Purpose / rationale of the Targeted Youth Support (TYS) Project

1. Purpose / rationale of the Targeted Youth Support (TYS) Project • The aim of the project is to develop a workable local model for the TYS service in order to deliver improved, user-friendly services for young people with additional needs. • Multi-agency TYS services will operate as a part of the integrated youth support service provided by the Children’s Trust, and will include a range of practitioners with complementary skills from different professions. The team will have a clear remit to work with mainstream and specialist services to: • Provide ‘wrap around’ support, via a lead professional, for individual young people who have multiple needs • Deliver effective preventative work for groups of vulnerable young people • Provide an outreach, support and training role for practitioners within mainstream and more specialist services • Operate within an agreed approach to assessment and referral • Make use of developing systems for client records, information sharing and tracking

2. The Scope of the Project • Geographic target: Bolsover, Staveley and Brimington • There is strong partnership working already seen in the Bolsover/Staveley Learning Community, the Staveley Neighbourhood Management Project and the Bolsover Local Strategic Partnership • These bodies bring together five secondary schools, a special school and FE college working with multiple agencies • Young people target: 13 – 19 year olds • Specific issues: • To develop approach covering all targeted youth issues within a framework of support for all young people in the area • To map and plan the availability of a directory of service and support for young people in the area

3. Methodology • The process follows the National Remodelling Teams Change Management Model, which was used in School Workforce Remodelling: • Mobilise: identify who is involved, such as partners, providers and stakeholders • Discover: research current provision, what works, what do people think • Deepen: Develop a deeper understanding of the issues find out why • Develop: Consider models and recommend solutions • Deliver: Implement the proposals

4. TYS pathfinder project overview Discover March/ April Deepen, April Develop, May Deliver, May - Sept Mobilise in Feb Decision points 1 2 3 Senior management Launch meetings Focused Interviews Senior management briefing Senior management briefing Develop plan with project manager Consolidate findings Service deliveryand users (young people/ families) Focused interviews /Groups Young Person’s journey workshops Multi-agency Workshop/s Multi-agency Workshop/s Apr/May May - Sep ‘06 Pathfinders will deliver benefits quickly

5. Derbyshire timeline Feb Mar Apr May 20 27 06 13 20 27 03 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 10 Project control 22 Scope agreed 3 22 Review Point Review Point PID complete Focused interviews 8/3 – 14/4 Focused interviews 25 Engage young people 20/3 – 21/4 2 24 Senior Mgt Briefings TCB 15/5 Multi-Agency Workshop Young people engagement Plan 25 Multi-agency workshop 2 10 Confirm date Invitations out Multi-Agency workshop Derbyshire C&YP Steering Group: Senior Management TYSP Decision Meeting . Update and confirm slot on 24 May 15 24 9-10 14-19 conference 13 Bolsover/Staveley Learning Community meeting 8 Plan Other: 28 County Local Connexions Partnership School hols