These slides are the introductory slides for the West Midlands cluster events. They include doe links to health videos and a link to the Early Support app - this will not work until it becomes functional - watch out for this date!

1. East Midlands
Early Support Cluster Group

2. Agenda
Time Session
10:00 Arrival coffee
10:30: News: In Principle, the Act, the Code of Practice
Heath
Schools, Colleges and Early Years Settings
Key working and the Early Support App Update
12:45 Lunch and networking
Independent Supporters Update
Local Feedback and Evaluation
What is going well for you?
What do you need help with?
2:00 End – 30 minute session for 1-1 development

3. Early Support Update
Government announces increase in
funding for parent carer forums
http://www.cafamily.org.uk/what-we-
do/parent-carer-participation/resources-
%28general%29/
Early Support Regional Facilitator Tender
http://www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/new
s/january-june-2014/were-recruiting-9-regional-
facilitators-for-the-early-support-programme

4. Early Support Update
Contracts and Compliance Officer,
Independent Support
Programme Lead, Early Support
http://www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/job-
vacancies

5. Resources
http://inprincipletraining.co.uk

6. Act and Code of Practice
Update

8. And over to health
• http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-65/alternative-
guide-new-nhs-england Well worth showing!
• Resource - Latest resources - Topics & resources - Personal
health budgets
• Video

10. The Early Support App
http://www.earlysupportapp.org.uk

11. What is going well?
What do you need help with?