York's Model of Joint Partnership working (co-production)

The themes identified, structured the development of five core principles that shape our model.

1. We value the importance of children, young people and their parent carers as key stakeholders in all decisions and planning that affects their lives.

• we want children, young people and parents to educate us
• we care about outcomes of children and young people
• we work together as equal partners to design, deliver and improve services

2. We celebrate success and feedback on the impact of Joint Partnership.

• we share best practice and celebrate successes
• we feedback on the outcomes as the result of involvement and promote good ways of working together
• we are honest and transparent when it is not possible to implement changes, explain why and give opportunities for discussion

3. We work together in a safe and respectful way and support one another.

• we lead by example to understand and respect the opinions of all stakeholders
• we demonstrate an awareness of the different roles and boundaries of all stakeholders
• all stakeholders are empowered to contribute to partnership working
• we actively listen to those involved and use their feedback effectively

4. We continue to grow our networks of people.

• we consistently find new opportunities and ways for all children, young people and families to use their experiences to support our service development and delivery
• we are creative in the way we gain involvement from a broad range of children, young people and families who receive services and will actively involve parents, carers, children and young people to ensure their voices are heard

5. We are equal, diverse and accessible.

• we are inclusive in the way we engage and who we engage with across all communities
• we consider the accessibility needs of all stakeholders including about accessible communication, environment and timings
• we promote York as an accessible and inclusive city to all