The Children Act 1989 sets out a legal duty for local authorities to provide a range of short break opportunities for parents and carers which enable them to have a break, and to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have opportunities to meet friends, take part in activities, develop independence, and have fun by socialising with their peers and learning new skills.
The Essex Short Breaks offer...More
The consultation concerns proposed changes to the Essex Formula for Funding Schools (the Essex local formula) for the financial / academic year 2024/25.
The consultation is for all primary and secondary schools, both maintained and academies. The Essex local formula 2024/25 will calculate budget allocations for maintained schools between April 2024 and March 2025 and academies between September 2024 and August 2025.
Each individual schools’ allocation for 2023/24, the...More
Essex County Council is looking at the transport service which a family member, friend or someone you care for is using, to see what is working and what we can do do make it better. To do this, we are asking you to tell us what you think about the transport service, currently being used. This will help us find out what works well and where we may need to make improvements to the service.
This survey is aimed to look at the transport provision for day centres, school or...More
What are Healthy School Streets? There is a clear opportunity to improve the street environment around schools, to make streets safer. This could include a number of different measures to make it easier to walk or cycle to school. However, we would really like to hear your views, to shape the next stage of Healthy School Streets to be implemented next year and help us plan for the future.
From engaging with the school local community, last year we:
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Complete this registration form to attend 'Clare’s Deep Dive event for Governors' on Thursday 23 rd November from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Ivy Hotel, Writtle Rd, Margaretting, Ingatestone CM4 0EH. Maximum capacity is 75, a waiting list will be created for additional demand.
Event Description
A workshop approach and ‘deep dive’ into an aspect of provision within Essex schools. This term’s ‘Director’s deep dive’ will focus on supporting Governing...More
At Essex County Council we are working on a project looking at the provision of residential care to meet the needs of Young People.
Through your feedback we want to understand the current view regarding residential care. Your response will help inform Essex’s residential strategy, designed to improve the outcomes for young people within residential care.
Your views are important to us, and we will use them to keep the things that work well or change the things that do not, to...More
CLEAPSS provides support and advice to teachers, technicians, headteachers, and governors on how to best use high-quality practical work to support pupils' learning in science, design & technology, and, most recently, art & design. CLEAPSS membership enables employers to fulfill their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and subsequent Regulations. In the absence of CLEAPSS membership, the employer must consider how to fulfill aspects of the Health and Safety at Work Act...More
Councils across Essex are working in partnership to develop a new Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy. This draft Waste Strategy for Essex sets out how we will manage the recycling and waste produced in the county for the next 30 years.
Why do we need to act?
The previous waste strategy for Essex was developed in 2007 and a great deal has changed since then.
There is a significant climate change challenge ahead. We...More
Providing a positive experience for all people that meet with Social Care is something we strive for. By understanding the real time experience, we can better appreciate and consider where improvements are needed.
This Adult Experience Audit Tool is framed around the Thinking Local Act Personal (TLAP), Making it Real program themes, to reflect the most important elements of personalised care and support:
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In line with the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement (IRN), The key performance indicators for period 8 (December 2022 to May 2023) are now due. Therefore please complete the survey by 24/07/2023.
Any Questions please email: IRN.ProjectTeam@essex.gov.uk
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Listening is important to us. By listening to what you tell us we can make sure you get the help and support you need. By filling in this form and telling us what you think we can make sure that you and other children are well supported by social workers. This short survey is an opportunity for you to have your say about your involvement with children’s social care services. It will help us ensure we are meeting your child’s needs.
What you tell us is anonymous...More
Listening is important to us. By listening to what you tell us we can make sure you get the help and support you need. If you fill in this form and tell us what you think, we can make sure that you and other children are well supported by our social workers.
What you say is anonymous which means your name will not be mentioned in our reports. What you tell us will be kept safe and will be shared with your social worker and team manager. It you tell us that you are...More
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. This information will only be used to improve and develop our child protection services and will not be kept longer than is necessary to do so, paper questionnaires up to 1 year and electronic files up to 5 years. We will not share your personal details with another agency unless we have concerns that you or another individual is at risk of harm. ...More
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. This information will only be used to improve and develop our child protection services and will not be kept longer than is necessary to do so, paper questionnaires up to 1 year and electronic files up to 5 years. We will not share your personal details with another agency unless we have concerns that you or another individual is at risk of harm. ...More
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences of child protection conferences. What you say is anonymous which means your name will not be mentioned in our reports. However if you tell us something which makes us concerned about the safety of a child a social worker may contact you.
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. This information will only be used to improve child protection...More
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of child protection conferences. What you tell us is anonymous which means your name will not be mentioned in our reports. However, if what you tell us makes us concerned for the safety of a child a social worker may contact you.
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. This information will only be used to improve our child protection...More
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. This information will only be used to improve and develop our child protection services and will not be kept longer than is necessary to do so, paper questionnaires up to 1 year and electronic files up to 5 years. We will not share your personal details with another agency unless we have concerns that you or another individual is at risk of harm. ...More
Invitation to participate in a consultation relating to the proposed new teaching building and associated works following refurbishment of the existing school to provide dedicated SEN (Special Educational Needs) space at Great Easton Church of England Primary School
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As part of the review by Essex County Council into the cost of care of supported living services, we are looking to engage directly with providers delivering care to adults with complex needs.
We are currently consulting the wider market in respect of the rates for non-complex care, and this consultation will run alongside that activity.
We have a short survey seeking feedback for you to complete. Following assessment it is likely that we would want to engage further with providers...More
This survey is aimed at helping the Community Safety Partnerships working across Southend, Essex and Thurrock to identify the impacts of crime and anti-social behaviour in the county.
You can complete the survey about any area in Essex, whether you live, work or study there. You can also complete this survey more than once to give us your views about a different area if you wish to do so.
The results will be used by the Community Safety...More
In September 2021 the government announced their new plan for Adult Social Care Reform in England.
This included a lifetime cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care, alongside a more generous means-test for local authority financial support.
The reform is expected to be implemented in October 2025, but as a large local authority we would want our market to be able to respond and be ready for the changes that is required of this...More
The Maldon Future Transport Strategy assesses the current opportunities, issues and considerations when looking at how we travel in the Maldon district. It then sets out our proposed strategy for the future.
Ahead of completing the following survey, the strategy can be read here
We would welcome your views on this.
Transport is fundamental and impacts all aspects of our lives from where we choose to live, work and study to our health and the air we breathe. Our...More
Essex County Council want to improve walking and cycling routes to provide residents with a wider choice of how they travel.
By developing cycling and walking networks, we can make our streets healthier by reducing congestion and improving air quality. They become safer for those who want to walk or cycle aswell as more accessible and easier to move around. Walking and cycling also offer help improve our physical health and wellbeing.
We are doing...More
Thank you for taking the time to complete the St Botolph's section of this consultation.
This scheme is being developed jointly by Essex County Council and Colchester City Council and forms part of the wider City Centre Masterplan.
As a crucial gateway into the city centre and a meeting and connecting point for different forms of transport (walking, cycling, car use, bus and train travel) the regeneration of St Botolph’s Circus is a vital part of Colchester’s...More
Background
In Essex, 49% of CO 2 e emissions are from transport, with over half of these emissions coming from cars. Greenhouse gas emissions cause poor air quality and have a significant impact on our physical and mental health.
To help address this, the UK Government is phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. At Essex County Council, we have also committed to reducing emissions to improve air quality and help make Essex net zero by...More
By completing this survey you will help us better understand local school parent/pupil, resident and business needs and concerns with regard to Hawthorn Avenue and surrounding roads. We will take this feedback into consideration as we develop the project.
We want to ensure that you can share your lived experience of the area, which will allow us to take the appropriate steps, where possible, to deliver the changes you’d like to see.
For more information please...More