Welcome to the launch of the YorOK Workforce Strategy

Q: Who is in the YorOK workforce?

A: Anyone whose role involves working with or for children, young people and families in York, on a paid or unpaid basis.

This is a very big workforce!

Click on the part of the jigsaw which most relates to your jobrole to see how it's split across the workforce:

youth Social, family and community Sport and Culture Social, family and community Justice and crime prevention education Early years health

Q: What is YorOK?

A: See an explanation of what YorOK is!.

The YorOK Workforce Strategy...

...sets out the YorOK Children's Trust's commitment to its workforce and to ensuring that its members have the support, information and skills they need to improve outcomes for the children, young people and families with whom they work.

Download a copy of the YorOK Workforce Strategy now!

The Vision

We want our children and young people's workforce to be...

  • ...ambitious for every child and young person to reach their full potential
  • ...excellent in their practice
  • ...committed to partnership and integrated working
  • ...respected and valued as practitioners
  • ...dedicated to keeping children and young people safe

Quick quiz

  1. How many children and young people live in york?
  2. Where can you download York's Children and Young People's Plan?
  3. What is YorOK?
  4. What does CAF stand for?
  5. What is meant by the YorOK Workforce?

Go to the strategy launch quick quiz to see if you can answer these questions!

More information

For more information about the YorOK Children's Trust and lots of other useful information relevant to the YorOK Workforce go the YorOK Workforce homepage

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The YorOK Workforce Strategy is based on the CWDC One Children's Workforce Framework below.

Click on each arc of the rainbow to find out more about it.

CWDC Rainbow Keeping children safe Complementary Roles Focused Around Children and Young People A Skilled, Confident and Appropriately Trained Workforce Developing and Embedding Integrated Working Practices Focusing on Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People Establishing Common Values and Language Developing a Shared Identity, Purpose and Vision

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