The Children’s PlanThe Children’s Plan

Building brighter futuresBuilding brighter futures

The Children’s Plan looks from now to 2020

For the first time, an opportunity to bring together at national level all policy related to 0-19s

our commitments what we will do over the next 3 years

our direction how we will build on those activities from 2011

what we are working towards a world class system by 2020

what we will achieve measurable goals by 2020

We consulted with children, young people, parents and experts

Time to talk

National consultation

Focus groups with children

Day of deliberative events in four locations

Expert groups

Three groups split into age groups crossing institutional boundaries:

0-7, 8-13, 14-19

Made up of professionals, voluntary sector, commentators

Evidence report

Comprehensive overview of children and young people’s lives

National Council for Educational Excellence

Advice on setting long-term goals

The Children’s Plan sets out our ambition to be the best place in the world for children to grow up

We need a Children’s Plan now because….

• childhood is changing

• most children happy and achieving – but not all

• need to move from above average to world class

Plan built on five principles….

• government does not bring up children – parents do

• all children have the potential to succeed

• children and young people need to enjoy their childhood

• services need to be shaped by and responsive to children, young people and their families

• it is always better to prevent failure than tackle a crisis later

Happy and healthy

Parenting advisers in every local authority

Parent-held progress record – ‘red book’ principle

New Parents Panel

Supporting all families

Improved outreach in Sure Start Children’s Centres

Key worker approach – Family Pathfinders especially for young carers

Better short break facilities for disabled children

Family Fund extended to age 18

Intensive support for some families

Renew 3500 playgrounds

30 new adventure playgrounds in disadvantaged areas, supervised by trained staff

Play strategy next year

Play

Child Health strategy

CAMHS reviewGood health

Tackle overcrowded housing

Prioritise children’s needs in housing decisionsPoverty

Safe and sound

Changing worldByron review to publish in the spring

Independent assessment of impact of commercial world

Preventing accidents

Strengthen complaints for parents whose children experience bullying

Guidance on tackling bullying for children with SENTackling bullying

Right frameworks

New home safety equipment scheme

Encourage more 20mph zones to cut child pedestrian deaths

Publish Staying Safe Action Plan, responding to the consultation

Ensure there is a proportionate approach to health and safety

Excellence and equity

Better support through transitions

Every child to have a personal tutor

Up-to-date information on the progress of the child

Parents Councils

Family learning

Partnership with parents

Extend free early education to 20,000 two year olds – with outreach and family support to back it up

Early education

Every Child a Writer

Stage not age testing

New indicators for Gifted and Talented

Better training for SEN

Personalisation

CurriculumPrimary Curriculum Review to create more space in curriculum for basics and to smooth transitions from early years as well as help prepare for secondary school

Leadership and collaboration

Early years workforce

Fund supply cover

Boost graduate leader fund, with focus in disadvantaged areas

Teaching quality

Local authorities to challenge schools which are not improving

Consult on effectiveness of governing bodies, including reducing size

School improvement

Behaviour and discipline

Teaching a Masters-level profession

Transition to Teaching

Extend Future Leaders

Alan Steer to review progress and effectiveness of behaviour partnerships and consider whether to make compulsory

Pilot new forms of alternative provision

Publish performance data of those not on roll

School buildingsEnsure that BSF allows space for co-location

Ambition for schools to be zero carbon

Staying on

ParticipationLegislate to raise age to 17 from 2013 and to 18 from 2015

New entry to learning programme on top of tracking and financial incentives for those at risk of being NEET

Qualifications

Making system work

Collaborative approach underpinning 14-19

Consultation on transfer of funding for 16-19s

3 new Diplomas – consultation on content launching soon

New independent regulator

On the right track

Positive activities£160m on quality and range of places for young people to go and things for them to do

Entitlement to participate

Encourage use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and Individual Support Orders

Managing risksAlcohol action including education in schools, parental alcohol misuse and consideration of advertising action

Best practice in sex and relationship education

Young offendingPrevention funding, shared with Home Office

Pilot Youth Restorative Disposal

Green Paper on improving education of young offenders

Making it happen

21st Century School

Every school uncompromising in its ambitions for achievement, and at the heart of the community it serves

Develop harder measures for ECM outcomes as part of risk-based inspection

BSF guidance for co-location

21st Century Children’s Services

measurable improvement for children and young people

consistent arrangements for identification and early intervention

Monitor the difference trusts are making – and legislate if necessary

A Children’s Workforce

Children’s workforce action plan early next year

Covers everyone who works with children and young people

Invest in the professions, and in what they hold in common

2020 Goals enhance children and young people’s wellbeing, particularly at key transition points in their lives;

every child ready for success in school, with at least 90 per cent developing well across all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile by age 5;

every child ready for secondary school, with at least 90 per cent achieving at or above the expected level in both English and mathematics by age 11;

every young person with the skills for adult life and further study, with at least 90 per cent achieving the equivalent of five higher level GCSEs by age 19; and at least 70 per cent achieving the equivalent of two A levels by age 19;

parents satisfied with the information and support they receive;

all young people participating in positive activities to develop personal and social skills, promote wellbeing and reduce behaviour that puts them at risk;

employers satisfied with young people’s readiness for work;

child health improved, with the proportion of obese and overweight children reduced to 2000 levels;

child poverty halved by 2010 and eradicated by 2020; and

significantly reduce by 2020 the number of young offenders receiving a conviction, reprimand, or final warning for a recordable offence for the first time, with a goal to be set in the Youth Crime Action Plan.

We will report on progress in delivering the Children’s Plan in a year’s time