Targeted youth support: process case studies - Mobilise
The case studies below support the achievements local authorities need to complete by the end of the Mobilise stage of the targeted youth support (TYS) change process. Each case study is an account of a pathfinder attempting to fulfil one of the objectives listed below.
Click to view achievements for the Mobilise stage.
1. The local authority understands in depth what TYS is, what the government requires by 2008 and how it fits with related workstrands
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Delivery
of TYS is seen as being part of a wider agenda
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TYS
pathfinder links with budget-holding lead professional initiative - 1
- TYS pathfinder links with budget-holding lead professional initiative - 2
2. Young people are at the centre of the project
3. Senior management is committed to improving targeted youth support
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Core
team set up to support TYS across many agencies
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Sponsoring
TYS during a restructuring of children's services
- Impact of stategic vision and leadership
4. A project team is in place with the skills and capacity to manage the change process
5. There is a realistic and clear needs-based scope for the project
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Pathfinder
focuses on narrow but deep scope
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Pathfinder
chooses both urban and rural areas for scope - 1
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Pathfinder
chooses both urban and rural areas for scope - 2
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Pathfinder
aligns scope with existing integrated working initiative
- Pathfinder choses limited geographic scope
6. Stakeholders are identified and effective communications are in place
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Pathfinder
perceived to be imposing solutions without fully engaging key
stakeholders
- Impact of strong involvement of health
7. The project has strong governance with reporting mechanisms in the children's trust and within the wider Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme
8. There is a robust TYS project plan in place
Click to access more case studies related to targeted youth support or to read more about the Mobilise stage.
This page was last updated on 26 October 2006
