The focus of the Children's Trust is to work together to improve life chances and raise aspirations for each child and young person in Sunderland, and to narrow the gap in outcomes for our most vulnerable groups and families.
| The Children's Trust recognises that everyone has a responsibility to think about how the can reduce child and family poverty, safeguard children and young people in Sunderland and work to raise educational achievements. |
Aims and priorities
The Children’s Trust set out its aims and priorities in the Children and Young People’s Plan Strategy 2010 – 2025. The key principles set out in the Strategy are at the heart of what we do in delivering improved outcomes for children, young people and their families. The Children’s Trust will:
- Celebrate the achievements of children and young people
- Have every child, young person and their family at the heart of all we do and to build resilience in children and young people whilst supporting parents and carers to help improve outcomes for their children
- Create productive, locally accessible services through true multi-agency working
- Re-orientate systems, processes and services towards early intervention and prevention
- Create a workforce of trusted adults who are confident, capable and competent
- Embed a commissioning culture and framework of outcomes based accountability
- Ensure the views of children and young people are heard and their participation in decision making is supported
The main aims of the Children’s Trust, as set out in the 15 year strategy are that children and young people:
- Live in a comfortable environment, where families are not subject to poverty, poor housing and worklessness.
- Are empowered to make healthy life choices, to improve resilience to help children and young people make informed and healthy/safe choices and to develop coping strategies as well as being able to access effective and high quality health and social care services when the need arises.
- Feel, and are, safe and secure at home, at school and in their community.
- Enjoy their time at school and fulfil their potential, where children and young people learn in a cohesive and inclusive environment, enjoy and achieve through learning and contribute towards the city’s thriving learning culture.
- Contribute towards the development of services for all people in the city, where children and young people give their views and are listened to, and are able to help Sunderland become a clean, green city.
- Are able to fulfil their potential, where children and young people are skilled and motivated and have lots of opportunities to progress their careers, helping Sunderland be an enterprising and productive global city with a strong and diverse economy.
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