An introduction to FiND, the FSD and

MARCoOctober 2013

What is FiND?One stop info and advice service for families and practitioners in Redbridge

How to contact FiND

Helpline0800 587 7500 or 020 8708 8920

Emailfind@redbridge.gov.uk

Websitehttp://find.redbridge.gov.uk

LocationRedbridge Drama Centre(office only)

How do families find out about FiND?

NHS Red Book stickers (1,000s)Council Notice Boards (42)FiND Blue Boards (86)WebsitesPosters, postcardsFamiliesPractitioners

A conduit for statutory and non-statutory info

Also known as the PEACOCK!

Family Services Directory (website)

Much more than a directory

Gateway to

3,000 local and national services

Almost

15,000 visits per month

Maintained with local and national partners from all sectors of the workforce

22 sites across Redbridge

More than 200 sessions available at any time

Sessions include:

Advice | Baby sessions | Back to work | Bookstart | Boys | Breastfeeding | Chatter Matters | Childminders | Dads | ESOL | EYFS learning | Health | IT | Music | Outdoor explorers | SEN | Sensory | Parenting | Pregnancy | Transition and much more!

200 services for

0 to 25 years

The Local SEND Offer in Redbridge

Initial advice

Referrals

Health and diagnosis

Money and travel

Local support

National support

Education

Transitions

Employment

Short breaks

Things to do

Young People ZoneAimed at 11 to 19 year olds

To be developed with Youth Services and other relevant partners

Kids ZoneAimed at 2 to 11s or for mums and dads to use with their children

To be developed with Children’s Centres Zone redevelopment

Parents and Carers ZoneA wealth of information for mums, dads, uncles, aunties, grandparents and anybody working with families

Parents and Carers ZoneChildcare > All registered childcare providers

Every landing page has:

Parent-friendly introductions

Advice and guidance

Downloads

Internal links

Related services

External links

Parents and Carers ZoneChildcare > Day nurseries

How to use

Shop for services using filters

Add to Wishlist

Email list straight to • Client• Colleague• Self

Print friendly

Parents and Carers ZoneParenting through difficult times > Domestic abuse

Parent-friendly introductions

Advice and guidance

Downloads

Internal links

Related services

External links

Partnership-led

Parents and Carers ZoneDomestic abuse

50 services listed, including:

AanchalAction on Elder AbuseAshianaAWAAZBroken RainbowDV One Stop ShopELBWOJan TrustJewish Women’s AidKarma NirvanaKiran Women’s AidLatin American Women’s Aid MankindMens Advice Line (MALE)National DV HelplineNational Stalking HelpineNewham Asian Women’s Project NHSNSPCCRAADARape Crisis CentreResolutionSamaritansSouthall Black SistersThe HavensThe Sunshine ProjectVictim SupportWomans Trust

Introducing MARCo

What is MARCo?• An essential online resource for all practitioners • Logging in provides additional information for

practitioners

Where did it come from?• Commissioned by High Risk Families Early Intervention

Strategy Group in October 2011. Official launch October 2012

What’s on MARCo?• Main foundation are the directories• Portals on data | maps | training | local/national

strategies and more

How to access MARCo

• Via FiND website or Redbridge i (keyword FiND or MARCo)

• To provide practitioners with easy access to early help services

• Help practitioners make sense of an increasingly complex landscape

• To promote a more integrated, multi-agency approach to working

Why was it created?

MARCo’s main directories:

Council services (245 services)

Health (91)

Local private and voluntary (253)

National private and voluntary (167)

Other public (66)

Other directories include:

Childcare (234) | Commissioned services (61) | Funding (23) | Local SEND services (93) National SEND services (57) | Newsletters (18) | Short Breaks (86) | Transition services (44) Meeting rooms for hire (23) and much more

http://find.redbridge.gov.uk

Directories

Early Intervention Service Directory (718)

Search for services using any of these subjects…

…then fine tune by age | postcode | day of week | time of day disability/condition | local or national | locality level of service, i.e. universal, targetted or specialist

3 clicks into Early Intervention

Be less reliant on colleagues and use the Wishlist…

…all it takes is 3 clicks!

MARCoDirectories > Early Intervention

How to use

Shop for services using filters

Add to Wishlist

Email list straight to • Client• Colleague• Self

Print friendly

Need even more…

…log in to MARCo!

So what’s in the secure areas of MARCo?Full staff contact listsPSAs | EWOs | EPs | SENCOs | CAF Team FiND | Children’s Centres | SLTs | EYCIT Troubled Families | MASH and many more.

Practitioner-only resourcesGuidance | Referral forms |

Waiting lists Training materials | News | Events | Data Minutes and

Agendas and much more

Look out for the yellow boxes!

MARCo Membership

4100 practitioners on MARCo mailing list

LBR staff Childrens Services | Adult Services | Housing, Payments and Benefits | Vision RCL | Public Health

Schools Primary | Secondary | Special | Private

Health Child and Adult health | Mental health

Childcare providers Day nurseries | pre-schools |

childminders | out of school clubs

Private and voluntary representation from all areas of the private and voluntary sector

Other public sector Colleges | Job Centre Plus | Police | Probationary

What’s New to MARCo?

New services

Latestnews

Regulatory updates

Closed services

Dates for diaries

Special editions

New areas on website

Why register?

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More registrations

More use

Better flow of information

More integrated and efficient multi-agency working

Better outcomes for families

http://find.redbridge.gov.uk

Need more info?

Need a training session?

Got some news to share?

And thank you in advance for registering!

Contact Bruce Hausenloy or Ruth Newell at Families Information Direct (FiND)

Freephone 0800 587 7500 or 020 8708 8920Email find@redbridge.gov.ukWebsite http://find.redbridge.gov.uk

Who’s on MARCo?

A tiny sample of organisations on MARCo