Launch of the Smart Start Strategy

Colleagues in Public Health would like to make schools aware of the new Smart Start Strategy setting out how we will help children in Warwickshire to have the best possible start in life.

They would also like to ask if schools can help to collect information on existing or emerging initiatives and projects that contribute to the delivery of the strategy and agreed work programmes such as:

•  parenting support
•  integrated early help model
•  mental health and wellbeing
•  improvement of early years education
•  community capacity
•  workforce development
•  information governance

These initiatives may range from the excellent work that schools are involved in as well as projects being delivered by others of which we should be aware. Future investment by the Smart Start Programme into larger strategic initiatives will be determined based on this valuable information.

Please could you forward all relevant information to smartstart@warwickshire.gov.uk by 27th September.