Sunderland City Council

Sunderland City Council
Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN

Tel. (0191) 520 5555

Calls may be recorded for quality and training purposes

Encouraging children and young people to enjoy and achieve

To encourage children and young people to enjoy and achieve is the third outcome of the Every Child Matters Change for Children.

Children and young people in Sunderland want to be happy and proud of themselves.

This means going to school every day and doing well in exams and assessments. It means having plenty of things to do in their spare time, such as taking part in sport, using computers and enjoying art and music. It means feeling confident and happy and most of all having a good time.

Children's Services provide the following services to ensure children and young people enjoy and achieve.


Absence from school in term time	Language and Cultural Support
Achievement and Participation Service	Looked after children education
Annual school holidays	Mentoring
Appraisal of teachers	Medication at school
Application for free school transport	Music tuition and assisted purchase of musical instruments
Attendance at school	National Curriculum
Behavioural Support Service	Nursery, primary and secondary education - application for school places
Building Schools for the Future	Opportunities for young people 16 and over
Children missing from education	Out of school hours activities, extended schools
Early Childhood Services - careers in childcare	Parent Partnership
Early Childhood Services - Children's Centres	Permissions for juvenile performances and entertainment or employment
Early Childhood Services - information for practitioners	Provide pupil places at schools (school organisational plan)
Education Psychology Service	Pupils First
Education Social Work Service	Pupil places at schools
Education Specialist Support	Pupil Referral Unit
Educating your child at home	School Governors
Every School Day Counts	School Improvement Service
Examination timetable	School transfers
Excluded pupils, providing alternative arrangements for excluded pupils	School uniforms and wearing jewellery in school
External Visits Advisory Service	Services for pupils with special education needs, SEN plans and policies
Family, Adult and community learning	Student exchange
Free school meals	Student awards grant and loans (including application for benefit)
Inclusion - Gypsies/Travellers	Young Achievers Awards
Inclusion - Teenage Pregnancy
Other useful information: Advice about bullying Children's Information Service Derwent Hill outdoor education and training centre External links to information for parents and carers External links to information for teachers Finance Service (including Section 52 budget statements) Fire safety education Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions about choosing a school Inset Days (In Service Training Days) for all schools in the city International students Learning sites List of schools Making a complaint or raising a concern about a school Ofsted reports - nursery inspections - primary school inspections - secondary school inspections - special school inspections Out of school activities - Bookstart Out of school activities - Homework help clubs Out of school activities - Learning centres Out of school activities - LIAZe Plans and policies and their development and implementation Regeneration and Development Performance and Information School catering School clothing grants and vouchers School performance and development School statistics School websites Supply teaching Youth Development Group (youth services) Young carer's card ( 2.88mb) For further details or enquiries you can email: childrens.services.info@sunderland.gov.uk or telephone us on 0191 520 5555. Return to Children's Services home page
last updated 06/04/09

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Encouraging children and young people to enjoy and achieve