Pledge 3 - Encouraging learning, leisure and creativity in Salford
Children’s Services
- Increased the % of young people choosing to stay on in full-time education post 16 to 67.7%, from 62.8% in 2005.
- Reduced the % of young people who are known to be not in education, employment and training to 8.2%, thereby beating our target of 8.4%.
- Exceeded the challenging target of 48% for 5+A*-C GCSEs or equivalent by 4%.
- No high schools performing below the floor target of 25% 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equiv).
- Improved and consistently good/better gradings in Excellence in Cities peer review.
- Establishment of Music Manifesto Pathfinder for the North West.
- Establishment of the Salford South School Sports Partnership.
- No high schools subject to special measures.
- Establishment of the city's first school-based mainstream post 16 provision at Iralm and Cadishead Community High School.
- Significant increases in the proportion of Salford young people accessing higher education.
- Increasing numbers of schools achieving Sports and Active Marks and Artsmark.
- Increasing numbers of schools awarded the 'Eco School' status.
- Schools identified as Creative Partnerships 'Lead Schools'.
- In 2006 Salford achieved the highest improvement in secondary school attendance in the whole country and the second highest improvement for all schools.
- In 2006 27% of our eligible looked after children achieved 5 GCSE’s at grade A-C, our best ever performance.
Community Health and Social Care
- Supported more than 200 people with learning difficulties to move into employment or move closer to the world of work by March 2007.
- Continued to increase the percentage of 5-16 years olds engaged in 2 hours a week minimum of high quality PE and school sport towards a target of 75% by 2008.
- Fulfilled over 80% of the Public Library Service Standards.
- Secured funding for a “Local Sport and Physical Activity Alliance” (SPAA) to increase participation in sport and physical activity and to widen access and reduce inequality in participation amongst priority groups.
- Completed major improvement and refurbishment work to “Fit City” sports and leisure centres in Irlam and substantially completed Worsley centre.
- Continued the planning and development of LIFT buildings and Broughton Hub.
- Maintained planned rises of at least 5% in museum visitor numbers.
- Continued to provide free internet and ICT services at every library.
- Completed the Heritage Lottery Fund bid for the development and conservation of Ordsall Hall.
- Completed the transfer of the Working Class Movement Library to the control of the library’s trustees.
- Continued to support the development of a cultural quarter in Chapel Street
Environment
- Further improvements to ecology/heritage trail, through supply of DVD and materials to schools and implemented environmental educational programmes within junior schools.
- Improved the accessibility and safety of the city’s urban and country parks for formal and informal leisure via the introduction of new facilities, organised events and the support of a ranger service.
- Expanded the opportunities to become involved in the Salford Special Agents and Plan-It programmes.
- Provided more play grounds and challenging play opportunities.
Chief Executives
- The 2006 Salford BG Triathlon World Cup held, attracting 22,000 spectators (7,000 above target).
- A series of websites have been produced for Salford schools.
- Publicity materials produced for the second annual Food & Drink Festival.
- Bi-monthly editions of listings magazine, ON IN Salford, produced.
- New Deal/Manchester FA /Salford Community Leisure partnership culminated in the launch of nationally acclaimed Sports Village, opened by Sir Alex Ferguson and playing host to a North West Soccer Festival involving 1,500 children.
This page was last updated on 01 June 2007
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