, National HeadStarters Events and the Multi-Agency children and young people’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Partnership. Each service specification states that co-production should take place with the relevant people (children, young people, parents, carers, wider families, community) Examples of this are the ‘Mates in Mind’ and ‘Family Resilience’ projects, and can include face to face and digital co-production. One project, ‘HorseHeard’ co-produced a website and app with CYP. Please see Section 1 for more information about the projects. Apprentice co-produced emotional resilience questions for a CYP online survey - Health Child Programme October 2015. Apprentice also sat on commissioning panels for Primary Mental Health Early Intervention Service. CYP and Apprentice involvement in coproduction of Phase 3 mission statement using focus groups. We also tested this via our social networking sites to reach a wider audience. The Apprentices manage the Facebook and Twitter pages for HeadStart, and have co-produced the
Vii. Phase 3 Plan in a table This table adapted from the ‘Spectrum of Participation’ shows our plans for Phase 3 youth engagement and co-production. We have included information about the level of participation, which young people it will target, and the activities involved to achieve different level of engagement. We understand that some CYP will want to be more involved than others, so we have different levels of engagement to enable CYP to be involved at a level they are comfortable with. By using this idea of different levels of participation our co-production will be stronger than in Phase 2. CYP can work their way up the levels if they chose, being supported by the HeadStart ER youth engagement worker and Apprentices. During Phase 3 we will develop an evaluation framework to measure whether our youth engagement work is effective. We will use this tool to develop our engagement and co-production throughout the 5 year award. Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower Level of participation CYP will have balanced and objective information Professionals get CYP’s feedback on plans, alternatives or decisions being made CYP are directly involved in decision making processes and can represent the voice of CYP CYP and professionals act in partnership with each other in ideas, development and decision making CYP are involved in a range of different things, and follow a process through from start to end CYP have delegated power over a decision or piece of work, with professional supervision. Which young people? CYP identified in the engagement pool jigsaw will help us in the targeting of our youth engagement work. All CYP CYP in schools and community School Youth Councils Youth Councils Children in Care Councils CYP in schools and community School Youth Councils Youth Councils Children in Care Councils CYP in schools and community School Youth Councils Youth Councils Children in Care Councils HeadStart Champions Apprentices HeadStart Champions Our message to the young people in this group We will make sure we keep you informed We will make sure you are kept up to date and listen to your We will work alongside you to make sure that your concerns and We will ask you for advice and for your creativity in coming up with solutions, and incorporate your advice and recommendations into the decisions to the maximum We will implement what you decide OR We trust you to deliver this part of the
We will come back to you to tell you how your views have shaped our plans and decisions reflected in our decisions and plans. We will come back to you to tell you how your views have shaped our plans and decisions. up front about the limitations or boundaries of the decision making) We will come back to you to tell you how your views have shaped our plans and decisions. Example methods, activities media campaigns as part of HeadStart Strategy Leaflets Face to face Pop-up shops Regular updates on HS plans and progress Raising awareness of HeadStart and ER Surveys /face to face Focus groups/1:1 Consultation events Support schools with HeadStart events eg. special curriculum days, for parents e.g. e.g. 10 Top Tips to promote positive online support Take part in other organisations consultation events eg CCG working parties on EHWB Co-production of referral pathways Development of HeadStart Communication strategy and production of resources and day to management of Facebook/twitter. Also develop a common language. Production of HeadStart progress reports HeadStart Commissioning & Procurement Process (development of specification and tender documentation, commissioning panel member, attending contract monitoring meetings). Co-production with CYP to be written into service speciation’s for providers e.g. co- delivery with CYP in delivering initiatives e.g. training, promotion of services Involvement in the interviewing process with HeadStart providers Plan and undertake qualitative evaluation of HeadStart commissioned projects Planning and facilitating awareness raising workshops for other young people Lead on annual children and young people’s report on HeadStart Ensure that C&YP views are fed into the Cumbria HeadStart governance process through: • Collaborative and Partnership meetings • Provider meetings • School Network meetings • Commissioned projects steering groups • Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Partnership Engagement with BIG youth engagement events and processes: including links to other HeadStart Partnerships Planning of digital wellbeing event
e.g. assembly/ other CYP networks/ community youth faith / interest groups etc. for workers Review and co-design HeadStart Strategy as the project moves forward. Support other services in developing ER consultation tools Recruitment of the HeadStart ER Youth Engagement Worker and engagement activities Co-produce and review youth engagement plan throughout the award HeadStart Champions can act as reporters –to link with annual report / put stuff on website –written/vlogs