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Good afternoon, everyone.
Welcome to the Frontline Reforms Notice for 30 April 2025. Please cascade these notices to your network as required.
Information Exploration
Helping planners make quality and accurate decisions
- Over the coming weeks, Service Delivery will deliver a myth busters campaign (DOCX 640KB) to clarify some misconceptions.
- Using data and feedback, we have identified common myths to support planners to make quality and accurate decisions.
- Through empowering staff to support our participants, we can continue working together to provide a positive experience.
- More information can be found in the intranet notice. If you have questions on any of the myth busters, please visit the Service Delivery Hub or speak with your line manager.
New Framework Planning updates:
EOI for the Support Needs Assessor Advance Party is progressing
- Assessment of EOIs for the Support Needs Assessor Advance Party is well underway.
- By now, candidates will have been advised if their application is progressing to the next stage of shortlisting.
- Applicants who have not been successful in this EOI round will have been provided with feedback and resources to support future applications, and are encouraged to apply for other opportunities that may become available.
- Thank you to everyone who have expressed their interest in SNAAP. If you are interested in following the journey of the SNAAP, the SharePoint Support Needs Assessor Advance Party will provide frequent updates.
Legislation updates:
Top Tips from eLearn 1: Applying s33 Provisions after the May 2025 Release
After the May 2025 Release, use the Plan Duration and Funding Period Length matrix to support your decision-making.
Recommended Plan Duration
- Use the Plan Duration matrix to support decision-making about the length of plans (available here on the SD Hub).
- Remember the recommended plan durations are (when no exceptions apply):
- 5 years for participants aged 9 and over
- 2 years for participants aged below 9.
Recommended Funding Period Length
- Use the Funding Periods Decision matrix to support decision-making about applying Funding Periods to plans (available here on the SD Hub).
- Remember the recommended Funding Period length is 3 months (when no exceptions apply).
More information can be found in eLearn 1 – Applying s33 Provisions, and more Top Tips will be available on the Frontline Reforms Community Viva Engage page.
Reminder: Scheme Reforms Learning program (s33 Funding Periods)
- The Section 33 training dates are detailed in the following table.
- A reminder that the table details the available learning item from the week commencing date and will be deployed during that week.
Staff will need to complete the below training (in order) by redacted: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant May 2025:
| From week commencing | Title | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March | - SD Hub (Team leader information pack) - SD Hub (Team member information pack) |
Available from the SD Learning Studio |
| 21 April | - eLearn - Applying s33 provisions | If the training is mandatory for your role, you will automatically be enrolled in LEAP and receive a notification. For other staff, the eLearn will be available for self-enrolment. |
| 28 April | - eLearn - Introducing Funding Periods in PACE | If the training is mandatory for your role, you will automatically be enrolled in LEAP and receive a notification. For other staff, the eLearn will be available for self-enrolment. |
| 5 May | - eLearn - Adding Funding Periods to Plans - Video - Plan Approval case - Video - Participant Budget Update (PBU) case - Change pack - Plan Change and Internal Review cases - Change Pack - Actioning a Plan Change case - Change pack - Actioning an Internal Review case |
If the training is mandatory for your role, you will automatically be enrolled in LEAP and receive a notification. For other staff, the eLearn will be available for self-enrolment. Each module will take around 10-15 minutes. For other staff, the videos will be available for self-enrolment. The change packs will be available from the SD Learning Studio. Each will take around 10 minutes to complete. |
Table 1: Scheme Reform Learning program overview
For more information, please speak to your line manager or contact the Frontline Learning Service Desk.
redacted: s22(1)(a)(ii)-irrelevant material