Young People's Partnership
The Vale of Glamorgan Young People's Partnership was established
in January 2002 in response to the Welsh Assembly Government's
Guidance "Extending Entitlement - Support for 11 to 25 year olds in
Wales".
The focus of the Young People's Partnership is to develop a
common framework of values, objectives and priorities to tackle
uneven provision, raise standards, and improve quality of outcomes
for all young people through the development of services via inter
agency planning. The 'young people's partnership should focus on
the universal entitlements of all young people aged 11-25 as
described in Extending Entitlement.
This is to be achieved by all sectors working in partnership to
join up services to achieve maximum effect and avoid
duplication.
Vision
To ensure that young people in the Vale are well informed and
supported to access a broad range of quality services that enable
them to take full advantage of the life opportunities available in
their local communities
and beyond.
Aspirations
The Young People's Partnership in the Vale aspires to the
following:
- All young people living in the Vale of Glamorgan will have
access to the ten entitlements set out in Extending
Entitlement.
- All agencies providing services for young people in the Vale of
Glamorgan will have developed methods of planning and working
together to provide effective services which are attractive to
young people.
- Young people will be fully involved in the planning and
implementation of the services, and there will be mutual respect
shared between young and old.
- Young people will have benefited from the flexible arrangement
both within and without school, which will meet their needs for
formal and informal education, training and work experience, and
provide seamless transition from school to training and further
education or higher education opportunities.
- Young people will have acquired the appropriate life skills,
self-respect and emotional intelligence to enable them to mix
socially and communicate freely at all levels and with all age
groups.
- Information on education, training, careers, work, health,
welfare, benefits, personal issues, and recreational, cultural,
social and volunteering opportunities will be freely available and
accessible to all.
- Young people will have a positive view on their own health and
well being, and will be aware of the implications of smoking,
alcohol and drug misuse on their well being, and access appropriate
health services.
- They will live in convenient and affordable accommodation.