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Save Using the Service Audit Tool course
This course is for everyone who wants to use the Early Support Service Audit Tool to evaluate, plan and improve multi-agency delivery of services to disabled children.
The course takes you through a range of activities that will help you see the benefits of using the audit tool and enable you to use it to plan service delivery to meet the needs of families more effectively and in a family-centred way.
Service Audit Tool - full document (223.2 Kb pdf ).
Service Audit Tool - full document (450 Kb word ).
The separate Background mapping document sets the Early Support principles and Early Support in action statements, or standards, in the context of other relevant self-audit materials and guidance documents.
You can also download the Disability Audit Tool.
Who it's for
This training course is aimed at the widest possible audience. It is suitable for all those who wish to use the service audit tool practitioners, managers, families and others.
How you'll benefit
The service audit tool is a powerful instrument that can help you to improve services, but you need to know how to find your way round it, how to use it to best effect and how to keep the focus on families while using the tool. The course provides a step-by-step guide to using the tool effectively. This 'hands-on' training will demystify the audit tool and show you how it can help you to implement Early Support in your area.
Where courses are held
Courses will be held at various locations in England depending on demand. We aim to train people in groups of no more than 20 participants (and not less than ten). The course can also be arranged in other locations if there is sufficient interest.
More about the Service Audit Tool training
This is a one-day training course and includes a variety of activities. You will have the opportunity to use the Service Audit Tool and to become familiar with its contents.
Read the full course outline.
How to enrol on a course
Click here for the list of training providers. You can contact a training provider direct to enrol on a course.
You can also contact your LA's Early Years department to find out whether a course is being offered locally.
Associated documents
Early Support Service Audit Tool 2009 - Full document (Pdf version)
(223.2Kb)
The Early Support Service Audit Tool is designed to inform and underpin service improvement for young disabled children and their families. It enables multi-agency groups and service users to review services, identify service development priorities and track progress over time. (Pdf version)
Early Support Service Audit Tool 2009 - Full document (Word version)
(450Kb)
The Early Support Service Audit Tool is designed to inform and underpin service improvement for young disabled children and their families. It enables multi-agency groups and service users to review services, identify service development priorities and track progress over time.
Disability Audit Tool December 2008
(258.1Kb)
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Last updated on 20/08/2009
