Tendring Community Assets Full Final Report

13 open during term time. These tend to be privately run and child led, an example is Muddy Boots in Tendring. Although relatively low cost, these are unaffordable to some families, and attendees need to have appropriate clothing to be outdoors in all weathers. If a way could be found to collect appropriate clothing and support low income families with a bursary, this could be accessible to all. Getting outdoors into woodlands and enjoying the natural surroundings makes a difference to mental health of adults and children. 4.4 EXTRA, support for families, runs a number of courses to support parents with a range of issues, including Building Confidence (9 week course) and Improving your Emotional Wellbeing (5 week course) - these are available in Jaywick, Clacton, and in a range of settings in East Tendring. EXTRA also runs a wide range of courses across Tendring to support parents with babies, very young children (2-5years), children with additional needs, with relaxation and to build resilience. 4.5 Data shows that Tendring West does not experience the same level of childhood deprivation as the rest of Tendring, measured through prevalence of low income families, educational attainment, and free school meals. There appeared to be a limited level of services in those towns and villages but there was anecdotal evidence that people, particularly at the border with Colchester (e.g. Alresford and Ardleigh) tend towards Colchester services. Tendring East has fewer challenges towards the West of the District, its main issues being in Harwich, Dovercourt and Parkeston, where there is a broader range of services on offer. 4.6 Tendring South has some of the highest prevalence (the most deprived one per cent of nearly 33,000 areas) of low income families in England are in Tendring, in Golf Green (50%), Rush Green (48.6%), Pier (42.3%) and Alton Park Tendring (36.7%). 8 Statistics for Tendring overall are:  19.0% of children are in non-working households (highest number in Essex)  26.2% of children are in low income families (highest number in Essex)  8.0% of households are in fuel poverty (lower than national average which is 10.6%)  67.0% of children have a good level of development  49.0% of children have an expected level of education standard or above at Key Stage 2  48.7% of young people have 5 A* - C at GCSE (incl maths and English) – lowest in Essex  25.5 (per 1000) teenage pregnancy rate (2nd highest rate in Essex, although rates dropped by 7% between 2012 - 2015)  0.94% current mental health prevalence (by Clinical Commissioning Group area) – highest prevalence in Essex 4.7 Safeguarding children of all ages 4.7.1 In 2015-16, Tendring was in the top quartile in Essex for safeguarding needs, though this varied when looking on a ward basis. Domestic abuse and mental health are most prominent factors across the wards identified in the top 10%. Support to parents and children, particularly in the identifiable safeguarding hotspots, is needed, in a non-judgemental way, to prevent safeguarding needs 8 Health and Wellbeing Report for Essex 2016, Board Intelligence Report, Produced by organisation Intelligence for Essex County Council, June 2016