Locality Working

The way that services for vulnerable children and young people are managed and provided in Gloucestershire is changing.

September 2010 sees a new way of working with vulnerable children and families in the county. Staff and services will be better placed to recognise and meet local needs.

A range of staff, for example, family support workers, education psychologists and education welfare officers, are working together in local teams across the county, known as locality teams. This will bring services which are more coordinated, more local, and better able to respond to the needs of vulnerable children, young people and families in a particular area. Staff working in each locality team will, with the family, be able to take decisions on what type of support to provide or buy to best meet the needs of the child, young person or family.

The aim is to improve the lives of vulnerable children and young people through better integrated working. The move supports the aims of Gloucestershire's Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP). 

Gloucestershire has seven locality teams. There's a map showing the locality boundaries under the 'downloads' section below. There's also a page for each locality team, which will be further developed as the idea of locality working develops. The seven localities largely follow the district model, with Gloucester being divided into north and south. 

There are 7 locality teams based in these areas:

• Gloucester North
• Gloucester South
• Cheltenham
• Forest of Dean
• Cotswold
• Tewkesbury
• Stroud

What's different about this new way of working?

• one place to respond to all concerns;
• no more passing children and families between professionals;
• fewer, better assessments, with more action;
• services offered that match needs;
• right service at the right time, helping to avoid a situation becoming worse;

Other pages in the Localities section...

	Information for Families What do Localities mean for Families? Plus use the localities finder to find your nearest team
	Information for Partners Latest localities news and links for those working in services for children and young people in Gloucestershire
	Meet the Team Information and contact details for the Localities Development Team
	CYPSP Localities Development Programme Board
	Cheltenham Locality Welcome to the page for the Cheltenham Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Cheltenham locality area showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Gloucester North Locality Welcome to the page for the Gloucester North Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Gloucester North locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Gloucester South Locality Welcome to the page for the Gloucester South Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Gloucester South locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Tewkesbury Locality Office Welcome to the page for the Tewkesbury Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Tewkesbury locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Forest of Dean Locality office Welcome to the page for the Forest of Dean Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Forest locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Stroud Locality office Welcome to the page for the Stroud Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Stroud locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.
	Cotswold Locality office Welcome to the page for the Cotswold Locality team. Here you can see a map of the Cotswold locality area (click on the map to make it bigger) showing you some of the key services in the locality area.