Constructing and sustaining Sure Start Local Programme partnerships lessons for future interagency collaborations

This article outlines the experience of the first 260 Sure Start Local Programmes of developing interagency partnerships in their areas. It draws on quantitative and qualitative data collected between 20002005 by the implementation module of the governmentcommissioned National Evaluation of Sure Sta...

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Published in:Journal of children's services 2006-11, Vol.1 (3), p.29-39
Main Authors: Allnock, Debbie, Akhurst, Sophie, Tunstill, Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Interagency working
Joint working
Partnership
Sure Start
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Summary:This article outlines the experience of the first 260 Sure Start Local Programmes of developing interagency partnerships in their areas. It draws on quantitative and qualitative data collected between 20002005 by the implementation module of the governmentcommissioned National Evaluation of Sure Start. Following a rsum of the aims and design of the Sure Start Local Programme initiative, a description of the implementation module methodology and an overview of existing knowledge around interagency collaboration, five factors are identified which impacted on the partnershipbuilding task. These comprise the nature of partnership history clarity of purpose the extent of strategic commitment at the highest levels trust among partners and the characteristics of the national workforce. The article concludes by highlighting the continuing relevance of these issues to the new collaborations required by the UK government's Every Child Matters agenda, including the work of children's centres.
ISSN:1746-6660
DOI:10.1108/17466660200600021