The Newcastle Children's Trust is a local partnership that brings together the organisations responsible for serfvices for children, young people and families in a shared commitment to improving children's lives. These include health, primary care trusts (PCT's), police authorities, local probation boards, youth offending teams, schools, academies, colleges and Jobcentre Plus. The Children's Trust incorporates all of the arrangements made between these agencies and others, and promotes cooperation between them, in order to achieve improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Newcastle Children's Trust has a single outcomes led vision for children and young people, and develops integrated delivery, strategy, planning and commissioning.
The Children's Trust in Newcastle sits within the emerging Wellbeing for Life Board framework (nationally the Health and Wellbeing Board framework). Â
In June 2009, the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership Executive agreed to formally become the Children's Trust Board.
Children's Trust Board Terms of Reference
The main functions of the partnerships are to commission and decommission services for the particular group or community the partnership is set up to serve with respect to the priorities for the Newcastle Plan for Children and Young People. See Partnerships
Newcastle has a strong history of working in partnership. Not only have we found that it works but also it is in line with government legislation. The drive and commitment of staff and the support of agencies allow us to deliver more and better outcomes for children and young people in Newcastle. This partnership handbook aims to support the excellent work that already exists and also to assist new partnerships in the early stages of development.
Children's Trust Partnership Handbook (208 KB, pdf kb) Please contact Louise Appleby, louise.appleby@newcastle.gov.uk for further information.