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Learning Strategic Delivery Partnership
Every child and young person in Hull deserves the best possible start to their lives. ONE HULL is determined to make this happen.
To enable this, the Sustainable Community Strategy puts children and young people at the heart of the delivery of the Strategy so that we can provide new opportunities and improved outcomes for our young people as they move into adulthood. We will engage children and young people actively in the development of our plans to ensure they have the opportunity to influence things that matter to them.
On the day the Community Strategy for the City was launched, ONE HULL also launched its Hull Children and Young People’s Plan 2006 – 2008.
This plan, which is a requirement under the Children Act 2004, sets out how that vision and many other ambitious goals will be deliver improved outcomes for children and young people across the City making Hull truly the family friendly City where no child is left behind. It is a plan which covers children and young people up to age 19, young people up to 24 leaving care, and young people up to age 25 with learning difficulties and covers all services for children and young people in Hull.
Our plan is more than just a vision, as it sets out where we are now, where we want to be and how we will know we have improved outcomes for children and young people.
Our ultimate aim of becoming a “Child Friendly City” means that we must fulfil the right of every young citizen to:
- Influence decisions about their City;
- Express their opinion on the City they want;
- Participate in family, community and social life;
- Receive basic services such as healthcare and education;
- Drink safe water and have access to proper sanitation;
- Be protected from exploitation, violence and abuse;
- Walk safely in the streets on their own;
- Meet friends and play;
- Have green spaces;
- Live in an unpolluted environment;
- Participate in cultural and social events; and
- Be an equal citizen of their City with access to every service, regardless of ethnic origin, religion, income, gender or disability.
To help us focus on delivering this, our plan focuses on specific outcome areas, which reflect the priorities within the Children’s Act. Our aim is for every child and young person in Hull to receive the support they need to:
- Be Healthy
- Stay Safe
- Enjoy Life
- Achieve
- Make a Positive Contribution
- Achieve Economic Well-being
Whilst Hull City Council has the lead statutory duty to ensure the Plan is produced, this is a City-wide plan for all children and young people in Hull. All local partners, agencies and organisations are jointly involved with and responsible for its implementation. The Plan builds on effective partnership arrangements already in place and seeks to secure joint working to improve outcomes for children and young people and is the objective of the Learning Strategic Delivery Partnership (SDP) of ONE HULL.
More specifically, resources are focussed on delivering improvement targets which are set and agreed with Government in Hull’s Local Area Agreement 2 (LAA2).
Learning indicators in Hull’s second Local Area Agreement are:
- NI 72 Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundations Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy
- NI 73 Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 3 (Threshold)
- NI 74 Achievement at level 5 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 3 (Threshold)
- NI 75 Achievement of 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths (Threshold)
- NI 78 Achievement of 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths
- NI 83 Achievement at level 5 or above in Science at Key Stage 3
- NI 87 Secondary school persistent absence rate
- NI 92 Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest
- NI 93 Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- NI 94 Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- NI 95 Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
- NI 96 Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
- NI 97 Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
- NI 98 Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
- NI 99 Children in care reaching level 4 on English an Key Stage 2
- NI 100 Children in care reaching level 4 in Maths at Key Stage 2
- NI 101 Children in care achieving 5 A* - C GCSEs (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English and Maths)
- NI 112 Under 18 conception rate
The work of the Learning SDP does not stand in isolation. It is only one part of the overall ONE HULL Vision. In addition, there are three other SDPs whose remits are to deliver the economic, crime reduction and health and wellbeing aims and objectives of the Sustainable Community Strategy.
We recognise the importance that no-one must be excluded or treated unfairly because of where they live, their race, age, sex, religion, sexuality or disability. The Partnership also recognises that carrying out our work will ultimately have an impact on the City’s cultural offering, particularly through physical regeneration, and also affect resident’s lifestyles and choices. We are committed to ensuring that our work does not impact negatively on the environment and that the implications of our work – regarding climate change issues - are considered.
Everyone is entitled to a good quality of life, regardless of their background. Local people want to live in an understanding City where they are empowered to make choices in a society where a rich diversity of cultures is seen as an asset.
We are committed to developing the full potential of the City and its people, addressing inequality and promoting social inclusion. Through the delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy, we will actively promote diversity and the benefits diversity brings. We will also seek to ensure that Hull is recognised nationally as best practice in relation to equalities and diversity work.