Newcastle City Council

Date

Venue

Event details / further information

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Venue: Building Futures East

Developing jobs and skills opportunities for young people in Newcastle
How should we shape future provision for 14 to 19 year olds and apprenticeships, and what are the implications of changes to funding for further education?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 145kb)
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (pdf, 134.1kb)
  

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Venue: St. Andrews Church Hall, Newgate Street

Tackling the harmful impacts of alcohol
How can our approaches to community safety, licensing and public health lessen the harm caused by alcohol?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 996Kb)
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (pdf, 140Kb)

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Venue: Callerton House, Fenham

4.30pm

Responding to welfare cuts
How will profound welfare reforms impact on Newcastle’s people and how should we respond to this?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 823Kb)
• View the Responding to Welfare Cuts report (pdf, 24Kb)

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Venue: Cowgate Centre, Cowgate

4.30pm

Promoting active ageing
How can we build on our status as a world leader on ageing and vitality to make Newcastle’s an ‘older people’ friendly city?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 674Kb)
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (pdf, 78Kb)

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Venue: Civic Centre

4.30pm

Creating a fairer city
A first chance for Cabinet to consider the emerging findings of the Fairness Commission: an inquiry into the causes and effects of disadvantaged and inequality across the city.

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 734Kb)
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (pdf, 122Kb)

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Venue: Newburn Leisure Centre

4.30pm

Improving sport and leisure in Newcastle
In Olympic year, we ask how the Council and its partners can enhance our approach to sport and leisure?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 281Kb)
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (133.5kb)

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Venue: Heaton Manor School

4.30pm

The future of education and schools
With the changing policy and structural landscape, there is renewed discussion about the purpose of education and of schools. In Newcastle it is important that this debate continues to be focused on what is best for children and young people in the city.

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 1.2mb) 
• View the Policy Cabinet meeting feedback (pdf, 120Kb)

Wednesday 11 April 2012
CANCELLED

Increasing financial inclusion
How can we build on our new, integrated approach to financial inclusion across the city?

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Venue: The Beacon, Westgate Road

Devolving power and responsibility to neighbourhoods
How do we develop and promote decent neighbourhood standards, which will improve the places people live and quality of life they experience?

• View the Policy Cabinet briefing paper (pdf, 121Kb)

Wednesday 13 June 2012

Venue: to be confirmed

Tackling domestic violence
What can we learn from the progress we have made in tackling domestic violence in Newcastle, and should our future policy direction be?