We have produced a range of practical tools that commissioners can use in their day-to-day work which will be added to in due course. If you have any questions or comments about these materials, please email us.

A to Z of commissioning

The A-Z of Commissioning is a suite of training materials designed to help all stakeholders in children’s services better understand commissioning. The materials aim to help leaders, commissioners, providers and the communities involved in children’s services to develop a shared understanding of commissioning and the essential components that make it work.

Commissioning and school improvement

This document covers school improvement models, themes and issues to 2011 and beyond. None of the ideas contained in this document are “recommendations” as such but we hope that it will facilitate further discussion and thinking.

National Fostering Contracts

The National Contracts for fostering, residential and schools have all been reviewed and updated. Please find all relevant documentaion within.

Outcomes & Efficiency: C4EO Commissioning Questions

In this document are C4EO "Commissioning Questions" to aid a whole system redesign of children’s services through the CSP Outcomes & Efficiency model. Each question is based on validated local practice of service models.

DfE Change Management Jigsaw

This document contains key pieces of a local change programme showing what you need and how to spot if any pieces are missing.

Creating a model for whole system redesign.

This workshop is designed to help partners in a local area to create a service redesign model in one day. Because the model is locally derived it is more likely to be owned by the commissioners, whilst remaining aligned to the Outcomes & Efficiency methodology.