Corporate Plan 2018-2022 FOREWORD by the LEADER
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CORPORATE PLAN 2018-2022 www.trafford.gov.uk FOREWORD BY THE LEADER Trafford is a thriving, diverse, prosperous, and We’re acutely aware of the need for a skilled culturally vibrant borough sitting at the heart of and available workforce and are making strides Greater Manchester. supporting employers and potential investors with the skills they need for their workforce. Through the Trafford Council has bold ambitions and we are Trafford Pledge we help them to recruit the people re-thinking the traditional problems faced by local they need locally, and we work closely with Trafford authorities to respond positively to the challenges College and other providers to ensure we have we face. With all this in mind, and much more, we are effective apprenticeship opportunities and support excited about what the future holds. in place. The Council plays an important strategic role Our integration with the Trafford Clinical in developing and shaping the future of our Commissioning Group as well as our strong communities with our partners, through our partnerships with public health providers will influence and our direct investment. A great enable us to take on these the challenges of health example is our plans for Old Trafford and Stretford, inequalities with confidence. where we are driving forward town centre redevelopment and helping create an exciting new Our overarching aim is to make Trafford a place university. University Academy 92, (UA92), which where residents start well, live well and age well by opens in September, is a game-changing initiative to being more active – and we are helping achieve this establish a new model of Higher Education bringing with new leisure centres on the way. together the best of academia, business, media and sport. We will work with our partners, residents and businesses, developing and implementing action Trafford has much to be proud of - our council tax plans and regularly monitoring our progress. is one of the lowest in the North West and we are also renowned as the safest borough in Greater The future certainly looks bright for Trafford and our Manchester. Trafford is the birthplace of the National residents. Health Service, is recognised as an economic powerhouse and is a key player within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. We are delighted that our schools are among the best in the country and our young people achieve the best exam results. More than 94% of our young people attend good or excellent schools and we will continue to support and champion our schools so Leader of Trafford Council, that all of our young people can continue to thrive. Councillor Andrew Western. CORPORATE PLAN 2018-2022 INTRODUCTION The corporate plan describes Trafford Council’s Our vision is about giving people in Trafford vision and priorities for the borough and the greater choice about where they live; to build priorities we have identified as an organsiation and sustain in thriving communities, and to as being key to the delivery of that vision. It develop areas which we can all take pride in. includes an overview of our strategies which Our vision is about people living healthily; provide the detail of what the council will do receiving care when they need it and having and how we will work with our communities access to our green spaces. It is also about and our partners to deliver change to Trafford making Trafford a great place to live and work in line with these commitments. through connected transport links, so that there is a real choice of how we travel in and around At the heart of our vision is a common cause – our borough. we want to make Trafford a better borough. We want to make it a place where everyone has a Far too many people are still getting left behind. chance to succeed and where everybody has a Too many people’s lives are still blighted voice. We know we need to do things differently by not having access to good housing and as the Council cannot do it all. The Council, by employment opportunities; by child poverty virtue of its democratic mandate, will lead the and health inequalities. Our vision is a call for way in ensuring that this is a shared endeavour fairness – for all children and young people to and that across Trafford there will be a more have a fair start no matter their circumstances, joined up approach to service delivery. Through and to ensure people get support when they our new vision, we are making a commitment need it most. to work together across different services and agencies to make the best use of our resources. These are exciting times for Trafford and our It is aligned with our aspirations vision aims to meet the opportunities and as we develop the future model for our challenges that lie ahead. Over the next few statutory obligations and existing partnership years, this vision will be at the forefront of arrangements. everything the Council does and aims to achieve. CORPORATE PLAN 2018-2022 THE PRIORITIES AND Trafford Council has won national awards recently: OUTCOMES FOR TRAFFORD • Litter initiative of the year from Keep Britain The Council has identified seven strategic priorities that we believe are key to Tidy £134 enabling Trafford residents, businesses and staff to thrive. Our priorities set out • Transformation in our aspirations for our people, place and communities, and how they can affect Health & Social Care and improve their daily lives. for Let’s Talk campaign Highes GVA outside Manchester, Our people are our greatest resource. Through engagement with our staff we will create an environment for producing £692 staff to grow and develop life-long skills and see the benefit of their contribution to the borough. We want 7.2 to be an employer of choice. per annum OUR PRIORITIES Judges said: Building Quality, Affordable and Children and Young People Social Housing “Altrincham is a All children and young people in Trafford has a choice of quality Trafford will have a fair start fantastic example of homes that people can afford a high street that has Health and Wellbeing Pride in Our Area made huge strides in Trafford has improved health and People in Trafford will take pride in wellbeing, and reduced health their local area transforming itself,” Up to 7,000 new inequalities homes. 4.5m square feet of after crowning it England’s employment space Construction phase will create 660 jobs - Successful and Thriving Places Green and Connected on completion, champion high street Carrington will provide 14,000 jobs and contribute Trafford has successful and thriving Trafford will maximise its green £720m in additional GVA per annum town centres and communities spaces, transport and digital connectivity Targeted Support People in Trafford will get support when they need it most Second best perforrmer in GM for 16 to 18-year-olds 37 parks in not in education, the borough employment or - with eight training with only These priorities are not just for the Council but for the whole community and have been shared with achieving Green 2.27% Flag status members of the Trafford Partnerships. In order to make the difference we want to make, we will need to work closely and effectively with partners, residents, businesses and communities to make this a success. This strategic plan describes our overall approach and outlines Trafford vision. CORPORATE PLAN 2018-2022 Priority 1: Priority 2: Building quality, affordable Trafford has improved and social housing health and wellbeing, and reduced health inequalities We want.. We want.. to enable people to live well at home everyone to live well and be active for as long possible people to be able to afford to live in the area good health services for everyone and to reduce the inequalities in health and other outcomes fair and inclusive and quality housing for all fair and accessible services our children to be able to continue living in Trafford our towns to be accessible to all regardless of age or limitation to create homes, not just housing people to experience excellent end of life care Housing is so important because without a home of their own people cannot easily get access to to improve people’s work-life balance and family life health, education and employment. We believe in providing the opportunity for young people to access affordable housing to enable them to remain in Trafford. In Trafford, we will encourage and support people to make healthy choices in relation to their health and wellbeing. This means we will ensure there are good leisure facilities for them to use; create environments We also recognise that our residents, new and old, need access to a range of new housing to be built which encourage physical activity; and commission sufficient care and that is of high quality, supports the needs of the population and is built in sustainable locations. In support to meet the needs of the population as life expectancy particular for those who want to continue to live independently as long as they can so, it is vital that continues to grow. We want to promote a fairer society by we support them with the right housing options. reducing inequalities in health and raising overall standards. It is increasingly clear that mental health and wellbeing can no longer be considered secondary to physical health so we will have parity for emotional and mental health. We will fight the stigma around mental health and tackle the root causes such as social isolation, and work to improve people’s work-life balance. CORPORATE PLAN 2018-2022 Priority 3: Priority 4: Trafford has successful and Ensuring a fair start for all thriving town centres and children and young people communities We want.