Children and Young People Clause Samples
Children and Young People. For children under 16 years of age, the Mental Capacity Act does not apply. Instead, a child needs to be assessed whether they have enough understanding to make up their own mind about the benefits and risks – this is termed ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ competence. Generally, in these circumstances agreement will be sought from their parents. Once children reach the age of 16, they are presumed in law to be competent. However, if they do not have the capacity to agree, the Mental Capacity Act applies.
Children and Young People. Children and Young Peoples Plan • Social Care Assessment and Fieldwork • Looked After Children and Young People leaving care • Integrated Youth Support • Youth MPs • School Effectiveness • Early Years • Complex Needs • Special Educational Needs • Transitions • Workforce Development • 14-19 Partnership • Youth Offending Services • Representation on relevant Outside Bodies • Consultee for Officers’ delegated decisions • Attendance for opening of tenders • Champion in all related portfolio topic areas
Children and Young People. There was extensive involvement of children and young people in the production of Sefton’s Children and Young People Plan (CYPP). Engagement with the CEN, in particular the Family Support Forum (now the Every Child Matters Forum) and the Faith Communities Network is of key importance in obtaining views of the Voluntary and Community Sector. Important strategic initiatives, including Sefton Sure Start, Smart Stars and Sefton Children’s Fund, have ensured effective consultation with children, young people and their parents, which has also provided invaluable information and led to influence over local mainstream service provision.
Children and Young People. We want all children and young people to achieve their full potential. Most of the children and young people living in the borough are safe, healthy, achieving well at school, living in good family environments and have a positive future ahead of them. Not withstanding this we have identified that for some children and young people there is a need for us to do more if they are to have opportunity to achieve their full potential. Through the Local Area Agreement we will prioritise our activities to focus on delivering outcomes specifically related to the following groups: • Pre-school aged children • Looked after children • 14-19 year olds Across all age groups we will be looking at ways in which we can improve the self- esteem of children and young people. We arrived at our priorities in a number of ways: • An audit of need • Service review • Consultation with children, their families and carers Ofsted inspection judgements (based on information from April 2005 to the present) indicate that there is a great deal of good provision. What it also indicated is that the standard is variable. Significant evidence exists, which proves that children who enjoy a good and stimulating start in life will enjoy an improved quality of life. It is therefore important to us that we ensure that all provision reaches the same high standards of quality care.
Children and Young People. 8.1. The Hirer shall not be a child or young person under the age of 18 years.
6.2. The Hirer shall ensure that where an event involves activities aimed predominately at children they have appropriate child protection policies and procedures in place.
8.3. The Hirer shall ensure that when children or young people under 16 are present, they are appropriately supervised by adults at all times.
8.4. Due to the dimensions of the hall, Bouncy Castles and other such equipment are not permitted.
Children and Young People. This Agreement may be novated, subject to the agreement of the Maintenance Company, by means of a novation agreement having effect at any time during the period of the Maintenance Agreement, so as to substitute in place of the Contractor a company identified by the Secretary of State for Justice as a company which has entered into a contract with the Secretary of State for Justice to provide services which require the use of the vehicle for the transportation of Children and Young People. Such novation may be entered into as an alternative to the novation to the Secretary of State for Justice provided for above.”
Children and Young People. A new employee is required to provide a current positive suitability notice, evidence that an application for a suitability notice has been submitted, or submit an application for a suitability notice through the Commission for Children and Young People.
Children and Young People. We believe that children, young people and families in Kirklees matter. We want every child and young person to: • have the best possible start in life • be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy • be brought up in a caring, safe and secure environment • be consulted, listened to and heard • be supported into adulthood • acquire the knowledge, skills and experience to make a positive contribution throughout life • be supported to take full advantage of all opportunities to achieve their full potential • have their rights respected and upheld, and learn to respect the rights of others • be able to grow up in and contribute positively to a fair, equitable and sustainable community that values and celebrates diversity. The Local Area Agreement provides a powerful vehicle to reshape the way in which all the services for children, young people and families work better to achieve these ambitions. Our outcomes framework sets out a broad range of outcomes, consistent with the Every Child Matters framework, which we will work together to achieve. We recognise that all children and young people access universal services but that some require targeted support and interventions to give them equal opportunities to achieve. The health, well being and achievement of young children will be improved through the support we give to families. We believe there is no conflict between the outcomes we seek: children will achieve better if they enjoy the learning opportunities available and are healthy and feel safe. Achieving high standards will contribute to improved economic well being. The quality of what we do will be enhanced if we enable children and young people to contribute to shaping it. Being able to make a valued and positive contribution will reduce the likelihood of children and young people being involved in anti-social activity. We believe that an approach to service delivery that integrates these aspects will enable us improve outcomes for children, young people and families. The LAA outcomes framework paints a broad picture of what we seek to achieve. The development of integrated working and joined up services for families and younger children through our children’s centres and extended schools programmes will ensure that outcomes continue to improve for this group. We would like to use the LAA to develop a coherent approach to the five Every Child Matters outcomes for the 13 -19 age group based on strengthening children and young people’s capacity for re...
Children and Young People. “Enabling children and young people to lead healthy, active lives and be highly skilled, educated and socially responsible.”
a) The worst performing wards and communities and Oldham as a whole;
b) Vulnerable groups particularly looked after children, young offenders and certain BME groups and Oldham as a whole; and
c) The worst performing schools and Oldham as a whole. The block comprises thirty-three indicators with baselines and targets. A number of areas have been identified where we will further improve (stretch) performance:
a) Increase the number of schools achieving the Healthy Schools Standard;
b) Increase children and young people taking part in PE or school sport;
c) Increase the percentage of 7 year olds achieving Level 2 Reading at Key Stage 1;
d) Increase the percentage of 7 year olds achieving Level 2 Writing at Key Stage 1;
e) Increase the percentage of 11 year olds achieving Level 4 in English;
f) Increase the percentage of 14 year olds achieving Level 5 in English;
g) Increase the percentage of 16 year olds achieving equivalent of 5 A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths by the end of Year 11;
h) Reduce the percentage of 16-18 year olds Not in Education, Employment or Training.
Children and Young People. The National Healthy Schools Standard (1999) aims to help schools to become healthier places for staff and pupils to work. Schools working towards the standard have a structure in place for improving the way they educate pupils about alcohol in a whole school approach. The National Curriculum PSHE and Science Frameworks (2000) support alcohol education by specifically including it within the statutory Science Orders and in the PSHE and Citizenship Framework. Drug and Alcohol Action Team Young People’s Plan - to ensure that they achieve the Government’s Key Performance Indicators, targets and service levels for young people and substance misuse, including alcohol. The Government’s green paper “Every Child Matters” sets out the proposals for reforming the delivery of services for children, young people and families in order to protect children at risk of harm and neglect and support all children to achieve their full potential. Many of the proposals of the green paper are aimed at more effective partnerships to achieve common assessment frameworks between Connexions, YOT’s, health and social services; setting up Children’s Trusts comprising all agencies including children’s health services; establishing local Safeguarding Children’s Boards; having one person in each Local authority responsible for all children’s services. Children’s National Service Framework (2004) establishes 11 standards aimed at improving the health of children and young people in England. The Workplace and Communities Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 sets out the duty of care of employers in the workplace. Section 2 places a duty on employers to provide a safe place of work and competent employees. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1998 places a duty on the employer to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of employees. Transport and Works Act 1992 makes it a criminal offence for specified jobs to be undertaken by those unfit through drink or drugs. Employers must be able to demonstrate “due diligence”.