A Great Place to Grow Up

Objective 1: Improve the mental health of children and young people through the implementation of coordinated, accessible and transparent pathways for (a) mental health needs, and (b) neurodiversity.

High Level Action	Measure	Target
Work as a partnership to set out and deliver a coherent pathway from early help to an acute offer which is resourced effectively, ensuring timely, high-quality interventions. Promote mental health through whole school approaches. Work together to reduce the wating list for CAMHS and acute services.	Improve the availability of appropriate, timely and consistently high-quality mental health interventions for children and young people, including protective and preventative measures.	Reduce the number of referrals to CAMHS waiting list to <5,000 by 2035.
	Improve the resourcing and provision of appropriate, consistent and high-quality (a) mental health interventions and (b) support for neurodiversity at the point of need.	Voluntary and commissioned services in schools, youth centres and other settings. Child psychologists and staffing. Counsellors in schools. Primary care appointments.
	Reduce the time taken from referral to CAMHS assessment to diagnosis, ensuring all children and young people are assessed as quickly as possible.	The time from referral to assessment is x weeks for >95% of CYP. The time from assessment to referral is x weeks for >95% of CYP.
	Reduce the incidence of children and young people requiring treatment in hospital for mental health.	Reduction in the number of hospital admissions for mental health conditions (<18 years) to <xxx. Reduction in the number of hospital admissions as a result of self-harm (<18 years).
	Improve mental wellbeing and resilience, reduce the burden of poor mental health, prevent suicide, and alleviate mental distress for Bradford’s children and young people.	Increase the proportion of <19s residents reporting high wellbeing scores by 20% by 2035. Reduce the proportion of <19s residents reporting high anxiety levels to ≤20% or in line with the England average by 2035.

Objective 2: Improve persistent and severe absence for children in school.

High Level Action	Measure	Target
Work with the partners to run a system wide “ask about absence” campaign for all services in the district. Embed the importance of attendance into wider family support strategies and plans.	Reduce the incidence of persistent and severe absence in all schools for all pupils, particularly those from vulnerable groups.	Persistent and Severe Absence rates for primary pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduce and are maintained in line with national averages by 2035. Persistent and Severe Absence rates for secondary pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduce and are maintained in line with national averages by 2035. Persistent and Severe Absence rates for special school pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduce and are maintained in line with national averages by 2035. [Absence rates in MHCLG]
	Improve the attendance rates for all pupils and specifically those with SEND, those eligible for Pupil Premium and other vulnerable groups.	The overall absence rate for primary pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduces and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035 The overall absence rate for secondary pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduces and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035 The overall absence rate for special school pupils (all, those with EHCPs or SEN Support, PP eligible, etc.) reduces and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035. [SEND absence in MHCLG]

Objective 3: Improve young people’s work readiness and access to work, especially vulnerable young people.

High Level Action	Measure	Target
Embed the Risk of NEET Indicator in all secondary schools to better support transitions at age 16 Provide enhanced transition support to vulnerable groups and their education providers. Work as partners to use data to plan for the future education and training needs of young people with EHCPs. Implement the Family Business model for Looked After Children across the partnership. Secure additional placement opportunities tailored for care experienced young people. Deliver the Youth Employment Success (YES) Framework.	Improve the proportion of young people achieving GCSE English and mathematics.	The percentage of KS4 pupils achieving English and mathematics at grade 9-4 increases and is maintained in line with national 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of KS4 pupils eligible for Pupil Premium achieving English and mathematics at grade 9-4 increases and is maintained in line with national 2035. The percentage of KS4 pupils achieving English and mathematics at grade 9-5 increases and is maintained in line with national 2035. The percentage of young people achieving Level 2 English and maths by the age of 19 increases and is maintained in line with national 2035.
	Sustain reduction in the NEET and Not Known rates across the district with all wards below national average.	The percentage of young people aged 16-18 who are NEET is consistently below 2% to 2035. The percentage of young people aged 16-18 who are Not Known is consistently below 1% by 2035. [NEET and NK in MHCLG]
	Sustain improvements to the rate of vulnerable young people into education, employment and training, including (a) those with EHCPs, (b) Care Experienced young people, and (c) those supervised by Youth Justice.	The percentage of young people with EHCPs in education, employment or training is maintained at higher than national rates by 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of young people who are Care Experienced (CLA and Care Leavers) in education, employment or training is maintained at higher than national rates by 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of young people supervised by Youth Justice in education, employment or training is maintained at higher than national rates by 2035.
	Ensure all Care Experienced young people are offered a work experience placement under the Family Business Model.	100% of care experienced young people are offered work experience opportunities .
	Reduce the number of young adults who are unemployed or economically inactive.	The Youth Unemployment (Claimants) rate reduces and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035.

Objective 4: Reduce the need for children to be in care.

High Level Action	Measure	Target
Develop a wider range of Early Help and Family Help interventions with partners to ensure families receive help and support as early as possible, by the right person and at the right time. Embed and increase family decision-making arrangements to ensure families have the opportunity to come together to make decisions about their lives and the lives of their children. Sharpen intervention for children on the edge of care and build wrap around support for children who could safely return home to their families. Create a strong voice and influence culture and framework to ensure children and families are listened to and their voice has influence. Provide consistent, timely, good quality social work support for families at the time they need it.Increase in children supported via an Early Help Plan.The rate of Section 47 enquiries is in line with national averages.
	The number of children and young people in our care will be in line with comparators and appropriate to the needs of children and young people.	The rate of looked after children per 10,000 is in line with national averages. [MHCLG]

Objective 5: All children achieve their educational potential.

High Level Action	Measure	Target
All partners promote early years education. All partners encouraging take up for eligible children for Pupil Premium. Deliver a network for school-to-school collaboration and improvement at district level. All partners to encourage staff to volunteer as governors and MAT Trustees. In line with the new Ofsted Framework, enable all schools to provide an environment that is accessible and inclusive for all children and young people, including those with SEND.	Ensure all children have access to high quality early education.	The take-up rate of 2-year-old disadvantage childcare offer (DfE) is higher than national. [MHCLG] The take-up rate of 3–4-year-old 15hrs childcare offer (DfE) is higher than national. [MHCLG]
	Improve the proportion of young people achieving at the end of each Key Stage. Improve the proportion of young people who are eligible for Pupil Premium/Free School Meals achieving at the end of each Key Stage. Reduction in the number of children and young people electively home educated, in particular those aged between 14 and 16 years.	The percentage of children meeting a Good Level of Development at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage increases and is maintained in line with national by 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of children eligible for Pupil Premium meeting a GLD at the end of the EYFS increases and is maintained in line with national by 2035. The percentage of pupils meeting expected standards in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2 increases and is maintained in line with national by 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium meeting expected standards in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2 increases and is maintained in line with national (all pupils) by 2035. Average Attainment 8 for pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 increases and is maintained in line with national by 2035. [MHCLG] Average Attainment 8 for pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium at the end of Key Stage 4 increases and is maintained in line with national (all pupils) by 2035.
	Ensure all children and young people access high quality education.	The percentage of children with SEND supported in mainstream schools increases and is in line with national. All Early Years provision is good or better. All schools' and colleges' Leadership and Management judgement is good or better. All schools' and colleges' Quality of Teaching judgement is good or better. All Post 16 provision is good or better.

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