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Life Chances Strategy consultation

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Overview

Our Life Chances Strategy sets out our approach on how we will work to improve young people's lives in Barnet and increase their opportunities to succeed. A draft of this strategy was approved by Children, Education and Safeguarding Committee for public consultation in March, however when the COVID-19 pandemic struck we had to review our strategy. This version takes into account the impact of COVID-19 which has disrupted the life of every child in the country.

By improving life chances, we can have a profound effect on poverty and inequality enabling better outcomes for young people in the borough

Overview

Our Life Chances Strategy sets out our approach on how we will work to improve young people's lives in Barnet and increase their opportunities to succeed. A draft of this strategy was approved by Children, Education and Safeguarding Committee for public consultation in March, however when the COVID-19 pandemic struck we had to review our strategy. This version takes into account the impact of COVID-19 which has disrupted the life of every child in the country.

By improving life chances, we can have a profound effect on poverty and inequality enabling better outcomes for young people in the borough. The previous approach was captured in the Child Poverty Strategy set out in the Children and Young People’s Plan 2016-20.

Our new strategy is supported by our family friendly vision which is focused on making Barnet the most family friendly borough in London and an even better place for all families to live.

The strategy sets out the needs analysis for children and young people in Barnet and an action plan structured against our four key priorities.

  • Priority 1: Strengthening families and early years
  • Priority 2: Developing resilience and improving education
  • Priority 3: Delivering equal access to opportunities
  • Priority 4: Targeting support

To find our more about our plans, the detailed priorities and the actions we we have identified to help deliver our priorities, please read the strategy in full.

We want to hear your views on our Life Chances Strategy for children and young people in Barnet.


Give us your views

Please take the time to read our strategy and then complete the online questionnaire.

If you require this questionnaire in another format or you would like someone to help you to complete the questionnaire, please email: lee.robinson@barnet.gov,uk


This consultation has closed.

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    We asked

    We asked for your views on our Life Chances Strategy that sets out our approach to how we will work on improving lives and increasing opportunities for young people in Barnet

    You said

    We received 21 responses to the online questionnaire. The majority of those responding to the questionnaire agree with all the priorities the council is proposing to focus on for the next four years. Over two thirds of those responding agree with all the priorities identified in the Life Chances Strategy.

    We did

    In response to the public consultation, an action plan has been developed and structured against key priorities. The plan itself will be monitored by the Children and Young People’s Partnership Board. Regular reports are to be provided by service areas to the Board, which includes young people, to enable scrutiny and to measure progress against objectives. The Life Chances Strategy was approved at the Children, Education and Safeguarding Committee on 11 January 2021.