C4EO
The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO) is a dynamic new organisation, developed for the children’s sector, from the children’s sector.
C4EO will identify and coordinate local, regional and national evidence of ‘what works’, to create a single and comprehensive picture of effective practice in delivering children's services. Using this information, C4EO will offer support to local authorities and their Children’s Trust partners, working with them to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
It will focus its work on six national themes identified in Every Child Matters. These are: early years; disability; vulnerable children (particularly children in care); youth; parents, carers and families; and schools and communities.
C4EO will work with a consortium of leading national organisations: National Children’s Bureau (NCB), National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), Research in Practice (RiP) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The Centre is also supported by a number of strategic partners, including the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), the Family & Parenting Institute (FPI), The National Youth Agency (NYA) – who will lead on the youth theme starting in 2009 – and the Institute of Education (IoE).
C4EO Youth Theme
The NYA is delighted to be the lead agency for the Youth Theme of the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes (C4EO).
Youth is the seventh theme which C4EO is taking forward as part of its three-year work programme. The theme is running from September 2009 through to March 2011. John Harris, Director of Children’s Services at Hertfordshire County Council is the theme chair and the theme lead is Sue Quinn, National Programmes Manager – IYSS at the National Youth Agency.
As with other C4EO themes, three key priorities have been selected for focus under the Youth theme. These are:
- Increasing the engagement of young people in positive activities so as to achieve the ECM outcomes and contribute to the achievement of Youth PSA 14;
- Improving outcomes for young people by spreading and deepening the impact of targeted youth support and development; and
- Reducing alcohol consumption by young people and so improve their health, safety and well-being.
Work under the theme is guided by a Theme Advisory Group which met for the first time on 11 September 2009 to agree the parameters of research scoping exercises in relation to teach of the three priorities.
Key Milestones for the Theme
- Research reviews for all three priorities are now published >>
- Sector specialists will be trained and ready to provide tailored support to local authorities from April 2010;
- Regional knowledge workshops to share learning about ‘what works’ will be held in June/July 2010;
- A knowledge review which includes examples of validated local practice will be completed in February 2011; and
- Regional capacity building progression events will be held October 2010 – March 2011.
Excellence and Evidence - Making the Difference Conferences 2010 - Designed for senior personnel and local decision makers who are able to use the evidence to shape local practice and policy
- Distilling the knowledge from each of the C4EO themes to date: Early Years, Disability, Vulnerable (looked after) Children, Child Poverty and Safeguarding
- Supporting local authorities and their partners to improve outcomes for children and families through a sector-led and evidence based approach
Booking enquiries to C4EObookings@rip.org.ukor telephone 01803 849999
Sector specialists
C4EO is currently recruiting for sector specialists under the Youth Theme. See the Recruiting Sector Specialists page on the C4EO website.
For more information visit the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services website.
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