Section 3 - priority projects

Improving access and transport

CYPP Lead Officer - Dillon Hughes

Local Area Agreement Lead Officer - Bruce Thompson

Reference Group - to be agreed

Key Links - all areas

What’s the story?

Feedback from children and young people and discussions with partners has highlighted that lack of access to services, education, training, and leisure or social activities can be a major obstacle to achieving potential. This is reflected in the Sustainable Communities Strategy, because it is true for all ages, although children and young people have the extra difficulty of not being able to drive.

Young people have an entitlement to access the 14-19 courses they want to do, and this includes the new Diplomas and individual pathways which should be fully in place by 2013. One possible way of doing this is to take courses and programmes to young people, another is by increasing the use of technology. But neither of these options will provide a complete answer. Transport services for children with additional and complex needs are not joined up across agencies and we could create a better service by using resources more effectively.

There is no magic wand and transport is always likely to be an issue in rural Devon.

We know that it is important to build on existing infrastructures and focus on what we can achieve.