What we do

We know that when we work together we can make a real difference. Plymouth Children and Young People's Trust is a formal partnership that brings together everyone in the city who works with children, young people and their families. Our vision is we want all our children to live, grow, achieve and exceed in their hopes for the future.

In particular our ten priorities are:

• reduce health inequalities
• improve children and young people's mental health
• reduce bullying in the city, both in and out of school
• continue to strengthen safeguarding services
• reduce children and young people's accidents and injuries
• enable children and young people to have fun
• improve attainment for children and young people, in particular raise achievement, including Maths and English at all stages
• reduce risk-taking behaviours such as substance misuse, unprotected sex and criminal activities
• improve opportunities for young people to make a positive contribution
• raise young people's aspirations, with particular support for young people who are not in education, employment or training

The purpose of the Plymouth Children and Young People's Trust is to:

• provide strategic direction for the development of children's services in Plymouth, which will include commissioning and providing services
• provide leadership on the development of integrated services for children
• support the achievement of national and local agency targets by developing closer and linked ways of planning, delivery and improving services for children, young people and their families
• implement the priorities in the children's and young people's plan 2008 to 2011