What success looks like
Working closely with our communities and partners will help us meet the needs of our residents and make Stockton-on-Tees a place we can all be proud of.
It will give our children the best start in life by reducing the number of children who live in poverty, ensuring they have a good level of development and are ready for school when they reach reception age, and it will also support children to achieve outstanding educational attainment. It will also support more of our school leavers to remain in education, help them gain employment and/or training to provide opportunities for a better future.
Meeting the objectives set out in this Plan will ensure that our residents feel like they belong to their community, help them to manage their finances better and focus on improving their health and wellbeing so they can live for longer and in good health.
The Plan highlights how we can make the Borough is a better place to live, by reducing the crime rates and in turn changing the perception that many of our residents have, ensuring that they feel safe at all times. The success of this plan will be measured by how happy our residents are with the Borough, including whether they are happy with their employment, accommodation and whether they feel worthwhile.
Stockton-on-Tees is already the heart of the Tees Valley economy, however, if the improvements set out in this Plan are met, we can increase the employment rate for our residents and improve our already impressive regional economic performance.
Due to growing financial pressures that public services are dealing with, we will need to ensure that the improvements we make are affordable and efficient. We will also work in partnership with other organisations and with the community to ensure this is feasible.
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Foreword from Leader of the Council and Chief Executive
Developing the plan - with communities, for communities
Areas of opportunity and challenge
What success looks like