Children young people and families plan 2020 to 2024

The priorities of the plan

These are:

1. Making sure there are equal opportunities in education and learning
2. Building skills for adulthood and work opportunities
3. Investing in emotional wellbeing and mental health
4. Supporting young people to keep themselves safe (e.g. from being exploited or bullied)
5. Promoting physical health and more active lifestyles
6. Building relationships with families to support safe, happy and caring homes

The measures of the plan – what this will mean for children and young people

These are:

1. More young people stay in school and avoid all types of exclusion
2. More children and young people with special educational needs are better supported in mainstream and special schools
3. More children and young people attend school more of the time
4. More 16-24 year olds are in education, employment or training
5. More young people access emotional wellbeing support
6. More families benefit from health visiting
7. More children and young people are eating regular, healthy meals
8. More children and young people are at a healthy weight
9. More families are supported earlier before problems get worse
10. More young people are kept safe from crime – fewer victims and offenders
11. More young people understand how to keep themselves safe within the community
12. More families living in permanent homes

How this will be achieved

We will work together to:

• bring services closer to the communities they serve, changing where and how we work
• continue to improve early help and children’s social care services, so more children grow up in safe, happy and caring homes
• enable children and young people to influence decisions through the Youth Mayor, youth congress and forum and young commissioner
• improve access to emotional wellbeing services so when young people need help they can access it quickly and easily
• take a ‘whole family’ approach so both adults and children receive help and support when they need it
• support smoother transitions into adulthood for those with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and our children looked after to make sure they are set up to succeed
• work with schools to improve attendance, inclusion and standards of education for all

Download the Children young people and families plan June 2020 (PDF, 7.2 MB)

Consultation

The consultation site is temporarily down for maintenance, but you can check back to see how feedback was collected in the public consultation that closed on 4 March 2020.