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Children and Young People
The East Sussex Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP)
The CYPP sets out how agencies will work more closely to support and improve the lives of children, young people and their families in East Sussex.
A-Z of plans and strategies supporting the CYPP
The East Sussex Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP) is supported by other plans and strategies developed by Children and Young People's Trust (CYPT) agencies and organisations around the county. These cover a wide range of issues such as health, housing, training and bullying.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) leaflet for Parents and Carers
The EYFS is a stage of children’s development from birth to the end of
their first (Reception) year in school. This leaflet explains what the new EYFS is, what parents and carers can do and where to find local information about it. May 2008.
Why your child's weight matters
This booklet is for parents at why maintaining a healthy weight is important and the steps that parents can take to help their family develop a healthy lifestyle. September 2007.
Reaching Out: Think Family
This report, the first part of the Families at Risk Review, aims to show the impact that parent-based family circumstances have on the outcomes and life-chances of children. June 2007.
Community Strength and Leadership
East Sussex Volunteering Project Final Report
A report evaluating the success of the East Sussex Volunteering Project.
The East Sussex Compact
This web page outlines the East Sussex Compact, and links to a number of supporting documents, including a full download of the Compact and a two-page summary.
Community engagement and community cohesion
This research explores the challenges to be addressed if government policies to promote community engagement are to be genuinely inclusive of newcomers as well as more established communities. July 2008.
Face to Face and Side by Side: A framework for partnership in our multi-faith society
This document sets out how faith communities, the Government and wider society can work together to encourage and enable greater local activity that brings people with different religions and beliefs together. July 2008.
Community Empowerment
This page is the home for information on community empowerment, which is the process of enabling people to shape and choose the services they use on a personal basis so that they can influence the way those services are delivered. July 2008.
How-to guide: equality impact assessments
This learning resource has been developed by practitioners from across the sector. It offers clear guidance on conducting equality impact assessments (EqIAs). April 2008.
Sustainable Communities Act 2007: A guide
The Sustainable Communities Act received Royal Assent on 23 October 2007. It aims to promote the sustainability of local communities. This guide describes the Act and what will happen next. February 2008.
Urban Design Compendium
This compendium examines the factors that make neighbourhoods stimulating and active places in which residents feel comfortable and safe.
Community management and ownership of assets
An independent review has been published on community management and ownership of assets such as buildings and land. The review was led by Barry Quirk, Chief Executive of Lewisham Council. May 2007.
East European Immigration and Community Cohesion
This Joseph Rowntree Trust study profiles new immigrants from five Eastern European countries living in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hackney and the City of Brighton and Hove. It explores how the presence of these new immigrants affects community cohesion. May 2007.
The Introductory Guide to Evaluation and Project Planning
A resource pack for voluntary and community organisations that want to collect evidence highlighting the value of what they do. July 2007.
Community Safety
East Sussex Community Safety Agreement
This
Agreement sets out how organisations will work together to address crime, disorder, re-offending, anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol misuse and fear of crime.
Community safety plans and strategies
Alcohol
Drugs
Young People
Communications
Community safety responsibilities
Wealden's Scrutiny Review of Killed and Seriously Injured
"Sharing Responsibility - Changing Behaviour." A review of the number of people killed and seriously injured on Wealden's roads by a Working Party of the Community Scrutiny Committee, Wealden District Council.
Community Planning
Local Strategic Partnerships and the Sustainable Community Strategy in East Sussex
This leaflet, produced by all six LSPs in East Sussex, explains what LSPs are, why you should be interested in them, how you can raise local issues examples of the difference LSPs have made in East Sussex. July 2008.
Pride of Place Summary Leaflet
This leaflet, produced by all six LSPs in East Sussex, gives a summary of Pride of Place, the sustainable community strategy for East Sussex.
Producing an Integrated Sustainable Community Strategy in East Sussex
A case study by the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) on how East Sussex produced one of the first integrated sustainable community strategies in England.
An Integrated Sustainable Community Strategy: East Sussex Case Study
A case study by Progress through Partnership outlining how Pride of Place was developed as the first integrated strategy of its kind in the country.
East Sussex LSP Case Studies:
East Sussex Strategic Partnership Case Study: Operation Crackdown
East Sussex Strategic Partnership Case Study: The East Sussex Volunteer Development Project
Eastbourne Strategic Partnership Case Study: The Devonshire Project
Hastings & St Leonards LSP Case Study : Neighbourhood Forums
Lewes District Strategic Case Study: Local Area Partnerships
Rother LSP Case Study : Local Area Action Plans Support Programme
Wealden LSP Case Study: Involving Partners with the Development of the Local Development Framework (LDF)
Working Together : LSPs and the Sustainable Community Strategy
A report on a conference for members of the six LSPs and elected members in East Sussex, to demonstrate how LSPs work in partnership together and to help develop and increase elected member understanding of and engagement in the work of LSPs, notably the Sustainable Community Strategy for East Sussex.
Creating Strong and Prosperous Communities: Statutory guidance
This document provides statutory guidance to local authorities and their partners on creating strong, safe and prosperous communities. It covers local strategic partnerships, sustainable community strategies and local area agreements. July 2008.
Working Together Better? Managing Local Strategic Partnerships
This report by the Audit Commission is based on a national study on local strategic partnerships.
Principles of Representation: A framework for effective third sector participation in local strategic partnerships
This is a framework to assist the third sector to determine how best to organise its involvement in the local strategic partnership (LSP) based on the experiences of others. It will help LSPs to decide how they might support effective third sector involvement in the LSP. August 2008.
Assessing Neighbourhood-level Data for Target Setting
This report assesses key small area datasets for target setting, performance monitoring and wider contextual analysis. It is one of two reports published from the Neighbourhood-level Indicator Datasets project, which is aimed at local authorities and their partners wishing to use neighbourhood-level data. August 2008.
What Are Local Area Agreements?
This information leaflet is for the local infrastructure organisations and the wider third sector. It explains how local area agreement (LAA)s work and how the third sector can engage with them.
Local Priorities website
This website allows you to search and find the priorities set out in each of the 150 Local Area Agreements in England, and also where you can get more information about those local priorities. July 2008.
National Indicator Set
General information and links from Communities and Local Government.
LAAs: Partnerships and Places Library
This online Library of good practice tells stories of innovation that help to deliver better local outcomes. The library, which will continue to grow and respond to the sector's needs, houses over 200 evidence-based case studies and other materials that support sector-led improvement. April 2008.
LAA Communications Toolkit
A toolkit that may be helpful when developing local launch and publicity plans. This includes frequently asked questions; an overview and breakdown on national and local priorities and a series of background quotes. July 2008.
Rural Proofing Review
This report summarises the findings of research on the barriers that prevent the rural proofing of policy and delivery taking place, how these barriers can be addressed and how individuals in government departments and other organisations can be supported to undertake rural proofing more effectively. 8 May 2008.
Improving Consultation with the Third Sector
This practical handbook aims to help public servants open up the consultation process to reach third sector workers on the ground and to use their experience to influence policy outcomes.
Culture, Sports and Leisure
IDeA Culture and Sport Resource
The 'culture and sport' resource provides policy and strategy information, improvement support - including the new improvement toolkit - and a variety of good practice, advice and learning.
Artists and Places: Engaging creative minds in regeneration
This report provides practical advice for clients and developers, drawing together the lessons learned from a two-year scheme in which artists were brought into the development process. April 2008.
LAA Culture and Sport Toolkit
This online toolkit raises awareness of the important contribution that culture and sport can bring to community life. The toolkit aims to link culture to national and regional strategies as well as with key policy areas.
Economy, Jobs and Prosperity
East Sussex Economic Development Strategy
This strategy provides priorities for economic development in East Sussex from 2007 to 2017.
East Sussex Business Survey 2010
Read the latest report from over 1,000 businesses across the county. The Credit Crunch and Regeneration: Impact and implications
This report assesses the effect of the credit crunch on regeneration; looks at what might happen next and what the key implications are for partners involved in regeneration. .
From Recession to Recovery: A Local Perspective
This report from the Local Government Association (LGA) has received considerable media attention, with an analysis of how London and the South East will take the brunt of the recession.
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Statistics for the UK and Regions
Statistical data on small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK. July 2008.
Rural Financial Poverty: Priorities for action
This report provides a rural perspective to inform policy makers and practitioners working to reduce financial poverty. July 2008.
England's Rural Areas: Steps to release their economic potential
This report advises on how rural economies could be strengthened. It describes the huge contribution rural areas make to the national economy and proposes some substantive and innovative ways further potential can be released. June 2008.
Education, Learning and Skills
East Sussex Adult Learning and Skills Strategy
How key partners in East Sussex will develop adult learning and skills in the county and respond to national policies. Includes a vision, strategic framework and action plan.
The Extra Mile: How schools succeed in raising aspirations in deprived communities
This publication looks at ways of raising the aspirations of children from deprived communities, and engaging them in their education. June 2008. Every Child a Reader Toolkit
This toolkit provides advice and guidance on how to introduce and implement the Every Child a Reader programme for children with the most severe difficulties. May 2008.
Green Day: A climate change activity kit for schools
Ideas, activities and resources for holding a green day in any school, making it a more sustainable place in which to work, play and learn. April 2008.
Raising the Achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils
The case studies featured in this booklet and DVD provide examples of how three schools in different contexts have developed a range of provision to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils. April 2008. Developing Financially Capable Young People
Good practice in personal finance education. It also examines the case for personal finance education being part of the curriculum for all 11-18-year-olds and considers current weaknesses in provision and barriers to future development. March 2008.
Environment and Climate Change
UK Climate Projections 2009
Based on Met Office science, these illustrate the extent of the changes the UK might face in the absence of global action to cut emissions - warmer and wetter winters, hotter and drier summers, increased risk of coastal erosion and more severe weather.
South East State of the Environment 2009
Ninth annual report by the Environment Agency on how our environment has changed and the impact people and businesses are having on it.
Paved with Gold: the real value of street design
This is the first study to connect economic benefits directly with the quality of street design, management and maintenance. June 2008.
Towards Lifetime Neighbourhoods: Designing Sustainable Communities for All
This paper discusses the value of lifetime communities that are designed to accommodate people of every age. November 2007.
The Environment in Your Pocket 2009
The thirteenth edition of this annual publication which focuses strongly on the themes of waste, recycling and sustainable consumption. It is a handy, free of charge, pocket-sized distillation of around 60 key data series.
Sustainable Development and Local Decision-Making
This report published by the Sustainable Development Commission explores the role of local strategic partnerships and local area agreements in delivering sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Indicators In Your Pocket
This page links to annual editions of the Sustainable Development Indicators In Your Pocket report, which presents and assesses sustainable development indicators that measure everyday concerns including health, housing, jobs, crime, education and the environment. Streets for All: Practical case studies
A summary document plus ten leaflets, each on a different aspect of making better streets and each featuring a town or city where this has been put into practice. July 2008.
Green Day: A climate change activity kit for schools
Ideas, activities and resources for holding a green day in any school, making it a more sustainable place in which to work, play and learn. April 2008.
Buying a Better World & the Sustainable Procurement Toolkit
With an annual procurement budget of around £160 billion, the public sector is the largest purchaser in the UK. This toolkit aims to help public sector buyers factor the environmental and social impacts of the goods and services they purchase into their spending decisions. March 2008.
Health and Wellbeing
Engaging and Responding to Communities: A brief guide to Local Involvement Networks
This guide is for health and social care managers and explains about LINks. It outlines how, through proactive engagement, you can better understand the needs of your community.
Health Profiles 2009
The annual health profiles commissioned by the Department of Health have been published for 2009:
East Sussex
Eastbourne
Hastings
Lewes
Rother
Wealden
On The State of Public Health 2009
The Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2009 draws attention to major health challenges requiring immediate action, and details progress made in key areas identified in previous annual reports.
Adult social care paper: 'Communities - healthy, strong and prosperous'
A paper that explores the developmental and service delivery links between the place-shaping role of local government and its health and wellbeing ambitions. July 2008.
End of Life Care Strategy: Promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life
The Department of Health's end of life care strategy, which provides people approaching the end of life with more choice about where they would like to live and die. July 2008.
Mental Health and Employment
This report presents findings of a qualitative research project to investigate the relationship between mental health and employment. July 2008.
Your Baby: Feeding your baby in the first year
Practical advice about feeding a baby. It covers the early months, and gives advice about when to start a baby on solid foods, what foods are suitable and what should be avoided. May 2008.
Health, place and nature: how outdoor environments influence health and wellbeing:
a knowledge base
An Sustainable Development Commission publication which examines the contribution of aspects of the outdoor environment (both natural and built) to
health. April 2008. Ramadan Health Guide: A guide to healthy fasting
This booklet aims to help people understand the health issues related to fasting, to help people make more informed choices, minimise complications and maximise the benefit of the fast. September 2007.
Housing
Gypsies and Travellers financial toolkit for RSLs
This toolkit outlines how to make a business case for providing and managing pitches for Gypsies and Travellers and gives examples of how some associations have gone about this. July 2008.
Living working countryside: Taylor Review
Report into rural economies and affordable housing. The report advocates reforms to the planning system to enable small, rural communities to develop affordable housing and the paper also encourages the development of home working. July 2008.
Youth homelessness in the UK
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publication evaluates the progress being made to address this issue and includes an exploration of the scale, profile and nature of youth homelessness. May 2008.
Greener Homes for the Future
Highlights what the Code for Sustainable Homes is, how it works and what it means to have a mandatory rating for new homes. May 2008.
Social Housing and Worklessness: Key policy messages
Presents key policy messages that emerged from a study on possible explanations for the relatively high levels of worklessness among tenants in social housing. May 2008.
The Code for Sustainable Homes: Case studies
A number of detailed case studies on actual Code Homes that have been completed since the policy's inception in 2007. The case studies show the different ways of achieving various levels of the Code and also highlights potential pit-falls for developers. The public value of social housing: a longitudinal analysis of the relationship between
housing and life chances
Research on the life chances of people living in social housing from the
Second World War up to the current day and an overview of the extent to which, since the inception of the
welfare state, housing policy has delivered on its objectives and contributed to those of wider social policy. 2008.
Reducing Re-offending Housing and Housing Support Resource Pack
This resource pack is intended for all stakeholders involved in offender housing. It supports the development of partnerships and agreements that will improve housing outcomes for offenders, contribute to the reduction in re-offending and enhance public protection. January 2008.
Older People and Carers
Joint Commissioning Strategy for Older People and Carers
This Older People's strategy provides information about what people need and how we plan to provide services that meet those needs.
Better With Age: Reforming the future of local social care for older people
In this report NLGN argues that local government must remain in the driving seat when commissioning care services and facilities for older people, but that the current local funding strains are unsustainable in their present state. February 2009.
Don't stop me now
This Audit Commission report looks at the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population gets older. July 2008.
Securing Good Care for Older People: Taking a Long Term View
King's Fund commissioned review of social care to determine how much should be spent on social care for older people in England over the next 20 years and what funding arrangements need to be in place to ensure that this money is available and will produce high-quality outcomes.
Transport, Access and Communications
The value of new transport in deprived areas - who benefits, how and why?
This report gives an assessment of the value of new transport services to people living in deprived neighbourhoods in England and the benefits - of transport services to practitioners responsible for the wider regeneration of these neighbourhoods.
A Sustainable Future for Cycling
This report sets out the Government's cycling policy and demonstrates the health and environmental benefits of cycling. January 2008.
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