Working in partnership

This strategy has been written in line with the commitments made in our:

Stockport puts people at the heart of what we do, and is committed to empowering people to shape and influence their local communities and council services.

Our working in partnership charter builds on our co-production charter, which was produced by young people with additional needs and disabilities, parent carers, health and voluntary and community organisations in 2020.

The working in partnership charter covers all services and sets out how we collectively as a council will work together with local residents and stakeholders.

The charter states that together we will:

  • listen and engage:
    • create spaces where you are able to share your voice
    • make sure we listen to people who have experienced disadvantage and inequality
    • reward and recognise people who share their experiences with us
  • do what matters:
    • prioritise what is important to you in what we do
    • learn from each other
    • work together to create solutions
  • communicate clearly:
    • be clear with our expectations
    • have conversations about you, with you
    • be clear about what can and cannot be influenced or changed
  • be accountable:
    • respond and follow up on agreed actions
    • provide ongoing feedback in the form of ‘you said, we did, what next’
    • learn from and share what has worked and where we could do better
  • be respectful:
    • respect experiences, you are the expert in your own life
    • have mutual respect for people and communities
    • make information accessible for everyone
  • work together:
    • work hard to build relationships with people and communities
    • be creative with how we work with people so there are many ways for us to hear your views
    • work with you at all stages so your views can influence design and delivery of change

The priorities in this strategy have been informed by feedback from partners, parents and carers, parent and carer representatives, and children and young people.

The SEND Strategy has also been informed by our:

In turn, the SEND strategy has informed our joint commissioning and integrated working plan.