What a Green administration in Dorset would do
We will work with partners to raise standards in all schools in Dorset. We will aim to restore the network of youth services and youth clubs.
What Dorset Greens have done
Highlighted the level of exclusions in schools serving our most deprived areas.
Councillor Clare Sutton has repeatedly pressed for the restoration of funding for Youth Clubs, following swingeing cuts made by the previous Dorset County Council. Working primarily with an Independent Councillor, she has played a key role in the creation of a £100,000 annual Youth Fund and a soon-to-be-launched £100,000 fund to assist Youth Clubs survive the cost-of-living crisis.
Website news archive: Children & Young People topics
- Green Councillor Clare Sutton appointed Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education & Skills
Dorset Council’s new Liberal Democrat administration, elected on a promise of cross-party working, has appointed Green Councillor Clare Sutton as Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education & Skills. - Cllr Clare Sutton helps secure better support for Dorset youth clubs
Green Councillor Clare Sutton (Rodwell & Wyke) has been working hard behind the scenes with Independent Group leader Les Fry to secure support for youth clubs, which have faced massive increases in running costs due to the cost of living crisis. We are delighted to report that this has finally been agreed and will be in place by the end of the year. - Cllr Clare Sutton calls for extra funding for youth clubs across DorsetThe Dorset Echo has covered a call by Green Councillor Clare Sutton (Rodwell & Wyke) for extra funding for youth clubs across the county. Attending the Dorset Council Cabinet meeting, she asked: “Can the council please consider making a ‘cost of living’ grant available to youth clubs which have been working so hard to keep youth work alive in Dorset and support our young people through these difficult times?
- Clare Sutton: Dorset Council budget lacks ambition
The Green councillors on Dorset Council have supported the Council’s budget for next year but say it lacks ambition. At yesterday’s full Council meeting the leader of the Green Group, Clare Sutton said: “We think this Council can do better than ‘safe and legal’, and should be preparing itself to tackle some of our more entrenched issues”. She highlighted four issues to tackle as a priority: housing, public transport, youth services, and disposal of surplus Council assests. - Clare Sutton’s Budget speech: Protect schools from budget cuts
This is the text of the budget speech given by Clare Sutton, Green Party county councillor for Rodwell. Clare urged the Conservative council not to pass on cuts to schools, and to do more for the homeless.