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The Children and Young People’s Plan

The Children and Young People’s Plan. Andrew Baxter Local Authority Partnership Unit Department for Education and Skills. Nature and Purpose. A statutory, strategic plan to improve outcomes for children and young people.

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The Children and Young People’s Plan

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  1. The Children and Young People’s Plan Andrew Baxter Local Authority Partnership Unit Department for Education and Skills

  2. Nature and Purpose • A statutory, strategic plan to improve outcomes for children and young people. • Developed by the local authority and partners through the children’s trust • Covers all services for children and young people. • Removal of planning requirements to reduce burden.

  3. Support • Advisers • Guidance • Q and A on needs assessment • Case studies • Regional conferences • http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk • Are we supporting authorities enough in developing the CYPP?

  4. Progress • RCA feedback on progress towards children’s trusts • Ofsted report • Advisers’ views • Generally an encouraging picture

  5. 1. What makes a good CYPP? • Concise, accessible, coherent • Focus on early intervention • Robust analysis of strengths and weaknesses • Thorough needs assessment • Self evaluation: what has worked and why • Strong links between needs, priorities, actions and resources

  6. 2. What makes a good CYPP? • Clear reasons for priorities • Targeted actions, according to target group importance and timing • Clear timings • Acknowledgement that actions can develop. • Clear success criteria.

  7. 3. What makes a good CYPP? • Clear lead for actions. • Resources statement shows pooled budgets. • Clear links to other plans and the Children’s Services Improvement Cycle. • Clear accountability for delivery and performance management. • Clear contribution of children and young people and of partners to planning.

  8. Schools White Paper • Commitments to require: • local authorities to consult schools in the preparation of the CYPP • schools to have regard to the CYPP, for example, when creating their own School Development Plan. • local authorities will also draw up a strategic plan for the pattern of schools in their area as part of the CYPP.

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