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Darlington Children’s Trust aims to ensure organisations work together, and with children, young people and their families to both identify and address how the lives of children and young people can be made happy, healthy, safe and fulfilled in line with the requirements of the five Every Child Matters outcomes of:
- Be Healthy
- Stay Safe
- Enjoy & Achieve
- Make a Positive Contribution
- Achieve Economic Well-being
Darlington has published its second Children and Young People’s Plan covering the period 2008-2011
The Children and Young People’s Plan sets out how service providers including the Council, schools, the health service, police, and voluntary and community sector organisations will work together over the coming years to deliver the Sustainable Community Strategy Vision – One Darlington, Perfectly Placed, to improve the lives of children, young people and their families.
Our Priorities are to support all children and young people so that they can:
- Be healthy – Through promoting positive health and emotional wellbeing
- Stay Safe – Ensure the safety of children and young people
- Enjoy and Achieve – Enable Children and Young People to aspire, have fun and maximise their full potential through learning
- Make a positive contribution – Enable children and Young People to contribute to their community and environment
- Achieve economic well-being – Ensure Children and Young People are prepared for and prosper in adult life
These five priorities complement each other. Children and young people thrive and learn best when they are healthy, safe and engaged. The Children and Young People's Plan can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Children/childrenstrust/CYPP2008-11_V2.htm
Each year Darlington Children's Trust reviews the Children and Young People Plan and the latest review looks specifically at the period April 2008 to March 2009 and considers what we have achieved over this period. It also examines our existing priorities and makes contextual changes to some of our priority actions.
It outlines our key achievements, areas for improvement and how the involvement of children and young people has informed the review and priorities for all partner agencies. . The review of the 2008-2009 Children and Young People's Plan can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Children/childrenstrust/CYPP+Review+2009.htm
If you want more information about Darlington Children's Trust please contact:
Melanie Brown - Children's Trust Partnership Manager
Room 228
Town Hall
Feetham
Darlington
DL1 5QT
Tel: (01325) 388219 Email: melanie.brown@darlington.gov.uk