Change for childen and young people in Oxfordshire.
The Government's Change for Children programme brings a significant change in the way services for children and young people are delivered. It affects everyone providing services for children, young people and their families.
This page is designed to keep everyone, particularly those who work with children and young people, up to date with the many ways in which we are working together locally to deliver this agenda.
Children and Young People's Plan 2010-2013
Oxfordshire’s second Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) is available to download here. The needs analysis and delivery plan are currently being worked on and will be published here once they are complete.
Projects to make childcare more accessible and improve the range and availability of short break care for families' with disabled children and children with additional needs.
How we ensure that the views and voices of children, young people, parents and carers are included at strategic and planning levels and support all services and partner organisations to involve users in their service areas.
The first multi-agency strategy to map current workforce and plan for more integrated development in the future (includes Common Assessment Framework roll out).
One of the key challenges posed by Every Child Matters was how to develop more integrated multi-disciplinary team working. Find out about the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), team around the child (TAC) and available training for professionals.
The Success Project aims to improve overall outcomes for the most vulnerable young people between the ages of 11 and 19 in Oxfordshire.
Creating better services
There are many organisations providing services for children, young people and their families. Change for Children and young people aims to create better services by ensuring that these organisations work together effectively to:
improve health outcomes for children and young people
increase the number of children and young people accessing sport, play, leisure, youth, out of school, community, cultural and arts activities
improve educational achievement and enjoyment at all key stages
improve support to schools and communities, promoting positive behaviour and emotional health and well being, thereby reducing the incidence of behaviour difficulties, bullying and youth offending
improve the early practical support for vulnerable families to prevent abuse, neglect and family breakdown
improve life choices of children looked after
improve services for disabled children and young people and their families
Five outcomes for children and young people
The Government wants the Change for Children programme to help children and young people to:
be healthy
stay safe
enjoy and achieve
make a positive contribution
achieve economic well being
Change for Children affects anyone providing services for children, young people and families, whether they are the statutory, private or voluntary sector.
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