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Supporting the successful delivery of rural children's centres

Together for Children, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector representatives and the Department for Children Schools and Families held a joint incubator workshop in July 2007 which brought together experienced contributors from across the country. The aim was to capture knowledge and experience from all sectors and create some practical products which can be used in rural areas and ensure that the extensive knowledge which has already been developed is made available through one site and put to full use.

The outcome is a suite of products and links to other specialist resources, designed to be used by all partners engaged in developing and sustaining rural children's centres.

 Contents

Where to find out more

A summary of resources which have been developed by a range of other agencies with regard to rural issues. The document provides web links to obtain copies of reports, including research, practice and policy.


Designing and delivering children's centres in rural areas (10 Mb) *

A range of questions designed to help you to tackle the challenge of delivery in rural areas. The questions are built around the TfC 4 stage model of Children's Centre development and focus on some key issues and give you some links to both TfC and external resources at each stage.
(please note this is a large file and may take a while to download)


Reference to rural in governance guidance

A summary of all the references to rural matters in Phase 2 Guidance.


Ten top tips for success

The ten tips for successful delivery. A brief summary of the ten things which we would recommend that you bear in mind and which should help you to achieve successful delivery.


Key principles to include in your rural policy

The development of a rural policy is a vital factor in ensuring successful delivery. This brief document offers a few ideas about what is most important to include in your rural policy.


Access to services

A brief summary of the key challenges which have to be overcome in making services accessible, with some ideas about how to overcome them and links to case studies and other resources.


Engaging and consulting with rural communities

Brief summary of the key challenges when engaging and consulting, with some ideas about how to overcome them and links to case studies and other resources.


Full suite of rural products - MS Word (12 Mb)

*please note this is a large file and may take a while to download


We hope that you find these products useful. If you have any feedback you would like to offer, or would like hard copies of these support products please contact us at mail@togetherforchildren.co.uk

Finally, if you have any further examples of good practice in rural areas that you would be willing to contribute to this suite of products, then please send a brief overview to mail@togetherforchildren.co.uk