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With one of the best education services in the country and
an excellent record in innovation and forward thinking, the area
offers excellent schools with constantly improving exam results,
two further education colleges, two university locations and a
state-of-the-art school broadband and video conferencing
network.
Watch the DVD
'Building Futures' and hear headteachers talk about living and
working in Telford & Wrekin (opens in Windows Media Player,
streaming file).
Children's Trust
Agencies work together
in partnership through the Children's Trust (see
Children and Young People's Plan 2008-2011
PDF 4.6Mb, its
Review 2008/09 and Refresh 2009/10 PDF 727Kb
and the supporting
Children's Services Strategic Needs Analysis
2009 PDF 808Kb) to improve outcomes and provide integrated
services for children, young people and families. The recently
published independent inspection reports of all children's
services, which have been rated as good, are now available. The
Joint Area Review (JAR) action plan arising from the JAR report
has also now been published. The inspection reports and action
plan can be found by following the links below.
The latest Laming report 'The Protection of Children in England: A
Progress Report' was published in March 2009 and contains 58
recommendations covering leadership & accountability,
support for children, interagency working, children's workforce,
improvement & challenge, organisation & finance and
legal issues.
'The protection of children in England: action
plan' was published in May 2009 and contains the
Government's response to Lord Laming and an action plan.
Telford & Wrekin's innovative approach to education has seen
some outstanding results, with schools across the borough proving
to be among the most improved in the country with their GCSE/GNVQ
results. Recent data revealed the proportion of Telford pupils
achieving five or more A*-C grades has risen by 4% in one year,
compared to the national rate of 2%.
Education is vitally important to the growth of the area, providing
a solid skill base for the many world-class multi-national
companies. The Borough of Telford & Wrekin puts children and
young people at the heart of its priorities. With its partners it
has achieved
Beacon Status for integrated children's services for its ground
breaking work in delivering multi-agency services for families,
children and young people.
Schools are at the heart of these new developments, such as the £70
million Hadley Learning Community which features a secondary
school, primary school, special school and community facilities in
a single landmark building, procured in partnership with the
private sector. The school offers a range of support to the
community including early years, health services and lifelong
learning.
For general enquiries
tel: 01952 385385
email:
familyinformation@telford.gov.uk
For details on training for the Children's Workforce
email:
childrensworkforce.team@telford.gov.uk |