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Professionals

Voluntary and community organisations are not only major providers of services to children, young people and families, they are able to reach the most vulnerable or marginalised children, young people and families. They give those who use their services a voice and enable them to shape the services they receive. Local community members' involvement, through volunteering, in developing and delivering services, contributes to civil renewal.

Our aim is to improve child outcomes by reconfiguring services around the needs of the child and shifting to preventative services whilst strengthening the protection of children at risk. A strong, vibrant and diverse voluntary and community sector will be a key aspect of this.

We strongly believe that we have a mutual interest in creating an environment where voluntary and community organisations can join us in achieving our vision.

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Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011

Working together with all the partner agencies in Wandsworth, a new Children and Young People's Plan for 2008-2011 has been produced. This builds on the first plan which covered the period 2006-2008.

The new Children and Young People's Plan sets out a shared set of priorities and a vision for developing services for children and young people across the borough. The plan is based around actions to support the 5 'Every Child Matters' outcomes which are designed to ensure that children and young people are:

Safe from harm (STAY SAFE)
Healthy and have healthy lifestyles (BE HEALTHY)
Doing well at school and enjoying their leisure time (ENJOY and ACHIEVE)
Contributing positively to society (MAKE a POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION)
Living in families with enough money to meet their needs, and have the skills to progress in their lives (ECONOMIC WELL-BEING)

Background information
The priorities in the plan have been shaped by the views of children and young people themselves as well as parents, carers and families from across the borough. The plan also reflects the important issues identified by the schools, health services, police and other partners. By looking carefully at data and listening to a wide range of views, a number of actions and priorities have been developed that we hope will have a positive impact on children and young people in Wandsworth.

A copy of the full plan, summary version and children and young peoples version are available below. We will be monitoring our performance against targets regularly to make sure we are on track, and we'll review and update the plan annually to make sure it stays relevant.

To read the various versions of the Children and Young People's Plan, click here:

Full version

Summary version

Children and Young People's version

The vision for children and young people in Wandsworth

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Safer Parenting Handbook

This handbook has been produced by the WSCB, in consultation with parents and carers living in the borough. It contains a range of useful advice and information for parents and carers.

We hope that this handbook will give you some information and ideas to help you find ways through what can seem like a maze of issues and advice. We hope you find this helpful and worth keeping for future reference.

Safer Parenting Handbook

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Wandsworth Safeguarding

Supporting and Protecting Todays Youth

Professionals

Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011

Safer Parenting Handbook

For children and young people Parents, carers, family and friends Professionals and volunteers What is abuse? Reporting abuse Internet and mobiles Sexual health Bullying Weapons Drugs and alcohol Domestic violence Self harming Eating disorders Running away Young carers Children with disabilities Privately fostering children The Board Contacts Protocols and procedures News and events Training		On this page: Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011 \| Safer Parenting Handbook Professionals Voluntary and community organisations are not only major providers of services to children, young people and families, they are able to reach the most vulnerable or marginalised children, young people and families. They give those who use their services a voice and enable them to shape the services they receive. Local community members' involvement, through volunteering, in developing and delivering services, contributes to civil renewal. Our aim is to improve child outcomes by reconfiguring services around the needs of the child and shifting to preventative services whilst strengthening the protection of children at risk. A strong, vibrant and diverse voluntary and community sector will be a key aspect of this. We strongly believe that we have a mutual interest in creating an environment where voluntary and community organisations can join us in achieving our vision. Top of page Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011 Working together with all the partner agencies in Wandsworth, a new Children and Young People's Plan for 2008-2011 has been produced. This builds on the first plan which covered the period 2006-2008. The new Children and Young People's Plan sets out a shared set of priorities and a vision for developing services for children and young people across the borough. The plan is based around actions to support the 5 'Every Child Matters' outcomes which are designed to ensure that children and young people are: Safe from harm (STAY SAFE) Healthy and have healthy lifestyles (BE HEALTHY) Doing well at school and enjoying their leisure time (ENJOY and ACHIEVE) Contributing positively to society (MAKE a POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION) Living in families with enough money to meet their needs, and have the skills to progress in their lives (ECONOMIC WELL-BEING) Background information The priorities in the plan have been shaped by the views of children and young people themselves as well as parents, carers and families from across the borough. The plan also reflects the important issues identified by the schools, health services, police and other partners. By looking carefully at data and listening to a wide range of views, a number of actions and priorities have been developed that we hope will have a positive impact on children and young people in Wandsworth. A copy of the full plan, summary version and children and young peoples version are available below. We will be monitoring our performance against targets regularly to make sure we are on track, and we'll review and update the plan annually to make sure it stays relevant. To read the various versions of the Children and Young People's Plan, click here: Full version Summary version Children and Young People's version The vision for children and young people in Wandsworth Top of page Safer Parenting Handbook This handbook has been produced by the WSCB, in consultation with parents and carers living in the borough. It contains a range of useful advice and information for parents and carers. We hope that this handbook will give you some information and ideas to help you find ways through what can seem like a maze of issues and advice. We hope you find this helpful and worth keeping for future reference. Safer Parenting Handbook Top of page