Schools to take centre stage in bid to transform childhood
CYP Now staff
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Schools are to be the hub for all children, young people and family services under government plans to transform childhood to be announced today.
Speaking ahead of the publication of the Children's Plan, children's secretary Ed Balls said his vision was for all services to be based within schools.
"Having these services co-located in schools is our vision for 21st century schools and children's services," he said.
Balls said he wanted to see youth offending teams working together with youth services to support children, young people and their parents.
"I want all services co-located together, supporting parents and children through from nought to 19, tackling all the barriers to learning, working together to tackle cases of poorer performance and intervening early before things go wrong," he said.
The plan will reinforce the need for schools and the school workforce to engage with the Every Child Matters agenda and will propose a greater emphasis on children's social and emotional development.
In February a revised children's workforce strategy will be published called the Children's Workforce Strategic Action Plan.
The strategy will aim to link the school and children's workforce more clearly and underline that they are all working towards the same goals.
"Having these services co-located in schools is our vision for 21st century schools and children's services," he said.
Balls said he wanted to see youth offending teams working together with youth services to support children, young people and their parents.
"I want all services co-located together, supporting parents and children through from nought to 19, tackling all the barriers to learning, working together to tackle cases of poorer performance and intervening early before things go wrong," he said.
The plan will reinforce the need for schools and the school workforce to engage with the Every Child Matters agenda and will propose a greater emphasis on children's social and emotional development.
In February a revised children's workforce strategy will be published called the Children's Workforce Strategic Action Plan.
The strategy will aim to link the school and children's workforce more clearly and underline that they are all working towards the same goals.
