Late last year, when the Government launched Change for Children as a roadmap for local authorities implementing the Children Act 2004, it had a familiar ring for Portsmouth's children's trust manager Andy Gill. At the heart of the document is the outcomes framework, which will be the basis for agreeing local priorities and planning change in the delivery of children's services. Gill and his colleagues at Portsmouth City Council have spent the last two years working with a locally agreed outcomes-based philosophy, known as the Portsmouth Eight. "Integration is the key to everything," Gill explains.
The outcomes
Significantly, local children identified the outcomes that the philosophy is based on. They wanted: an active say in their development; to be healthy; to be emotionally secure and confident; to succeed as far as they can at school; facilities and opportunities to play safely; to stay out of trouble; to live in a safe place; and to have the opportunity to succeed in achieving their dreams.
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