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Aiming High  -  Aiming high for young people: a ten year strategy for positive activities (July 2007)

Academies  -  An Academy is a publicly funded school, which is all ability and established by sponsors from business, local organisations or voluntary groups working in partnership with both central government and the local authority. An Academy provides free education for every pupil.(BCYPP) http://ebriefing.bgfl.org/content/resources/resource.cfm?id=4459

Birmingham Children's Services Directory (www.Ineed2know.org) - http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=123866&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=15410&EXPAND=14127 / general briefing 

Brighter Futures Strategy  -  The Brighter Futures Strategy describes the approach of Birmingham City Council to changing the way we think about planning and commissioning services in order that they have a focus on outcomes, are informed by need, are evidence-based, address the needs of all children and those in need, and embrace both system-wide change and the testing of selected evidence-based interventions.(BCYPP) http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/childrenstrategy

CAMHS  -  Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/health/camhs  

Children and Young People's Board  -  http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=86434&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=15107&EXPAND=14935

Children and Young People's Business Transformation Programme  -  Birmingham City Council has a range of Business Transformation programmes, one of which focuses on services for children, young people and families. The work of this transformation programme represents the City Council's commitment to the Brighter Futures Strategy and the implementation of this plan.(BCYPP) 

Children in need  -  A child or young person is deemed to be 'in need':

• If he or she is unlikely, or does not have the opportunity, to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development without provision made by the local authority
• If his or her health and development are likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired, without the provision of services by the local authority
• If he or she is disabled.(BCYPP)

Children's Centres  -  Birmingham background 

Children's Plan  -  Birmingham briefing & plan / national briefing & plan

Children's Trust  -  Children's trusts bring together all services for children and young people in an area, underpinned by the Children Act 2004 duty to cooperate, to focus on improving outcomes for all children and young people.(BCYPP) www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/aims/childrenstrusts  

Commissioning  -  Commissioning is the process of specifying, securing and monitoring services to meet individual needs both in the short and long term. As such, it covers what might be viewed as the purchasing process as well as a more strategic approach to shaping the market to meet future needs.(BCYPP) www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/planningandcommissioning  -  see also in-depth page on this site at http://www.vcsmatters.org/commissioning

Common Assessment Framework (CAF)  -  The Common Assessment Framework is a key part of delivering frontline services that are integrated and focused around the needs of children and young people. It is a framework and processes that cover integrated assessment of a child's additional needs and decisions about how those needs should be met.(BCYPP)
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/deliveringservices/caf
and for Birmingham
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=86834&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=15445 

Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)  -  Comprehensive Area Assessment is a new way of assessing local public services in England. It examines how well councils are working together with other public bodies to meet the needs of the people they serve. It's a joint assessment made by a group of six independent watchdogs. Assessments will be made publicly available every year and will provide an annual snapshot of quality of life in the area. http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/localgov/audit/caa/Pages/default.aspx  

ContactPoint  -  ContactPoint will be a quick way for a practitioner to find out who else is working with the same child or young person, making it easier to deliver more coordinated support. It will be a basic online directory, available to authorised staff who need it to do their jobs. It is a key part of the Every Child Matters programme to improve outcomes for children and young people.(BCYPP) www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/deliveringservices/contactpoint 

Core offer for disabled children, young people and families  -  A national statement of expectations for how disabled children and young people and their parents will be informed and involved as their needs are assessed and the necessary services provided. It covers standards on five elements: information, transparency, participation, assessment and feedback.(BCYPP)  www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_082966