Conference Poster: Care Inspectorate

Titled "Keeping the promise at the heart of what we do," this poster shows a road towards keeping the promise, which highlights the six areas of focus within the Care Inspectorate's implementation plan.

The text reads:

In 2020, the Care Inspectorate began its journey to discover and deliver change to enable us to #KeepThePromise. We started our discovery by creating an implementation model with six areas of focus. This has guided us on our duties and priorities as a national regulator to deliver for Promise Change Programme One. We have involved our workforce, volunteers, and children and young people during each part of the process. Already it is altering the way we inspect and regulate for the benefi­t of those experiencing care. Here are some key and impactful steps we have taken:

Steps

One: Frameworks, inspection methodology and reporting

• Early years, children and young people inspection methodologies.
• Self-evaluation tool on restrictive practices.
• Reframing of our language.
• New inspection feedback loop to children.

Two: Participation, engagement and listening

• Text to complain service for children in care settings.
• Interview guarantee for people with care experience.
• Care experienced volunteers involved in inspection.
• Applied the LUNDY model to our participation practice.

Three: A common understanding, value base and approach

• Co-chaired development and publication of national Bairns’ Hoose Standards.
• Collaboration with partners and joint inspection agencies.
• Developing new Common Core values-based practice for national children’s workforces

Four: Equipping our workforce

• Promise Learning and Development framework.
• Trauma Champions’ Group and roadmap for change.
• Promise included in our Professional Development Award curriculum.
• Developing our support for individuals with care experience.

Five: Building and reporting on the bigger picture

• Secure Care Pathway Review.
• Keeping brothers and sisters connected.
• Supporting early child development and families.

Six: Legislative, regulatory and landscape change

• Safe Staffing in children’s care settings.
• Regular reporting on what works well for children and families.
• Collaboration with the Promise Scotland and key stakeholders to lay and influence foundations for change.
• Our journey continues towards supporting and delivering full implementation of the Promise by 2030 in our unique role as a regulator and scrutiny body.

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A quote on one side of the poster reads:

Scotland must fundamentally alter the way in which it inspects services for children and the way it regulates and supports its workforce. Accountability and what is measured has a profound impact on the way professionals behave and services are run. If Scotland is to shift its practice to support, prioritise and nurture relationships, then Scotland must shift its accountability structures.

The Promise, page 119