Child Poverty: key documents

 

This paper sets out the Government's vision towards 2020. It makes proposals for how legislation will drive action against this vision, at all levels, and invites stakeholders' views on a number of important questions.

Ending child poverty 2020

 

This presentation provides an overview of Newcastle's current position, our strategic approach, positive outcomes which have been achieved and lessons we have learnt.

Child Poverty - The Newcastle Story: overview of our strategic approach to tackling child poverty

 

The Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) for Newcastle sets out a vision for the future of the city over the next 20 years. Delivering our vision will require a commitment to transformation which is shared across all Newcastle Partnership organisations.

Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) (external link)

 

This paper analyses and explains evidence from Newcastle and discusses; population and demography, deprivation and poverty, change over time, low income/workless households and outcomes and deprivation.

Evidence base summary

 

An outline of YHNs strategy to fully maximise employment opportunities for residents through their partnerships.

YHN Skills to work strategy (external link)

 

A presentation on childrens' opinions on child poverty and their experiences of it. 

Talking to children and young people about child poverty - Nick Brereton

 

This document introduces the Child Poverty Act and the duties of local authorities and other bodies in relation to it.

Preparing for the Child Poverty Act: what does it mean for local authorities and their partners? - Greg Boone

 

This presentation explains how child poverty is defined and how we may be measured on it.

What do we mean by 'measuring child poverty'? - John Veit-Wilson

 

A review of the progress of the Newcastle Futures Partnership by discussing the key issues, what has been achieved, challenges and lessons learnt.

Newcastle Futures Partnership (January 2010)

 

This presentation explains the benefits of the Quids for Kids project, which advises families on claiming benefits.

Income Maximisation for Children and Their Families Including Benefit and Tax Credit Take Up (January 2010)

 

Working with families and professionals to address child poverty and associated disadvantages

They'll never change (January 2010)

 

This presentation explains what causes fuel poverty, its affects, Newcastle's situation and what is being done to tackle fuel poverty.

Tackling fuel poverty in Newcastle's Families (January 2010)

 

An explanation of how we can move from a focus on how much we do to how well those interventions are conducted and how they impact on the behaviour and circumstances of young people.

Using an Outcomes Approach in Newcastle (January 2010)

 

An explanation of Family Learning's contribution to raising achievement, aspiration and economic wellbeing, by engaging parents to support their children's learning.

The family as a learning environment (January 2010)

 

A summary of the Sure Start Children's Centres, the services they provide and how they raise parental aspirations.

Sure Start Children's Centres - raising parental aspirations (January 2010)

 

An explanation of the Tyne Gateway Partnership who recruit and train twenty parents to become 'Community Entrepreneurs' to work in their own communities with their own neighbours to develop pathways out of poverty. This presentation explains how the partnership will develop its program.

Tyne Gateway Partnership (January 2010)

 

This presentation explains the aims of the obesity strategy for Newcastle, how these aims will be achieved and lessons learnt so far.

How can we help to stop the year on year rise in childhood obesity (January 2010)