Publications

A resource to help all councillors to better understand their own local offer and how they can look at the role of evidence in developing and improving early help services.

Councils, schools, colleges and health services must work together to support children and young people with special needs and disabilities.

As lead member you hold political responsibility for the leadership, strategy and effectiveness of council children’s services and will work closely with the director of children’s services (DCS) who carries the professional accountability.

This workbook has been designed as a learning aid for councillors to assist them with the effective engagement of young people and the organisations representing them within their ward.

An overview of the challenges facing mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people.

The National Child Measurement Programme provides a valuable opportunity to engage children, schools, parents and other partners in tackling health inequalities.

This guide sets out concisely the reasons that the early years are so essential to future outcomes and wellbeing.

This update highlights what the campaign has achieved over the past year but also, importantly, looks at where there is still more work to do.

This resource pack is designed to help councillors understand what permanency is, the factors that can have an impact and the questions that will help to understand what’s working well and what could be improved.

We want all our children to have bright futures. Key to that is ensuring that they have the emotional resilience and tools to make good choices, overcome challenges and move confidently towards where they want to be in adulthood. The current system cannot deliver that – so how can we ensure that it does?