Social care staff work to ensure that children they have contact with achieve the same outcomes as other children in Medway and realise the CYPP vision that all children and young people are:

• Safe and cared for
• Succeed in learning
• Thrive

Social care staff work closely with young people with high-level support needs, legally ‘in need’ or ‘at risk’ and those that are in local authority care. For these children, many of whom have had very difficult life experiences, feeling safe, succeeding and thriving in life is often a significant challenge. Social care teams work with internal and external partners to ensure that together they can overcome any disadvantages these children may have.

Medway recognises that a confident and competent workforce will champion and carry forward our commitment to children and young people by providing effective safeguarding, integrated services and support, and timely and targeted interventions, and the aim of the Children's Social Care strategy is to support the development and retention of a creative and solution focused children’s social care workforce, supportive of one another and providing excellent service delivery and value for money.