Collaborative working
For information on VCS Engage's work in this area, visit
Our Work // Collaborative working.
See below for resources from government and other
organisations in the children's and voluntary and community
sectors.
Moving towards integrated working. Progress report
2007
Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
In 2006, CWDC commissioned Maggie Kelly MBE to undertake a
snapshot study into the progress of the implementation of
Integrated Working in the children's workforce. This document
is based on the findings of that report, and attempts to bring to
life the way in which integrated working practices are progressing
across the workforce.
Full report [pdf 974kb]
Collaborative Working Unit
Offers good practice information and advice, to help voluntary
and community organisations make decisions about whether and how to
work collaboratively. The Unit aims to support informed
decision-making and raise awareness of the range of collaborative
working options.
Link to
website
Joint planning and commissioning framework for children,
young people and maternity services
HM Government, March 2006
The framework aims to help local planners and commissioners to
design a unified system in each local area which will create a
clear picture of what children and young people need, will make the
best use of resources, and will join up services so they provide
better outcomes than they can on their own.
Full report [pdf 1.02mb]
Evaluating partnership approaches in the voluntary
sector
The Children's Centre Project, 2005
The objective of this research is to describe
nine types of collaborative working, undertaken by a range of
organisations in the voluntary and community sector, and the
different approaches applied. The aim is to use this data to
inform the voluntary and community sector of some of the critical
success factors involved, and to produce a checklist which sets out
key steps.
Full
report [pdf 292kb]
The dynamics of partnerships: exploring an
inter-organisational collaboration project
The Children's Centre Project, 2005
The Dynamics of Partnerships project aimed to explore the
process of establishing the first stages of the Children’s Centre
Project (CCP). CCP has been described as ‘a strategic planning
project that hopes to bring long-term benefits to the children’s
voluntary sector and improve services for children and young
people’. Within this framework, a partnership was established and a
number of organisations became engaged in collaborative work.
Collaborative work, however, is a highly complex and dynamic
process. What makes collaborative work successful varies
across settings and partnerships. With this in mind the current
research has looked at the process of implementing the first stages
of the CCP partnership from 2004 until 2006.
Full report [pdf
632kb]
The role of the voluntary and community sector in
service delivery - a cross cutting review
HM Treasury, 2002
As part of SR2002, the cross cutting review of the role of the
voluntary sector in service delivery explored how Central and Local
Government could work more effectively with the voluntary and
community sector (VCS) to deliver high quality services.
Full
report [pdf 519kb]
Compact on relations between government and the
voluntary and community sector in England
Home Office, 1998
This Compact is aimed at creating a new approach to partnership
between Government and the voluntary and community sector.
Full report [pdf 180kb]
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