The Sustainable Community Strategy
The Council and partners, through the Local Strategic Partnership, are committed to
achieving excellence through working together in order to deliver a shared vision for South
Gloucestershire.
The work in delivering integrated services for children and young people reflects a political
and professional commitment to enhancing the life chances of all children so that they
enjoy an excellent quality of life and support others in their communities whilst protecting
the environment. Our collective commitments are to do this by:
• investing in children and young people;
• being healthier;
• modernising health and community care services;
• managing future developments;
• promoting safer and stronger communities;
• valuing the environment;
• maintaining economic prosperity.
Within this context our vision for children and young people is:
To strive to make South Gloucestershire a place where all children and young people have
the best possible start in life and are involved in shaping the future, and where they:
• enjoy the best possible physical and mental health and live a healthy lifestyle;
• are safeguarded, protected from harm and neglect and feel safe and secure at all
times;
• have encouragement and excellent opportunities to learn, play, enjoy and achieve
wherever they are;
• have the opportunity to achieve their aspirations, be creative, and play a full and
positive part in their communities;
• grow up in strong and secure families and vibrant communities, and achieve
rewarding adult lives.
To support this we will work to provide really good services which put children, young
people and their families first and:
• involve children, young people and their families;
• work with localities and communities;
• join up and integrate our work together;
• focus on the early identification of needs and preventative action.