Delivered by Substance Coop for

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Delivered by Substance Coop for Dept for
Schools, Children Families (DCSF) Birmingham
Pilot supported by Digital Birmingham
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Background

• Action Research Pilot
• Substance commissioned by DCSF to support
  LAs promote positive activities for young people
  (13 19yrs)
• 20 LAs in the First Year PilotBirmingham,
  Walsall, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Durham,
  Gateshead, Newcastle, South Tyneside, Blackburn,
  Blackpool, Halton, Knowsley, Bolton, Salford,
  Lewisham, Islington, Doncaster, Hull Wakefield
• Led by Birmingham City Council CYPF
• DB plays a consultative role and provides the
  technical liaison with Service Birmingham,
  supports our concept of Xchange ability to
  access info engage via the channel of your
  choice in a place of your choice.
• Stemming from Education Inspections Act 2006
• Statutory duty to deliver a Youth Offer,
  Positive Activities ethos of all young people
  finding info on Places to Go Things to Do

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Original concept by Substance in collaboration
with Stockport
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Documents
News Plings.net/news
Workshops isp.substance.coop
Photos flickr.com/groups/plingsplaces
Events isp.substance.coop
Group groups.google.com/group/plings
Links Youthoffer.plings.net
Blog blogs.plings.net
Opinion radiowaves.co.uk/plings
Forum ukyouthonline.ning.com/group/plings
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Birmingham Data Sources

• Childrens Services Directory
  (www.Ineed2know.org.uk)
• Bhams Disability Register Information
  Service
• Youth Service and Youth zone
• Family Information Services
• BCC Whats On (www.birmingham.gov.uk/whatson)
• VCS Matters

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Next Steps for Birmingham

• Data review of information source(s) on Positive
  Activities
• Undertake data feeds / transfers
• Utilise project resources for publishing
• Attend Stakeholder events
• Help evaluate outcomes

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Next Three Months

• Technical resources for data APIs, input tool
• Assistance for local authorities DigiTV,
  forums, workshops
• Continued development of interfaces SNS
  application, web search tool, phone
• Learning and development events, blogs
• Involvement of young people Radiowaves, Young
  Advisors

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