Oldham's children and young people plan

Together we want to enable Oldham’s children and young people to achieve their potential and to have safe, successful, healthy and happy lives. Oldham’s Children and Young People Plan sets out what we need to do to work towards our goals and how we can measure our success in getting there.

In developing this plan, we have assessed local need through:

  • the views of our children and young people;
  • a wealth of data including inspections;
  • the 2007 review of the previous Children and Young People Plan;
  • the government's views of us; and
  • through engagement with all partners across the Children's Trust.

The Oldham 6

Oldham Children's Trust has identified 6 overarching aims for the delivery of services to children and young people based on the Every Child Matters outcomes framework. These are:

  • Ensure that all services focus on prevention, early intervention, targeting and support for children, young people and families in Oldham.
  • Secure the safety of all children and young people in Oldham.
  • Promote proactive activities in Oldham to engage children and young people to reduce the number of them becoming involved in anti-social behaviour or criminal activities.
  • Improve the health and self-esteem of children and young people in Oldham.
  • Continue to pursue community cohesion in Oldham
  • Focus on educational achievement where the gaps are the greatest for children and young people in Oldham

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