Children and Young People Scrutiny Board

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Board monitors how the Council works to give young people in Oldham a good start in life and the skills they need.   This includes creating quality school and college places, offering more activities for young people outside of school, and improving education and training after age 16, so everyone has opportunities to learn and grow.   The Children and Young People Scrutiny Board looks at the following areas to see how the Council achieves this goal:   ·         Educational achievement ·         School performance ·         Healthy lifestyles ·         Youth service ·         Looked after children ·         Early Help ·         Children’s Social Care ·         Child Protection ·         School Attendance and Exclusions ·         School leavers’ progression to further education and training ·         Healthy schools ·         Take-up of sporting and cultural opportunities ·         Increased involvement of young people in developing services ·         Education, employment and training for care leavers ·         Children’s Centres ·         Young people’s fear of crime ·         Youth Offending ·         Freedom from poverty ·         Youth Justice Plan ·         Children’s and Young People Strategic Plan ·         Higher Education provision including Oldham College and University Campus Oldham