03 September 2010
Young People's Action Plan 2009 - 2012
The Young People's Action Plan sets out what we are going to do for children and young people living in the Sevenoaks District over the next three years.
The Plan is a Partnership document and cannot be delivered without the valuable input of our Partners in the voluntary and statutory sectors and there are lots of different organisations signed up to help us.
Local young people have been involved from the beginning and will continue to be involved in the planning and delivery of projects in the Plan. If you want to get involved, just send us an email to find out more information. youthmail@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Last year we sent out thousands of surveys to discover what is important to young people and to find out their ideas about how to tackle some of the problems facing young people, such as bullying, staying healthy and staying safe. Young people also gave their suggestions about how to deal with young people people who get involved in anti-social behaviour and crime. You can find out more about the survey results by following this link to the survey page.
Questionnaires were sent out to schools and youth groups and we had more than 3000 completed questionnaires returned. That's 21% of the young people living in the Sevenoaks District and a really extensive consultation.
The actions in the Plan aim to respond to the answers given by the children and young people and also fit in with national and local plans set out by the Government and organisations like Kent County Council and also plans developed by other teams within Sevenoaks District Council. There are 12 key action points in the plan. Follow this link to see them at a glance Key Action Points (
PDF File 404KB file details).
We think that young people should be involved in the Plan and with Council services as a whole and have adopted the Hear by Right Shared Values to help the Council to provide a better platform for engaging with young people. We have been progressing these standards as the Plan developed and working with Partners to continue to promote the active involvement of young people in service planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation.
Download
Follow this link to download the Young People's Action Plan 2009 - 2012 ( PDF File 8540KB file details). Please note this is a large document and may take a few minutes to download.
Youthmail
If you have any other comments to make on the Action Plan or any other topic that interests you, you can contact us on the Youthmail, an e-mail service that gives you an opportunity to speak out. If you have something to say - let us know!
