Growth and development.pdf

AberdeenBehavioural support teachers underpin a strategy to reduce exclusions. A Barnardo’s residentialand outreach project includes specialist teachers who work with troubled young people tore-engage them within the mainstream education system. Joint social work/education projectsare run from Craigielea Children’s Centre:• Acorn, for young people aged 14 and over, who fail to attend school, and in particular thoselooked after away from home; and• Unicorn, aimed at helping the most needy young people make the transition from primary tosecondary school.A detailed action plan has been prepared to implement the recommendations of Learning withCare. In summer 2002 local guidance is being issued on multi-disciplinary assessments andarrangements are in train to monitor care plans. All schools have a nominated teacher forlooked after children.An audit of the educational environments in residential units is complete, and therecommendations flowing from the audit are being implemented, with imaginative spending plans.A multi-disciplinary Moving On committee is at the centre of planning provision and purchase ofa range of support and accommodation for care leavers. An external review has recommendedfurther commissioning and purchasing focused on needs identified by young people themselves,particularly mental health needs.4. Performance: Criminal JusticeKey ActivitiesNumber of social enquiry reports submitted to the courts 1,830 1,573 103.5 1during the yearNumber of community service orders made during the year 261 258 17.0 2The proportion of social enquiry reports reported to courtwithin target time2000-2001 QuartileProportion of social enquiry reports submitted to the courts 97.5 3by due dateThe time taken to complete community service orders1999-20002000-2001Average length of community service (hours) for orders 143 3completed during the yearAverage hours completed per week 2.8 42000-2001per 10,000Quartile11