Children and Young People's Trust

The Cheshire East Children and Young People’s Trust (CYPT) is currently paused while we carry out a review of partnership governance arrangements for children, young people and families.

The review will consider how partners work together to improve outcomes for children and young people in Cheshire East, including how we identify priorities, support early help and prevention, and make best use of shared resources.

Information on future partnership arrangements will be shared when the governance review has concluded.

Children and Young People’s Plan, 2022 - 2026

The Children and Young People’s Plan 2022-26 remains available for reference while the governance review is underway.

Together we want the following 7 outcomes for children and young people:

  • Children and young people we care for are happy and able to achieve their full potential.
  • Children and young people feel and are safe. 
  • Children and young people are happy and experience good mental health and wellbeing. 
  • Children and young people are healthy and make positive choices. 
  • Children and young people leave school with the best skills and qualifications they can achieve and the life skills they need to thrive into adulthood.
  • Children, young people and young adults with additional needs have the support they need to achieve and be happy.
  • Children and young people have earlier access to support when they need it.

Central to the new plan is working Together with children and young people.  TOGETHER is our shared definition of coproduction in Cheshire East, because  TOGETHER is inclusive to all. 

About the Children and Young People’s Trust

Before being paused, the Children and Young People’s Trust brought partners together to support Cheshire East’s ambition to be a great place to be young. This included:

  • listening to and acting on what children, young people, parents, carers, and people who work with families say
  • developing the strategy for improving local services to children, young people and families. This is called the Children and Young People’s Plan
  • developing new ways of working together and promoting joint working
  • planning together and jointly commissioning services, looking at how we can make the most impact for families
  • reviewing what children and young people need in their local area
  • overcoming barriers to sharing and using information
  • making sure that children, young people, families and the professionals that work with them know what they can expect and hold Cheshire East to a high standard
  • making sure that listening to children, young people, parents, carers and workers is part of all services and is used to continually improve services
  • working closely with the Cheshire East Safeguarding Children's Partnership a partnership to protect children and young people from harm

The Children and Young People - summary document (PDF, 311KB) sets out why we have a Children and Young People’s Trust, how it works, what it does and who is involved.

Listening to children and young people

We developed a Participation Strategy (PDF, 4.4MB) with young people to improve how we engage children and young people in decisions that affect them and their communities.

The voice of children and young people remains central to partnership work and will be considered as part of the governance review.

How to get involved

We’d love to hear your views on what’s working well and what could be improved.

Contact the Children and Young People’s Trust at ChildrensTrust@cheshireeast.gov.uk

If you are a young person and you would like to get involved in decision making about services in Cheshire East you can join the Youth Council Facebook Group and mailing list.

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Page last reviewed: 10 July 2026