Council Plan theme - Every child able to fulfil their potential

Year Ahead Delivery Plan 2022

Outcome: Children get the best start in life

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
3.1 Carry out targeted engagement with families to increase take up of early education. Nathan Heath
Interim Assistant Director Education and Skills
Children and Young People’s Services March 2023 Cllr Cusworth
3.2 Work with Health and Wellbeing Board partners to develop a ‘Best Start and Beyond’ strategy. Ben Anderson
Director Public Health
Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Children and Young People’s Services
April 2023  Cllr Roche
Cllr Cusworth 

 

Outcome: Children and young people are safe from harm

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
3.3 Develop and launch the refreshed Early Help Strategy.   Children and Young People’s Services October 2021 - February 2022 Cllr Cusworth 
3.4 Implement KOOTH, the online mental health and wellbeing tool and monitor usage by young people. David McWilliams
Assistant Director Early Help and Family Engagement
Children and Young People’s Services November 2021 - October 2022 Cllr Cusworth 

 

Outcome: Young people feel empowered to succeed and achieve their aspirations

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
3.5 Implement the Rotherham inclusion Pathway (a school-led, multi-agency approach to supporting young people at risk of exclusion). Helen Sweaton, Joint Assistant Director
Commissioning, Quality and Performance
Children and Young People’s Services October 2021 - July 2022 Cllr Cusworth
  Evaluate the current ‘team around the school’ project to establish the impact on the sample schools and their pupils.   Nathan Heath
Interim Assistant Director Education and Skills
Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Children and Young People’s Services
January 2022 - July 2022 Cllr Cusworth 
3.6 Implement the ‘Year of Reading’ programme and evaluate its success. Nathan Heath
Interim Assistant Director Education and Skills
Children and Young People’s Services January 2022- July 2023 Cllr Cusworth
3.7 Deliver the Enterprise Adviser Network programme, ensuring 75% of schools and colleges are matched to an adviser from a local business and are demonstrating progress towards achieving the eight Gatsby benchmarks for good quality careers education information, advice and guidance. Nathan Heath
Interim Assistant Director Education and Skills
Regeneration and Environment March 2023 Cllr Lelliott
3.8 Deliver the Business Education Alliance programme, with 33 SMEs engaging with schools and colleges to help raise aspirations through meaningful employer encounters. Simon Moss
Assistant Director
Planning Regeneration and Transport
Regeneration and Environment December 2023 Cllr Lelliott
3.9 Maximise Kickstart placements to provide employment opportunities for local, unemployed, young people’.   Lee Mann
Assistant Director, Human Resources and Organisational Development
Assistant Chief Executive's September 2022 Cllr Alam 

 

Outcome: Children and young people have fun things to do and safe places to go

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
3.10 Work with children and young people across the borough to co-design the Children’s Capital of Culture 2025 programme. Leanne Buchan
Head of Service Creative Programming and Engagement
Regeneration and Environment August 2021 – May 2022  Cllr Sheppard
3.11 Agree a new universal Youth offer including the contributions of both the Council and voluntary sector partners.  David McWilliams
Assistant Director Early Help and Family Engagement
Children and Young People’s Services January 2023 Cllr Cusworth
3.12 Complete delivery of the £100k Play Equipment replacement programme. Leanne Buchan
Head of Service Creative Programming and Engagement
Regeneration and Environment March 2023 Cllr Sheppard

 

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