Children and Young People Service

Head of Service: Alison O'Sullivan, Director for Children & Young People	Address: 8th Floor Oldgate House 2 Oldgate Huddersfield HD1 6QW Tel. 01484 225242 E-mail: alison.o'sullivan@kirklees.gov.uk
Service Description: We provide education for about 63,601 children (at Jan 2006) in 195 schools across Kirklees: in the towns of Batley, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Mirfield and in the rural areas of the Colne, Dearne and Holme valleys. We aim to ensure that each individual is able to access an educational provision which allows her or his potential to be fully realised. We are committed to the highest possible quality of educational opportunities which are socially inclusive and responsive to the needs and aspirations of all. We believe that education is vital to the future of the people of Kirklees. It is a source of personal development and fulfillment. It contributes to the competence and confidence of individuals and communities and provides a basis for the economic strength which allows aspirations to be fulfilled. We are determined to raise standards and through our Education Development Plan we will deliver programs which will raise standards and achievement. We work in partnership with our schools and, in our Strategic Framework, we have set out our duties and responsibilities as well as our statutory obligations. We clearly state our key objectives which relate to Inclusion and Cohesion leading to Attainment
Useful Contacts
Learning To ensure improving standards in schools through planning, delivery and monitoring/evaluation	Head of Learning Caroline Gruen Tel: 01484 225184 Email: caroline.gruen@kirklees.gov.uk
Safeguarding & Specialist Provision To provide services and support for the most vulnerable young people and their families.	Head of Safeguarding & Specialist Provision Paul Johnson Tel: 01484 225331 Email: paul.johnson@kirklees.gov.uk
Children and Families work with children and young people who are in need and at risk, and their families. They provide a range of community based and specialist services including: family centres residential care youth offending team child protection services foster care adoption support for children in need and their families services for children with a disability	Paul Johnson Assistant Director Children and Families Service Tel: 01484 225331