Capita Strategic Children’s Services is one of the fasted growing providers of strategic support to Local Authority Children’s Services and other public sector bodies. Over the last eight years we have provided interim management support and consultancy to over 60 Local Authorities, the DfE and Government Offices. We have also managed the delivery of the National Strategies on behalf of the DfE and through that have worked in partnership with all English first-tier local authorities to secure improvements in the quality of teaching and learning in early years and schools for children aged 0 to 19.
We offer top class interim management, project management and strategic and specialist consultancy across the full range of children’s services. Our services have been shaped to reflect our commitment to improvement for children, young people and families and the effective delivery of the five ECM outcomes as well as narrowing the gaps to deliver improved outcomes for all children. The consultancy and management support we provide falls within 3 broad themes:
Learning Transformation through supporting Local Authorities in strategic development including the development of effective practice in schools. We provide expertise in working across the full spectrum of school /provider focused services ranging from early years, statutory schooling, SEN, vulnerable children and 14-19 strategic partnerships. Our work supports the delivery of the transformational areas of BSF, the Primary Capital Programme and Academies.
Predict and Prevent through supporting Local Authorities and other agencies to develop effective early identification and intervention strategies and practice. We provide expertise and knowledge in the development of preventative and targeted services, safeguarding, information sharing, work on service thresholds, assessment models, commissioning and financial remodelling to ensure resources are controlled and directed to support high quality interventions and outcomes.
Infrastructure and Developing Capacity through supporting authorities in self- evaluation, performance management, workforce remodelling, stakeholder engagement and innovative approaches to the development of Children’s Trusts.