Achievements
Working in partnership means lots of different organisations and individuals contribute to improving life for people in Derby. As with most team work the end results are often greater than what could have been achieved in isolation.
Below are some of the things that Derby City Partnership has achieved recently which are examples of our success in working together.
| Good news for young people and for Derby! |
| Great news from Connexions Derbyshire who have achieved the target to reduce the number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training in Derby. Read More... |
| Derby judged positively under new Oneplace assessment system |
| Partners across the city, including Derby City Council, NHS Derby City and Derbyshire Constabulary, have been judged to provide “a good quality of life for many”, with no weaknesses in the public services they deliver, under the all-new Oneplace assessment system. Read More... |
| Derby Teenage Pregnancy Partnership |
| Young People encourage their Peers to Stay Safe. A group of Derby young people were given the chance to advise their peers about the risks of alcohol and sexual health recently, at a creative workshop held at the Quad. Read More... |
| City Growth Strategy 2009/10 |
| Derby has been identified as one of the Uk’s economic hotspots, growing at a faster rate in wealth creation than any other city in England over the last ten years and ranked as second in the UK for employment growth. The city has the region’s highest skills levels, salary rates and almost 12% of the city’s employment is in high technology. Read More... |
| Derby Crash Pads |
| YMCA Derbyshire in partnership with Housing Options, Supporting People, Children and Young people Services, Youth Offending Service, Mansfield Mediation and Derby Homes will be opening 10 new Crash Pads to reduce reliance on bed and breakfast accommodation. Read More... |
| Trailblazing sucess... |
| The City for Children and Young People decided in 2006 to try integrating the work and staff from different organisations who deal with children and young people. They did this in a small area to start with before deciding to go ahead across the city. Read More... |
| QUAD |
| QUAD is Derby’s centre for art and film and provides a gallery, cinema, café bar and workshops that anyone can use. Since QUAD opened to the public on 26th September 2008 over 150,000 customers have been through the door. Also the centre has recorded its millionth hit to its website. Read More... |
| Smoke Free Derby Strategy |
| Smoking remains the main cause of preventable ill-health and premature death in England. It is responsible for more than 370 deaths a year in Derby with one in two smokers dying of a smoking related illness. The national target is to reduce smoking prevalence from 26% in 2004/05 to 21% in 2010. So how is Derby doing? Read More... |
| Future Skills Report in Derby and Derbyshire 2009 – 2023 |
| Forecasting what work skills will be needed over the next 15 years was never going to be an easy task. To illustrate the changes and developments over the last 15 years, in 1994 the first satellite TV channel was launched (Sky-BSB), Netscape Navigator was the market leader in web browsing, the average house cost £68.032 and petrol was £2.52 per gallon (£0.55 per litre). To find out more about the report, findings and forecast Read More... |
| Family Justice Centre |
| More than 130 victims of domestic violence and abuse have visited the countries second Family Justice Centre since it was opened in Derby. Since opening in June staff have helped 133 men and women who have turned to them for advice and support. Tracy Arnold, domestic and sexual violence unit Manager at the Derby Community Safety Partnership, said that on the first day of opening there were people knocking on the door of the Centre first thing in the morning. Tracy said "we had alot of people contacting us, coming directly to the Centre when we first opened. There has been a very positive response to the Centre and we have dealt with lots of different people, both men and women". Read More... |
If you would like to see examples of our achievements over the years these are available on history of our success.
