Children and Young People (aged 5 to 19)
Promoting physical and mental health in schools reinforces children’s attainment and achievement. It improves their wellbeing, enabling children to thrive and achieve their full potential. Young people experience huge physical, psychological and behavioural changes as they mature from children to adults. This section includes information that looks at the school age and young people populations and the factors that affect their health and wellbeing, including development, school attainment, immunisations and vaccinations and those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
More detailed information about the health and wellbeing of children and young people are incorporated into other sections of the JSNA.
For information about children who may be impacted by health inequalities, such as those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) or looked after children (LAC), please visit the Inequality groups topic page.
For information about health behaviours (smoking, healthy weight, substance misuse and sexual health) and mental health in children and young people please visit the respective topic pages.
Useful Resources
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View resourceHealth protection in children and young people settings, including education. (GOV.UK)
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases and minimising disruption in children and young people settings, education those working in children and young people’s social care.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceChild and Maternal Health Profile (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
This Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) collection of profiles collate national, regional and local data on child and maternal health. Individual profiles are included within this to provide additional detail on different stages or focuses within child and maternal health.
Fingertips Profile -
View resourceChildren and young people – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) resources
All NICE products for children and young people. Includes any guidance, advice and quality standards.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceSupporting public health: children, young people and families (Public Health England)
Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceHealth Profile for England 2021 (Public Health England)
The Health Profile for England (HPfE) was first produced by Public Health England (PHE) in 2017. It brings together PHE data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England today. The report has been updated annually, with content and format altering slightly each year.
The 2021 edition of the HPfE provides a comprehensive snapshot of the nation’s health and updates many indicators presented in previous reports. It also contains a summary of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on many aspects of health.
Fingertips Profile -
View resourceChildhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics (NHS Digital)
Collection of statistical reports about childhood vaccination coverage across England. Includes national, regional and local data.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceHealth visiting and school nursing service delivery model (Public Health England, 2021)
The revised health visiting and school nursing service delivery model has been developed with a range of stakeholders to reflect changes to how services are commissioned and provided locally and aims to provide a greater emphasis on the assessment of children, young people and family’s needs and the skills mixed to respond.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceHealth visitor service delivery metrics experimental statistics: annual data (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
Annual datasets and commentary for local authority health visits to pregnant women, children and their families during pregnancy and early childhood
Data and Analysis -
View resourceImproving school readiness: initiatives across the South East (Public Health England, 2019)
A report mapping initiatives to improve children’s school readiness across the 18 local authorities in the South East of England.
Research and Reports -
View resourceEarly years foundation stage profile statistics (Department for Education)
Statistics on early years foundation stage profile assessments including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceSchools, pupils and their characteristics Academic Year 2021/22 (Department for Education, 2022)
National Statistics on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics, including: age, gender. free school meals (FSM) eligibility, English as an additional language, ethnicity, school characteristics, class sizes. This data is taken from the school census.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceKey stage 4 performance, Academic Year 2020/21 (Department for Education, 2021)
Key Stage 4 national statistics data for 2020/2.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled. Instead, for 2020/21, pupils were only assessed on the content they had been taught for each course. 2020/21 pupil attainment data should not be directly compared to pupil attainment data from previous years for the purposes of measuring year on year changes in pupil performance.Data and Analysis -
View resourceNEET: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (House of Commons, 2021)
This article informs the UK NEET Statistics and policies to reduce the number of young people who are Not In Education, Employment, or Training.
Research and Reports -
View resourceYoung people NEET or activity unknown: comparative data scorecard (Department for Education)
Data about young people’s education, employment or training status in each local authority in England.
Data about young people’s education, employment or training status in each local authority in England.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceEducation and childcare (Office for National Statistics)
Collection of statistics about early years childcare, school and college education, higher education and adult learning.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment (2022)
This Health Needs Assessment was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Summary slides (2022)
Summary slide deck to accompany the 0-19s Health Needs Assessment that was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceNo child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children (Public Health England, 2020)
Reports for local government and their partners to inform their co-ordinated approaches to reduce vulnerability and adversity in childhood.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceVoices of England’s Missing Children: The findings of the Children’s Commissioner’s Attendance Audit (Children’s Commissioner, 2022)
The Children’s Commissioner’s Attendance Audit set out an overarching goal that every child should be in school every day, supported and ready to learn. This report provides the findings of this audit and includes six high-level ambitions to achieve this.
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View resourceChildhood vulnerability in England 2019 (Children’s Commissioner, 2019)
The Children’s Commissioner’s 2019 childhood vulnerability report examines the latest scale of rates of childhood vulnerability.
Research and Reports -
View resourceCHLDRN – Local and national data on childhood vulnerability (Children’s Commissioner)
Childhood Local Data on Risks and Needs (CHLDRN) provides a picture of the numbers of children at risk in England, at both a national and local level. It makes available over 100 indicators across different age ranges and types of risk and allows the user to explore how these vary across England.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBracknell Forest 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Deep Dive (2022)
The 0-19 Health Needs Assessment (HNA) was jointly developed by the Public Health Teams in Berkshire East: Bracknell Forest Council, Slough Borough Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, and the overarching Berkshire East Public Health Hub. This report produced to understand the health needs of the local 0-19 population and identify areas of inequalities in Bracknell Forest.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceWorking together to safeguard children statutory guidance (Department for Education, 2022)
This guidance clarifies how individual professionals and organisations across all sectors contribute to child death reviews to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceThe Experience and Training needs of Key Workers for Child Death within Berkshire 2021 (Dr Sarah Hughes)
A pan-Berkshire key worker audit was undertaken to find out how the key worker role is working in Berkshire and identify any gaps in the service. This is the report of the outcomes from the audit.
Research and Reports
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceHealth protection in children and young people settings, including education. (GOV.UK)
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases and minimising disruption in children and young people settings, education those working in children and young people’s social care.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceChild and Maternal Health Profile (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
This Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) collection of profiles collate national, regional and local data on child and maternal health. Individual profiles are included within this to provide additional detail on different stages or focuses within child and maternal health.
Fingertips Profile -
View resourceChildren and young people – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) resources
All NICE products for children and young people. Includes any guidance, advice and quality standards.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceSupporting public health: children, young people and families (Public Health England)
Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceHealth Profile for England 2021 (Public Health England)
The Health Profile for England (HPfE) was first produced by Public Health England (PHE) in 2017. It brings together PHE data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England today. The report has been updated annually, with content and format altering slightly each year.
The 2021 edition of the HPfE provides a comprehensive snapshot of the nation’s health and updates many indicators presented in previous reports. It also contains a summary of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on many aspects of health.
Fingertips Profile -
View resourceChildhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics (NHS Digital)
Collection of statistical reports about childhood vaccination coverage across England. Includes national, regional and local data.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceHealth visiting and school nursing service delivery model (Public Health England, 2021)
The revised health visiting and school nursing service delivery model has been developed with a range of stakeholders to reflect changes to how services are commissioned and provided locally and aims to provide a greater emphasis on the assessment of children, young people and family’s needs and the skills mixed to respond.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceHealth visitor service delivery metrics experimental statistics: annual data (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
Annual datasets and commentary for local authority health visits to pregnant women, children and their families during pregnancy and early childhood
Data and Analysis -
View resourceImproving school readiness: initiatives across the South East (Public Health England, 2019)
A report mapping initiatives to improve children’s school readiness across the 18 local authorities in the South East of England.
Research and Reports -
View resourceEarly years foundation stage profile statistics (Department for Education)
Statistics on early years foundation stage profile assessments including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceSchools, pupils and their characteristics Academic Year 2021/22 (Department for Education, 2022)
National Statistics on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics, including: age, gender. free school meals (FSM) eligibility, English as an additional language, ethnicity, school characteristics, class sizes. This data is taken from the school census.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceKey stage 4 performance, Academic Year 2020/21 (Department for Education, 2021)
Key Stage 4 national statistics data for 2020/2.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled. Instead, for 2020/21, pupils were only assessed on the content they had been taught for each course. 2020/21 pupil attainment data should not be directly compared to pupil attainment data from previous years for the purposes of measuring year on year changes in pupil performance.Data and Analysis -
View resourceNEET: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (House of Commons, 2021)
This article informs the UK NEET Statistics and policies to reduce the number of young people who are Not In Education, Employment, or Training.
Research and Reports -
View resourceYoung people NEET or activity unknown: comparative data scorecard (Department for Education)
Data about young people’s education, employment or training status in each local authority in England.
Data about young people’s education, employment or training status in each local authority in England.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceEducation and childcare (Office for National Statistics)
Collection of statistics about early years childcare, school and college education, higher education and adult learning.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceNo child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children (Public Health England, 2020)
Reports for local government and their partners to inform their co-ordinated approaches to reduce vulnerability and adversity in childhood.
Guidance and Best Practice -
View resourceChildhood vulnerability in England 2019 (Children’s Commissioner, 2019)
The Children’s Commissioner’s 2019 childhood vulnerability report examines the latest scale of rates of childhood vulnerability.
Research and Reports -
View resourceWorking together to safeguard children statutory guidance (Department for Education, 2022)
This guidance clarifies how individual professionals and organisations across all sectors contribute to child death reviews to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Guidance and Best Practice
Currently no resources for this region
-
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment (2022)
This Health Needs Assessment was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Summary slides (2022)
Summary slide deck to accompany the 0-19s Health Needs Assessment that was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceThe Experience and Training needs of Key Workers for Child Death within Berkshire 2021 (Dr Sarah Hughes)
A pan-Berkshire key worker audit was undertaken to find out how the key worker role is working in Berkshire and identify any gaps in the service. This is the report of the outcomes from the audit.
Research and Reports
Currently no resources for this region
-
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment (2022)
This Health Needs Assessment was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Summary slides (2022)
Summary slide deck to accompany the 0-19s Health Needs Assessment that was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBracknell Forest 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Deep Dive (2022)
The 0-19 Health Needs Assessment (HNA) was jointly developed by the Public Health Teams in Berkshire East: Bracknell Forest Council, Slough Borough Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, and the overarching Berkshire East Public Health Hub. This report produced to understand the health needs of the local 0-19 population and identify areas of inequalities in Bracknell Forest.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
-
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment (2022)
This Health Needs Assessment was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Summary slides (2022)
Summary slide deck to accompany the 0-19s Health Needs Assessment that was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
-
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment (2022)
This Health Needs Assessment was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceBerkshire East 0 to 19s Health Needs Assessment – Summary slides (2022)
Summary slide deck to accompany the 0-19s Health Needs Assessment that was jointly produced by the three Berkshire East local authorities and the Berkshire East Public Health Hub. It provides a detailed look at the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Berkshire East to inform future commissioning of health visiting and school nursing services.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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