Every child and young person in Hull deserves the best possible start to their lives. ONE HULL is determined to make that happen.
Children and young people will be our particular focus for the 5 year life of the Community strategy. It is essential that children and young people are at the heart of the delivery of the Strategy – to provide new opportunities and improved outcomes as our young people move into adulthood. We will engage children and young people actively in the development of our plans to ensure they have the opportunity to influence things that matter to them.
Outlined in the Children Act 2004, Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme is the Government’s vision for children and young people. The aim is to improve outcomes for all children and young people.
On the day the new Community Strategy for the City was launched, the Children, Young People and Parents (CYPP) Delivery Arm of ONE HULL launched its Hull Children and Young People’s Plan 2006 – 2008.
This Plan, a requirement under the Children Act 2004, sets out how that vision – and many other ambitious goals – will be delivered improved outcomes for children and young people across the City – making Hull the family friendly City where no child is left behind.
This is a two year strategic plan for children and young people up to age 19, young people up to 24 leaving care, and young people up to age 25 with learning difficulties. It covers all services for children and young people in Hull.
Our Plan is more than just a vision, as it sets out where we are now, where we want to be and how we will know we have improved outcomes for children and young people.
A Child Friendly City is actively engaged in fulfilling the right of every young citizen to:
- influence decisions about their City;
- express their opinion on the City they want;
- participate in family, community and social life;
- receive basic services such as healthcare and education;
- drink safe water and have access to proper sanitation;
- be protected from exploitation, violence and abuse;
- walk safely in the streets on their own;
- meet friends and play;
- have green spaces;
- live in an unpolluted environment;
- participate in cultural and social events; and
- be an equal citizen of their City with access to every service, regardless of ethnic origin, religion, income, gender or disability.
The Plan focuses on the following outcome areas, which reflect the priorities within the Children’s Act. Our aim is for every child and young person in Hull to receive the support they need to:
- Be Healthy
- Stay Safe
- Enjoy Life
- Achieve
- Make a Positive Contribution
- Achieve Economic Well-being
Whilst Hull City Council has the lead statutory duty to ensure the Plan is produced, this is a City-wide plan for all children and young people in Hull. All local partners, agencies and organisations are jointly involved with and responsible for its implementation.
The Plan builds on effective partnership arrangements already in place and
seeks to secure joint working to improve outcomes for children and young people. This Plan replaces a number of other statutory plans which have previously been required.
Members of the CYPP have been selected to work in partnership to achieve the targets set out in the Community Strategy and create a family friendly City.
To achieve this, the Plan will be supported by six implementation approaches, which will provide detailed actions, targets and performance in relation to the indicators by which we will measure our progress. The Plan will be updated in 2007 for the period 2008-2011.
Vision
Hull: The family friendly City where no child is left behind.
Our aims are that:
- all schools and children and young people’s establishments in Hull will provide healthy, nutritious and appetising food in the appropriate quantities;
- we will look at how children and young people can more easily move around their City on public transport;
- we will look to increase the range of opportunities for improved access to recreational, sport, culture and the arts for children and young people;
- we will look at the feasibility of transforming Hull into a Digital City of global significance with particular emphasis on revolutionising learning and teaching; and
- every young person leaving secondary education in Hull will be literate and numerate.