1. Children & Young People’s Service Procedures
The new manual
PLEASE READ THE NOTES SECTION ON EVERY SLIDE BEFORE PRESENTING
You don’t have to use every slide (total of 15), but they’re all here for you to refer to if you wish.

2. Introducing the new Manual
A single online source of information
Replaces and improves on the old manual
It brings together legislation, statutory & non-statutory guidance, research & learning, good practice
It also has our own policies, procedures, guidelines, forms and templates
The old manual was confusing, hard to update and mixed information from Leic City, Leics County & Rutland
The new manual launched in October and went out to managers and heads of service with a very short guidance note on how to use it.
A copy of the guidance note is in the Manager Information Pack

3. Its purpose A reference point for staff
An ACE tool to promote consistency of practice:
Accessible: easy to navigate, lots of links etc
Concise: plain English - current legis, regs, guidance
Efficient: everyone’s got access to the latest version
Responding to practitioners’ requests for centralised procedural info
For some time, practitioners, via different groups, have spoken about the need to centralise procedural information

4. Differences from old Manual
Cleaner, better organised structure
Easier to navigate, easier to search
We can update much of our local info when we want, not just twice a year
Has ONLY Leic City info, not Leics County & Rutland – that’s in their Manuals
There has been a Manual, supplied by Tri-x, since Numerous problems – it jumbled City, County and Rutland info, it was very large, confusing and practically impossible to update.

5. Where to find the Manual
Google search brings you here
The link we sent out brings you here
A desktop link should have installed itself on most people’s computer.
If it hasn’t, there are some quick simple two-stage instructions. These are in the ‘Manager Resource Pack’.

6. How it works
Core text in the chapters has the statutory info that applies to all local authorities
At the bottom of the chapter there’s a section for local info. This has links to Leicester’s own policies and procedures.
Go to chapters via Contents, or do a search
The other key area is Local Resources. It’s under construction and we’ll add more Leicester policies, procedures, forms, templates etc
It’s easy and intuitive, these are just a few pointers that can save people a bit of time

7. A quick tour.. Let’s have a quick look in the Manual
Scroll down the Contents
Have a look in a few key sections
Try out the search box
HAVE A LOOK AT THE MANUAL AT THIS POINT
It needs internet access so you can have a look at the parts most relevant for your team.
There is a Word file for the Contents and a few screenshots in case no internet, but this is not an effective way of showing the manual.

8. Main sections - recap Look at the footer at the end of each chapter
The Contents page and the Local Resources page
Look at the footer at the end of each chapter

9. Useful items (links) Working Together 2015
There’s loads more features in the Manual and on Tri-x website but these two are likely the most useful.
Woking Together link is on the homepage (or via Tri-x website if you want)
The link to the LSCB Procedures is on every page
Full doc
Section by section
LSCB multi-agency safeguarding procedures

10. Not in the manual Multi-agency safeguarding – LLR LSCB manual
Cases – Liquid Logic
Not in yet:
- Some policies, procedures, protocols etc
- Local Resources section continually being
updated (Templates and forms, Workforce
and induction info, etc)
The Manual is organised this way so we have the Local Resources section that we can update it ourselves, when we want, instead of waiting for the supplier’s twice per year updates
We are still in the process of putting information into Local Resources

11. Actions from teams Please
Take a few minutes to look through the manual
It it hasn’t yet installed automatically, put a link on your desktop (takes 2mins –see instructions)
Let us know if you think there should be extra information on there. Contact info is on front page of the Manual.
Start to use it..
It took me less than a minute to install the desktop link, including reading the instructions. These are in the manager information pack
The contact for material for the Manual is Nichola Pell, Partnership & Strategy Officer
These contact details are on the landing page for our manual.

12. Future activity Communicating and launching
Local Resources sections being built
Gathering any further procedures from teams

13. Links
The new manual
LLR Procedures - LSCB
Tri-x Working Together (useful guide)
Leics County’s & Rutland’s Manual (for info only)

14. Finding information
Appendix
We asked where people look for this sort of information:
- Operational procedures
- Legislation, guidance, good practice, learning
- Workforce and induction info
- Leic City Council corporate info
THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT ARE TO ILLUSTRATE WHY IT’S USEFUL TO HAVE A MANUAL
We put this to managers at an awayday in Sept2016
Could be done as an activity if the presenter wants
Presenter could ask team to think about this, and share their thoughts

15. Finding info – feedback from manager session
Appendix
Finding info – feedback from manager session
People are resourceful, creative and knowledgeable.
But. Searching takes time, they don’t always find what they need, and there may be different versions in different places.
Tri-x Manual
E-learning pool Ofsted good practice DfE stat guidance
Online legislation LSCB website
Team drives SEND website Other LA procedures
Interface Schools Extranet
Colleagues Liquid Logic YJB Manager
Liquid Logic Policy & Practice Guides Google
Home Office MyView Partners Professional bodies
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These are some of the responses from the divisional away day for Heads of Service, Service Managers and some Team Managers in September
No one used the old Tri-x Manual