Short Breaks Provider Forum

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Welcome Short Breaks Providers Forum

Agenda - November 2015 • Welcome & Hampshire Gateway reminder

• Updates about the Short Breaks programme and future plans

• Great Gateway Card gatherers!

• Grant applications for 2016-17 and timescales

• Workforce development

This is the slide we shared at May’s Provider Forum:

• Decision about budget deferred for a year

• Advisory Board created

• Co-production of future proposals

• Further consultation

Short breaks Activities

Short Breaks – Update for 2016-17

• The Short Breaks budget will not change / results of Hampshire’s Spending review consultation (all services)

• No planned consultation for Short breaks activities

• Short Breaks Advisory Group – HCC, parent reps and provider reps

Short breaks – Future plans

• Buddy scheme – to continue, but will be some improvements to how it is administered

• Support for Individuals – inclusion for disabled children

• Developing ideas about improving these services for children and families

• Lead Provider for areas

• Develop volunteering across short breaks activities/ other services

• Update information for all Gateway Card holders

Short breaks – Future plans

More robust application of existing grant requirements:

• encourage advance payments for parent contributions, & ensure reasonable level of charge

• Scrutiny of monitoring information will continue to influence future funding

Short breaks – Future plans

Currently 7,435

Gateway card holders!

Top tips from providers

Read the Grant Guidance notes! – they

will be changing

Talk to us if you need help/guidance

Short Breaks Funding process for 2016-17

• Open for applications from Monday 23rd November 2015

• Closes end of Friday 8th January 2016

• Local Panels during January/February 2016

• Email panel recommendations to providers middle-end of February

• Councillor’s decision day Friday 18 March & then grant agreements sent to providers

Short Breaks Large grants funding - 2016-17

Local Panels’ priorities

- A range of activities across age groups; and for different levels of need/abilities

- A range of interesting fun activities valued by children and young people

- Considering any gaps in local areas (budget permitting)

- Continuing activities that are good value, where monitoring information evidences good attendance of Gateway card holders

- A good range across the year, especially high priority times for families e.g. summer

Grant applications

• For multiple activities, please fill out one grant application and put the various clubs/sessions details on the Supplementary Question forms – these can be accessed when you are in the online application system, or from the short breaks funding pages. No old forms please! (2 separate forms - Finance & Activity details)

• Geographical areas need to be in separate applications

• Ensure a sustainable, reasonable charge in line with standard cost - you can request funding to help subsidise families in financial hardship

Top tips…..

• Please make sure you tell us:

– What is the activity?

– Where are you doing it?

– How has the need been identified?

– When will it take place?

– Who will attend?

• Attach documents required with your application

• Send in your application before the deadline

And finally…

Read the Grant Guidance notes! – they

will be changing

Workforce Development

• Kids E-Learning

– free for all providers

• Short breaks Workforce Development grants

Workforce Development Grants Autism Hampshire: Autism Awareness

Hampshire Cricket Board: Disability Cricket Coach development

Challengers: Safeguarding for Disabled Children

Chaos: Understanding & Supporting Behaviour

Horizon Leisure: Autism training for Leisure providers

Treloars: Disability Workshops (varied topics)

Emsworth Cookery: Developing cooking skills in your activities

Children’s Healthcare: Training for Complex healthcare needs

Andover Mencap: Play work and Learning Disability Awareness

Solent Youth Action: Emotional First Aid

Parent Link: Makaton workshop

Hampshire Riding Therapy: Equine First Aid

International Day of Persons with Disabilities:

3rd December

Theme for 2015:

Inclusion Matters

www.hants.gov.uk/shortbreaks/activityproviders/inclusionresourcepack.htm

And finally…

Thank you for coming

Short Breaks Provider Forum