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Alison Clarke

@YCSExecDirector

YCS Exec Director @HMPPS. Providing safe, secure and decent care for children in custody in England & Wales. Posts from me/my office.

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Joined June 2023
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My thanks to all who made yesterday's YCS Staff Awards happen. I’m so proud and grateful of our people and their commitment to children and young people in our care. Well done to all the winners and nominees! #ExtraordinaryJob #YCS
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My thanks to colleagues at @hmyoifeltham for participating in the BBC’s recent knife crime documentary. This helped give unique insight into the challenges faced by children and young people – and by our staff working with them to make a difference. bbc.in/4htSrxj
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Pleased to see HMIP reporting positive progress at @HMYOI_Wetherby. Improvements in safety and reduced violence are testament to Governor Mark Scott, @YCSDDoperations and team. Focus on tailored care plans is creating a more supportive environment. hmiprisons.justiceinspectora…
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This week's YCS event was put together with a focus on our commitment to SECURE STAIRS - our Framework for Integrated Care. Grateful to all who’ve attended to help us deliver for the most complex and vulnerable children and young people in the country.
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We’ve made a real effort to join up the youth secure estate, sharing learning between Secure Children’s Homes, the Secure School, YOIs and the Secure Training Centre. Good to bring staff from all sectors together for the annual YCS conference alongside some key partners.
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My thanks to Lord Ponsonby for coming to @OasisRestore last week. Really pleased for everyone across justice, health and education who brought the secure school vision into reality.
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Huge congratulations to our YCS Team of the Year: Needs, Engagement and Wellbeing Team for their work at @HmpParc’s young people’s unit, and to Tom Dunham of @HMYOI_Wetherby who was our YCS Champion of the Year!
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Fantastic day at @OasisRestore Secure School with Minister Argar and colleagues from NHSE, @_YJB and others. We met dedicated staff and toured the site ready for welcoming the first children. Immense thanks to all involved in this revolutionary approach to youth justice.
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A pleasure to present an @MoJGovUK Award certificate recognising the nomination of the @HMYOIWerrington senior team for outstanding leadership yesterday. Huge congrats and thanks to Governor @j5teadman and her leadership team for all they do for the staff, children & young people
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These priorities are underpinned by our commitment to embedding SECURE STAIRS - our framework for integrated care, co-developed with the NHS. I shared more detail on what each of these means in practice and what we will deliver this year in a letter to colleagues this week. /7
YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on his national operational priorities for the youth custody service for 2024 to 2025. Our critical priority is embedding SECURE STAIRS – our framework for integrated care, co-produced with NHS England. This is essential to everything we’re trying to achieve in our three areas and needs to be at the heart of how we deliver a child-centred service.

ALT YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on his national operational priorities for the youth custody service for 2024 to 2025. Our critical priority is embedding SECURE STAIRS – our framework for integrated care, co-produced with NHS England. This is essential to everything we’re trying to achieve in our three areas and needs to be at the heart of how we deliver a child-centred service.

Page two of the letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on the first National operational priority, which is Supported, skilled people. We will equip frontline colleagues to build relationships and manage complex behaviour to support children and young people by: getting relationships right in line with SECURE STAIRS; progressing our work on safer recruitment and delivering on youth justice worker and YOI resource reviews. The second national operational priority is Safe, secure and decent care. We will build on our safety strategy, provide secure and enabled environments and decent care for children and young people by: embedding SECURE STAIRS as the foundation of behaviour management; reviewing the management of most complex cases locally, and reviewing Critical Case Pathway and Enhanced Support Unit.

ALT Page two of the letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on the first National operational priority, which is Supported, skilled people. We will equip frontline colleagues to build relationships and manage complex behaviour to support children and young people by: getting relationships right in line with SECURE STAIRS; progressing our work on safer recruitment and delivering on youth justice worker and YOI resource reviews. The second national operational priority is Safe, secure and decent care. We will build on our safety strategy, provide secure and enabled environments and decent care for children and young people by: embedding SECURE STAIRS as the foundation of behaviour management; reviewing the management of most complex cases locally, and reviewing Critical Case Pathway and Enhanced Support Unit.

Page three of a letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on the third national operational priority, which is Better future outcomes. We will contribute to reducing reoffending rates among young people in custody, including through the first secure school and SCH sector by: delivering on the actions from our Families Review; developing the YCS ROTL framework, and realising the potential of the first secure school.

ALT Page three of a letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on the third national operational priority, which is Better future outcomes. We will contribute to reducing reoffending rates among young people in custody, including through the first secure school and SCH sector by: delivering on the actions from our Families Review; developing the YCS ROTL framework, and realising the potential of the first secure school.

The fourth and final page of the letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on his national priorities for the year. Alongside these priorities, we will publish a Children and Young People’s Strategy before the end of 2024 to 25 setting out our aspirations for the YCS with a clear, ambitious, but realistic future vision beyond 2025.

ALT The fourth and final page of the letter from YCS Executive Director Ed Cornmell on his national priorities for the year. Alongside these priorities, we will publish a Children and Young People’s Strategy before the end of 2024 to 25 setting out our aspirations for the YCS with a clear, ambitious, but realistic future vision beyond 2025.

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Since joining YCS I’ve made it clear one of my priorities is to put our people first. It’s been fantastic to spend time today at the first of our awards to celebrate them and the efforts - congratulations to all our winners!
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This is not your average catering job. It is a great chance to put your catering qualifications and skills into practice and make an impact far beyond the kitchen @HMPCookhamWood justicejobs.tal.net/vx/lang-…
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Are you a team player? In the YCS we thrive on teamwork - you'll have a strong support system and colleagues to rely on. Join our team: bit.ly/3LAzc76
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The YCS family is made up of people from all walks of life. If you're someone who can understand and connect with complex and vulnerable children and young people, the role of senior forensic psychologist might be for you. Apply now⬇️ justicejobs.tal.net/vx/lang-…
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I started leading the Youth Custody Service and its hardworking staff one year ago today. As ever I remain proud of the extraordinary jobs they do to help to improve outcomes and opportunities for children in our care.
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It is an absolute honour to lead passionate, brave, and motivated staff across the YCS and be part of the wider @hmpps team. During my time in post, I’ve learnt a great deal from my colleagues who have a wealth of experience. These people are at the heart of YCS.
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Great to be back on site at @HMYOIWerrington last week with the National Chair of @_imbs_. I really value the passion the staff have for delivering safe, nurturing and decent care to children and young people and improving their life chances. Thank you!
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The @HmppsInsights festival starts today, bringing together colleagues across our sector to learn from each other and develop new skills. Thanks to colleagues in YCS for opening their doors and sharing experiences so attendees can learn about our unique part of the estate.
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