Children & Young People’s Services – what we do

Find out about Children & Young People’s Services budget proposals for 2012-13

Safeguarding & Specialist Support

  • Strategic safeguarding responsibilities and quality assurance, including Bristol Safeguarding Children  Board
  • Social work and assessment for children in need, children in need of protection and disabled children
  • Disabled children’s services
  • Children in care and corporate parenting responsibilities, including family placement (fostering, adoption and residential)
  • Education welfare service

Education Strategy & Targeted Support

  • Capital assets and access incl. school place planning and admissions
  • Learning partnerships, family support and extended services
  • Integrated youth and play services and outdoor education
  • Learning communities and adult skills

Performance, Policy & Partnerships

  • Commissioning of children’s health and mental health services and joint commissioning
  • Strategic planning and performance management
  • Children and Young People’s Trust
  • Workforce planning

Learning, Achievement & Schools

  • School improvement and support to maintained primary and secondary schools
  • Education support services
  • Education inclusion services, including special school planning and behaviour services