Working Neighbourhood Teams News

What's new?

The first edition of Working Neighbourhood Team News (July 2009) is now available.This is a brief catch up for those involved (or about to be involved) in Working Neighbourhood Teams.
Here is the Greater Manchester Draft Evaluation Framework for working neighbourhood teams.
How might working neighbourhood teams impact on the delivery of Salford's Local Area Agreement indicators? This document is an initial sift of LAA indicators whose outcomes working neighbourhood teams' activities MIGHT be able to influence directly or indirectly - working neighbourhood LAA indicators. This is very much work in progress - a first cut.
This is the suggested format for a simple resident consultation at local events and festivals. Under question 5 the service offer would change. For example it should include SALT in Ordsall and Langworthy and the Broughton Trust in East Salford.
Take a look at the evaluation of Connexions' Activity Agreements.
East Salford's Skills and Work Task Group have produced a local directory for their area - take a look East Salford Employment and Skills Directory
Find out how young people are faring in the recession Youth Tracker (Summer 2009)

Common Assessment Referral Pathways

The Common Assessment Framework for childre n and young people: practitioners' guide describes integrated working to improve outcomes for children and young people. Here is a blank CAF form. Children's Services Think Family project use cue cards to prompt workers to talk about issues they may be experiencing - this 'whole family' approach might be a useful for Working Neighbourhood Teams.
Connexions uses a system called CAPIR to identify clients' strengths and the areas that need further development. The model uses a wheel shaped diagram supported with key questions which are structured in a way that allows the client and advisor to form a judgement about whether something is going well or needs further development/support. This framework informs the dialogue with client and identifies an individual's needs.