Children and Young People's Plan

Our 2011-2014 Children and Young People's Plan is the result of learning and consultation with all statutory partners, schools and the voluntary, community and faith sectors. The plan is written on the basis of a rigorous analysis of children and young people’s needs and involved listening to the views of children, young people and their families.

Children’s Trust Priorities

This year we have substantially revised our priorities following extensive consultation with children, young people, parents and staff and a Collaboration event with a wider range of key stakeholders, including businesses and the voluntary sector. Our intention was to set a clear direction for the Trust for the next three years, but also to be sure that the priorities were achievable given the resource constraints on all partners. The three areas we have chosen are:

Keeping children safe

• Protect and look after children and young people that need our care
• Reduce domestic abuse and substance misuse and support families with these issues

Intervening early

• Work with families in greatest need as early as possible to build emotional well-being and improved health
• Help young people to have high aspirations and be healthy, active citizens, making positive life choices

Learning and ambition

• Make sure every child and young person has a fair chance of achieving, whatever their ethnicity, disability or family income
• Help young people improve their employment prospects
• Help families from poverty realise their ambitions for their children and themselves

These priorities form the basis of our Children and Young People's Plan 2011-2014 which can be found via a link on the right of this page. Please take a look at the plan and if you have any feedback contact the Partnership Manager (see below).  The previous CYPP (2009-2012) is also available to view as a link on the right of the page, along with the 2010 annual review of the CYPP.

If you would like any more information relating to any aspect of Reading Children's Trust, please contact the Children's Trust Partnership Manager on 0118 937 3269 or via the link on the right of this page.