Education and Learning

 Our services for children and young people have been experiencing rapid change and continue to develop and improve. In April 2005, we created an integrated Education and Children’s Services Directorate, to deliver the ‘Change for Children’ agenda. The Directorate is a lead partner in the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership, which consulted on and published a first Children and Young People’s Plan in April 2006. This is the key strategic document for children in Reading. It outlines a vision for the support and safeguarding of children and young people, aiming to keep them safe, healthy, able to enjoy and achieve, and to participate and achieve economic well-being.

The plan sets out a framework for services for children and young people from birth to 19, focusing on both the universal services which every child uses, and on more targeted services for those children with additional needs. The Education and Children’s Services Directorate work is directed by this plan. The plan was reviewed and refreshed during 2007 and this refresh is available for download under the Priorities and Plans for Education and Children section on the left-hand side of this page.

Consultation on Proposed New Structure for the Reading Children and Young People Partnership
We are currently reviewing the structure of our Children and Young People Partnership and if you are a professional working within Education or Children's Services, click on the link on the right to find out more about the proposed structure and the results of our recent consultation.

            

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	Education - Useful Links and Contacts	Links and contact information for other useful education resources

Reading Borough Council Links

The websites below are administered by Reading Borough Council and provide further information on services.

Link	Description
Reading Museum	Reading Museum Service website
Berkshire Record Office	Berkshire Record Office website
Reading Libraries	Find your nearest library and search their extensive catalogue

External Links

Reading Borough Council does not necessarily endorse or recommend any of the links or services below. Please note: when you follow these links you will leave this site.

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New Directions	New service providing a range of learning and employment services, activities, support and guidance for residents and businesses of the Reading Borough.