Publications

The Partnership have published numerous documents to keep professionals, parents and young people aware of the work that has been going on within Swindon. These have included a Strategic Plan and summary as well as quarterly newsletters. More information about each of these documents can be found below.

Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011

CYPP 2008-2001-part1
CYPP 2008-2001-part2
CYPP 2008-2001-part3
CYPP A3 Poster
Delivering Change Poster

Children and Young People's Strategic Plan 2003-06

CYPSP Plan The Children and Young People's Strategic Plan has been developed by the Strategic Partnership involving Swindon Primary Care Trust, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, Swindon Borough Council , Connexions Wiltshire & Swindon, Sure Start, the Children's Fund and the voluntary sector. The plan sets out our joint vision and values, and outlines the actions we have and will be taking to achieve better co-ordinated and integrated services for children in Swindon. The Plan can be downloaded in text format or is available as a hard copy, please contact the team on Tel: 01793 825576.

The Plan

summary plan A summary of the Plan was also produced by a group of young people from STEP (10 to 18 project) which was published in December 2003. The summary can be downloaded below or available as a hard copy, contact the team on Tel: 01793 825576.

CYPSP Summary

Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership Newsletter

In February 2003 the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership published it's first newsletter outlining some of the work that chidren's organisations and agencies within Swindon were doing. This has since became a quarterly project, with more and more agencies wishing to have articles published. Previous issues of the nwsletter can be downloaded from below. If you wish to be added to the mailing list or have a future article published in the newsletter please contact the team on Tel: 01793 825576.

Newsletter 7 - Children and young people's version

Newsletter 8

Newsletter 9 - Special Edition

Vulnerable Children In Swindon Project

The Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership has published the vulnerable children in Swindon project. This has been Project Picture produced by the Swindon Primary Care Trust, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, Swindon Borough Council (Community & Education, Social Services and Planning), Neighbourhood Renewal, Sure Start, The Youth Offending Team and Connexions

The mapping project builds on the pilot, published in 2002, which identifies neighbourhoods in Swindon with high numbers of vulnerable children. This will allow local services to target those children and families most vulnerable and work out whether resources are being provided in the right areas.

Copies of this project are available for £25 a folder, or in electronic format on a free CD. A summary publication is also now available, this can be downloaded. Please Note this will take about 15 mins to download with a dial-up connection.

Vulnerable Children's Summary Publication

For further information or to order a copy of please contact the team on Tel: 01793 825576

Children Act 2004

We have been working on Every Child Matters, the implementation of the Children Act 2004, since December 2003. The task group meets monthly (see separate page for information) and has produced a number of documents. The project brief gives our overall vision and is also explained in detail in newsletter 6 insert, (see above). The strategic milestones outlines an overall project plan. These can be down loaded here:

Project brief for Children Act 2004 implementation in Swindon

Milestones for Children Act 2004

Draft Parenting and Family Support Strategy Consultation Questions

These consultation questions are a guide to gaining your feedback to the Draft Parenting and Family Support Strategy. If you have any comments to make they would be very welcome. The questions are based on criteria used currently by the Government Office for the South West to assess strategies across the south-west.

Please return your responses to the consultation by the end of September 2007 to Joy Kennard (jkennard@swindon.gov.uk)

Or:

Joy Kennard
Palm Tree Lodge
21 Green Road
Upper Stratton
Swindon
SN2 7JA

Parenting & Family Support Strategy Consultation Questions

Daft Parenting Strategy

Strategies and plans

The Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership has produced a number of strategies which can be downloaded here:

Parenting Strategy

Communications Strategy

Young People and Substance Misuse and Alcohol Misuse in Swindon

The Young People's Substance Misuse Joint Commissioning Group has commissioned a needs assessment, which outlines the level of substance misuse and alcohol use among young people in Swindon. The needs assessment will inform the Substance Misuse Joint Commissioning Strategy, which will be published in November 2007.

Needs Assessment 2007

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