Children and young people strategies and plans

Sustainable Modes of Travel to School Strategy

The overall aim of this strategy is to promote a positive change in travel patterns towards safer, healthier, and more sustainable journeys to school

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Child Poverty Strategy 2009-2020

Waltham Forest’s Local Strategic Partnership is determined to eradicate child poverty - by raising incomes, skill levels and aspirations, and supporting people during tough times. The Child Poverty Strategy for Waltham Forest puts tackling child poverty and unlocking the talents of residents at the very heart of this work.

Download the Child Poverty Strategy (231 KB PDF file) or the Action Plan (132 KB PDF file) for more information.

Children and young people's involvement standards framework and toolkit

The best way to ensure that our services meet the needs of children and young people using them, is to involve them in the design, review and monitoring of services. The involvement standards framework and toolkit is Waltham Forest council's way of ensuring that all services are equipped to do this.

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