Children and Young People's Plan

Children and Young People's Plan

The Children and Young People's Plan sets the direction for everyone working to improve outcomes for people working with children and young people.
Read about the Joint Area Review of how local services are working together for children and young people.

Early Years and Extended Schools

Get information and guidance on York's approach to Extended Schools.

Play

Find out more about York's Play strategy Taking Play Forward and how to get involved with Play.

Parenting

Find out more about York's Parenting Strategy and other useful information.

Substance Misuse

Get information about York's Substance Misuse Strategy and download key documents.

Teenage Pregnancy

This section offers information for practitioners working around the issue of teenage pregnancy, sexual health and relationships.

Involvement Strategy

Involving children, young people, parents and carers in shaping services is crucial. Find out about York's Involvement Strategy and download useful documents.

Integrated Working

Common Assessment Framework, Child Index, Contact Point, Pyramid of Need... The Integrated Working section has information on how we can all work together to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Children and Young People's Workforce Development

This section gives an outline of the vision and aspirations of the Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy.

Mental Health

Find out about York's strategy for children and young people's mental health.

Commissioning

Applications for funding through the Early Intervention Fund and Better Play Grants.

 

Calendars

Use our calendars to find details of national weeks and days as well as religious and cultural events.

Every Disabled Child Matters

York has signed up to the Every Disabled Child Matters Charter. Find out what this means for York and how we all work.

Transition Toolkit

As part of a DCSF national transition project City of York Council produced a toolkit to help children from birth to six years old. You can download a sample from this website and find out how to book more.

Continence

Find guidance for the management of continence development in educational settings. This includes all early years settings, mainstream schools (primary and secondary) and special schools or resourced bases.