Children and Young People’s Strategy consultation

Children and Young People’s Strategy consultation

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What do you think about the idea of involving the whole city of Stoke-on-Trent in helping to improve support for families and enabling local communities to have more say in this?
Do you agree that improving the lives and wellbeing of children and families in Stoke-on-Trent should be the City Council’s top priority?
Do you support the City Council’s view that it is important do more to improve outcomes and life chances for young people who have been in care at some point in their lives?
Do you agree with the idea that children who don’t have the skills needed to start school by the age of five may struggle to do well in school and later life?
The City Council aims to reduce inequalities between poorer and wealthier places to give children in Stoke-on-Trent more opportunities to do well in life. What do you think of this?
Do you agree that more effort should be made to help children who are at risk of harm to stay living with their families, with specialist support, instead of being taken into care?
Do you agree with the idea that children and young people should have more say in designing local approaches aimed at improving their safety, wellbeing and life chances?
The City Council plans to work with the NHS, schools and other partners to find ways of preventing more children from suffering from mental ill health. Do you support this approach?
The Children’s Strategy will focus on improving the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people in the city. Do you think this is an important thing to focus on?
Do you support the idea that improving Further Education (college) and vocational (skills) training offer will help more young people to find good jobs or go on to university?
Stoke-on-Trent has a high proportion of children with special educational needs and disabilities. Do you agree that the City Council should provide better opportunities for them?