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St Marys Junior SN Complete Proposal
In recent years there has been a marked upturn in the numbers of children born in the Borough. By way of response we have embarked on a programme to increase primary schools’ capacity to meet the additional demand for places, initially at reception year, but in the case of the proposed expansions of the three junior schools, at Year 3 too. This increased demand is projected to be sustained at least up to the end of the decade. The Local Authority has a core duty to ensure there are... MoreOpened 22 April 2014 -
Council Tax Leaflet Survey
Every year, with the annual council tax bill, Sutton Council sends out an information booklet about the council, services provided and explains how your payments make a difference. We want to find out how useful this booklet is, if people read it and what people find useful. By completing the survey, you will be entered into a prize draw to win £50 MoreOpened 28 April 2014 -
Sutton Youth Volunteer Strategy Consultation
The vision of this consultation is simple; we want to shape the future of volunteering for young people by listening to their views, ideas and finding out the barriers to volunteering. We want to take everything we hear and use it to shape what volunteering will look like for young people in the future. We will commit to upholding 3 distinct values throughout this consultation: LISTEN – We will take time to gather the views and opinions of young people around various volunteering... MoreOpened 12 May 2014 -
Local Pharmacy Services Survey
We are inviting you to tell us about pharmacy services in your area of Sutton. Many people call them chemists but in this survey we use the word pharmacy. By a pharmacy, we mean a place you would use to get a prescription or buy medicines. We don’t mean the pharmacy at the hospital or the part of a pharmacy where you buy beauty products. We have to regularly review what pharmacy services we have, what our local people need, and how things might change in the future. This process... MoreOpened 16 June 2014 -
Your School Local Offer - Secondary
All Sutton schools pledge to follow a similar approach to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. We expect that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, should receive inclusive teaching so they can make the best possible progress in school, and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community. Pleas take time to read the Code of Practice notes and Top Tips for presenting your local offer, in the Secondary Requirements... MoreOpened 1 July 2014 -
Your School Local Offer - Primary
All Sutton schools pledge to follow a similar approach to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. We expect that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, should receive inclusive teaching so they can make the best possible progress in school, and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community. Please take time to read the Code of Practice notes and Top Tips for presenting your local offer, in the Primary Requirements document... MoreOpened 4 July 2014 -
Early Years Settings Local Offer
All Sutton schools pledge to follow a similar approach to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. We expect that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, should receive inclusive teaching so they can make the best possible progress in school, and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community. Please take time to read the Code of Practice notes and Top Tips for presenting your local offer, in the Early Years Settings... MoreOpened 4 July 2014 -
Special Schools Local Offer
All Sutton schools pledge to follow a similar approach to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. We expect that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, should receive inclusive teaching so they can make the best possible progress in school, and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community. Please take time to read the Code of Practice notes and Top Tips for presenting your local offer, in the Special Schools Requirements... MoreOpened 7 July 2014 -
Sutton Local Offer Social Care
From September 2014 every Local Authority will be required to publish information about services they expect to be available in their area for children and young people from birth to 25 who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); and also services outside of the area which they expect children and young people from their area will use. This will be known as the ‘Local Offer’. (Please click below on the 'Guidance for providers to complete the Social Care survey' to... MoreOpened 9 July 2014 -
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Consultation
Prior to April 2013 Central Government was responsible for Council Tax Benefit. Funding was cut by 10% and transferred to Local Authorities who all set up their own Council Tax Reduction Schemes. This change formed part of Welfare Reform which aimed to reduce the welfare spending and to incentivise people to work. As the grant for Council Tax Reduction Scheme is now incorporated into the council’s overall revenue support grant, there is no dedicated allocation for Council Tax Reduction.... MoreOpened 10 July 2014 -
Information and Advice Framework Consultation
In Sutton, information and advice is provided to residents across a broad range of topics including social care (both adult and children), benefits, housing, wellbeing, public health, education and environmental services from a range of different providers including the council. By 'information services' we mean: giving clients the information they need, for them to know and do more about their situation. An information service may inlcude; providing general information, signposting and... MoreOpened 10 July 2014 -
Building Capacity in the Voluntary Sector - Review of Funding
The council has long-recognised and promoted the importance of the voluntary and community sector as a provider of services, as local campaigners on behalf of their beneficiaries, and as important contributors to the creation of social capital within our communities. We recognise that a strong and vibrant community sector will play an increasingly important role in direct service delivery and supporting community resilience and in 2012/13, the voluntary sector and not for profit sector... MoreOpened 10 July 2014 -
Crisis Loan and Grant Scheme Consultation
From 1 April 2013 responsibility for the Community Care Grant and Crisis Loans transferred to local authorities from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). When the scheme transferred the council was provided with grant funding including administration costs for 2013/14 and 2014/15. In December 2013 the DWP announced that it was cutting the funding to local authorities from 2015/16. To date there has been no change in the position and the council expects to lose £500k of funding in... MoreOpened 10 July 2014 -
Sutton Police Youth Survey
The Police Service in Sutton are currently engaging with the local community about how they feel living in Sutton, what they think the issues are, and what the Police Service could do to make them feel safer and happier in Sutton. This Survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete, and will add your voice and opinion to the report being put together by the Police Service in partnership with the Integrated Services for Young People, to engage young people, listen to their views... MoreOpened 15 July 2014 -
Local offer health service provider
From September 2014 every Local Authority will be required to publish information about services they expect to be available in their area for children and young people from birth to 25 who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); and also services outside of the area which they expect children and young people from their area will use. This will be known as the ‘Local Offer’. (Please click below on the 'Guidance for providers to complete the health survey' to read... MoreOpened 22 July 2014 -
Room Booking System Feedback
Please complete this short online survey to provide feedback on the new central room booking system. MoreOpened 25 July 2014 -
SUTTON Local Offer – Post 16 template
The post-16 education and training landscape is very diverse. It encompasses school sixth forms (both mainstream and special schools), sixth form colleges, general further education (FE) colleges, 16-19 academies, special post-16 institutions, and vocational learning and training providers in the private or voluntary sector. The range of available study programmes is broad and includes AS/A-levels, vocational qualifications at all levels, apprenticeships, traineeships, supported internships... MoreOpened 26 July 2014 -
Joint Carers Strategy 2015-17 consultation
This consultation is to get feedback from carers on the draft priorities for the 2015-17 Joint Carers Strategy. This strategy is a refresh of the 2011-13 strategy. It looks at how London Borough of Sutton (LBS) and Sutton's Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCG) can maximise resources to meet the needs of carers in Sutton, and also meet the new legislative requirements for carers from the Care Act 2015. Carers can have their say on the draft priorities for this strategy by either: -... MoreOpened 1 August 2014 -
One Planet Sutton: Your views on the local environment
In January 2014 Sutton Council renewed the One Planet Sutton pledge. This pledge includes targets that aim to give residents a better quality of life and boost the local economy while radically reducing the borough’s negative impact on the environment. Currently, if everyone in the world lived as we do in Sutton, we would need three planets to support us. We need to reduce out impact - our ecological footprint- to a sustainable and globally fair level. You can find out more information... MoreOpened 4 August 2014 -
Theatres & Halls in Sutton
We are carrying out a survey to find out what you think about cultural activities and events in the borough. In a previous survey it was found that although few residents visited cultural venues in Sutton, the local cultural offer was still important to residents. Further to the previous survey the council now wants to make a number of decisions with regards to the future of cultural services in Sutton. MoreOpened 9 September 2014 -
Green Garden Waste Collection
Sutton Council is proposing to change the current green garden waste service as part of Sutton’s Future. These proposals are due to unprecedented reductions to our funding, increasing costs of living and a growing demand for council services mean we have to save £40m from our annual budget over five years. As a result, many of the services that we deliver will either need to change or stop in order to make the most of the money we have. Further information about the proposed... MoreOpened 9 September 2014 -
Possible Expansion of Hackbridge Primary School from September 2016
Over the last decade London Borough of Sutton have been increasing the number of primary school places to meet the rising demand which, so far, has resulted in the expansion of 18 of its 41 primary schools. Still more places are likely to be required from September 2016 onwards particularly in the Hackbridge locality due to increased birth rates, migration to the Borough and planned housing developments over the next 4 or 5 years We are confident that through the expansion of... MoreOpened 15 September 2014 -
Joint Carers Strategy 2015/17
London Borough of Sutton (LBS) and Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCG) are looking to develop a Joint Carers Strategy for 2015-17, in partnership with our strategic partner, Sutton Carers Centre (SCC), other key providers and carers in Sutton. This strategy will set out how Sutton will support carers across health and social care. A ‘carer’ is defined in the Care Act “as an adult who provides or intends to provide care for another adult” We have been talking with carers over... MoreOpened 24 September 2014 -
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Consultation
The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy is a document that the council are required to develop to set out a clear vision of how flood risk is managed across the borough. It will consider the risk of flooding from ordinary watercourses, groundwater and surface water. The local strategy must include: The Risk Management Authorities within the boundaries of Sutton Council and what management functions each authority has The objectives for managing local flood... MoreOpened 10 October 2014 -
Assistive Technology Strategy 2015/16
Most people want to remain as independent as possible and to stay living in their own homes, even if they experience difficulties as the result of health problems or a disability. At the same time they and their family/carers want to know that they are safe, and can quickly call for help in an emergency. Modern technology means that there are products and related services available to help provide this reassurance (including Telecare, Community Alarm and other equipment to help with... MoreOpened 17 October 2014 -
Consultation on Housing Priorities for 2015/16 and beyond
London Borough of Sutton Consultation on Housing Priorities for 2015/16 and beyond Sutton Council is developing a new housing strategy for the borough. The link below will take you to our consultation document, which is a prelude to our developing a new housing strategy, that will be published next year. To help formulate our priorities we are seeking the views of a wide range of stakeholders, including borough residents, our partner organisations and neighbouring local... MoreOpened 17 October 2014 -
Sustainable Transport Strategy
Sutton Council is consulting local residents and stakeholders on its draft Sustainable Transport Strategy and would like to hear your views. The strategy sets out how the council, working with transport operators and stakeholders, will make it easier for people to travel around the borough and beyond by sustainable transport i.e. walking, cycling and public transport. It also aims to reduce the need to travel and address the environmental problems caused by excessive traffic levels and... MoreOpened 5 November 2014 -
Looking after your children
Can you get good quality childcare in Sutton? Is it available at the times that suit you? Do you think it is good value for money? The London Borough of Sutton is looking to understand the use, availability and satisfaction with childcare. Even if you don't use childcare for your child under 8, we want to hear why. The London Borough of Sutton has a duty to assess whether there is sufficient availability of childcare in the borough to enable parents and families to... MoreOpened 15 November 2014 -
Sutton Employability & Recruitment Online Survey
In April 2014, the London Borough of Sutton launched the Sutton Skills Match Strategy - which is a business-led approach to making Sutton a Borough where businesses thrive because residents have the right skills to meet the needs of current and future workforce demands. Your co-operation in completing this questionnaire will enable us to understand your recruitment needs and the types of skills you require in order to help your business to grow and prosper. We will use the information... MoreOpened 27 November 2014 -
Library User Survey
Sutton Council has to find up to £40 million worth of savings from its annual budget in the next five years, in addition to the £32 million already saved since 2011. In common with other Council services, the Library Service is reviewing everything it does. To do this, we want to understand how you are using Sutton’s libraries: which services are most popular, which services should be prioritised and importantly, how we could save money going forward. By participating in this... MoreOpened 5 December 2014
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