Decision details

Doncaster Early Help offer has been significantly challenged by Ofsted Inspections, restructure and capacity issues. The Improvement Partner will work with DMBC staff to build capacity, develop best practice and provide an evidence base to support and sustain Early Help best practice for Doncaster's most vulnerable families.

To commission an Early Help Improvement Partner to develop expertise and capacity within DMBC to support our local Early Help Offer. Support provided to include:
- Improving the Ofsted Performance of Early Help and Children's
Centre delivery.
- Developing a Youth Offer with the Youth Alliance
- Improving internal performance management functions, including
developing data sets and training programmes.
- Offering a 'critical friend' to Senior Leadership regarding the Early
Help Offer and Early Help Partnership.

Option 1 - Internal Secondment - there is little expertise within DMBC to develop and sustain an ambitious, politically critical and well-timed programme of Early Help best practice and improvement.
Recommended option has been chosen because it builds on the success of the recent improvements and developments within the Early Help Service and because it will build a sustainable model of good practice within DMBC going forward.