With our suite of Family Stars widely used across early years and family services, we are continuing to develop and respond to organisations using the Star, with new tools for services in Scotland as well as for families with babies and very young children.
Our Family Star tools are used by leading voluntary services and over 50 Local Authorities, including the Family Star Plus which was developed with Leicestershire County Council to better match the requirements of the UK Government’s Troubled Families Programme, and My Star for children, developed with Family Action, Action for Children, Westminster Council and Coram. We are always looking to respond to our clients and to help organisations to use the Stars as effectively as possible, and so we are about to publish two new tools within the Family Star toolkit.
The first tool has been developed thanks to Fife Council in Scotland, with additional input from Dumfries and Galloway Council, and is designed to support Scottish services in using the Family Star Plus in the context of the Scottish Government framework: Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC). Each outcome area on the Family Star Plus has been aligned to the GIRFEC well-being indicators (SHANARRI – Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible, Included) with bespoke Flashcards and detailed guidance to support Scottish services report to commissioners against the GIRFEC framework using Star data. These are available now, at no extra charge, for services with licences and training – just get in touch on info@triangleconsulting.co.uk.
The second tool is the Family Star (Early Years), a variant of the Family Star designed specifically for use with parents with babies or young children aged 5 and under. It has been developed in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Early Help and Children’s Centre Services. It includes a specific outcome area looking at child development, whilst also being a ‘briefer’ format than the other Family Stars, making it ideal for less intensive interventions with parents, including drop-in groups and other children’s centre work with some one-to-one support.
Family Star (Early Years) will be available from the end of June 2015 for services with training and licences for all workers and managers using the Star. For services already trained and licensed to use the Family Stars, no additional training or costs are required. For more information or to register your interest in the Star, please get in touch via info@triangleconsulting.co.uk or on 020 7272 8765.
