Joint Strategy for Improving Outcomes for Children, Young People and their Families
Introduction
We want all children and young people in Manchester to be healthy, safe and to enjoy and achieve at school, so that they have the skills, abilities, self esteem and positive outlook to get good jobs, make a positive contribution and be successful in adult life.
A rapidly changing national picture means that we have to look at new ways of working with new models for investment, integrated commissioning and delivery of services to create conditions for economic growth and enabling all children, young people and families to reach their potential to access jobs and economic wellbeing. At the same time we must provide sufficient support for our most vulnerable children and young people, ensuring they are safeguarded and narrowing the gap in outcomes compared to their peers. We will pioneer a radical 'whole family' approach to supporting families with complex needs, helping them towards independence.
As a partnership we are committed to working together to make best use of our shared resources and to target them to best effect. This plan sits alongside current plans and strategies held by partners and explores what we can do together and in addition to those existing plans and strategies that will benefit children and young people.
We will work closer with local communities and neighbourhoods with an emphasis on developing local commissioning arrangements identifying the needs, key partners and solutions to fit local circumstances. Manchester Children's Trust will strongly champion the needs of children and young people and encourage high aspirations to ensure that children's needs are met and they can achieve their full potential.
Operating within these principles and focusing on the priorities set out in this plan will result in children being:
- ready for school;
- ready for secondary school;
- ready for employment; and
- equipped for parenting.
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