Every Child Matters

Every Child Matters Support Services Parents and Carers The Church Community Teachers and Educators Families Health Professionals Governors Outside Agencies - SEN and Social Police and Justice Systems Government and Councils

Introduction The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to: be healthybe healthy stay safestay safe enjoy and achieveenjoy and achieve make a positive contributionmake a positive contribution achieve economic well-being.achieve economic well-being. Taken from

Reasons In 2003 the Government published a Green Paper called Every Child Matters. This was published alongside the formal response to the report into the death of Victoria Climbi é, the young girl who was horrifically abused and tortured, and eventually killed by her great aunt and the man with whom they lived.

How will it make things better? “ The Green Paper built on existing plans to strengthen preventative services by focusing on four key themes: Increasing the focus on supporting families and carers – the most critical influence on children's lives.Increasing the focus on supporting families and carers – the most critical influence on children's lives. Ensuring necessary intervention takes place before children reach crisis point and protecting children from falling through the net.Ensuring necessary intervention takes place before children reach crisis point and protecting children from falling through the net. Addressing the underlying problems identified in the report into the death of Victoria Climbi é – weak accountability and poor integration.Addressing the underlying problems identified in the report into the death of Victoria Climbi é – weak accountability and poor integration. Ensuring that the people working with children are valued, rewarded and trained ”Ensuring that the people working with children are valued, rewarded and trained ” (

Every Child Matters ….next Steps Tackling child poverty Ensuring children in disadvantaged areas have the best possible start (Sure Start Children’s Centres) Working to raise Primary and Secondary standards and increase the participation of post 16 learners Improving access to primary health care and specialist services for children Reducing anti-social and offending behaviour Building strong and vibrant communities Agencies working together Which leads us to ask

Outcomes For Children 3. Enjoy and Achieve 4.Make a Positive Contribution 5. Achieve Economic Well-Being 1. Be Healthy2. Stay Safe What do we want for our children?

What do these outcomes mean for the school community? 1. Healthy Choices Physical health PE After school activities What can we do to make our children more active? Mental and Emotional Health R.E. PHSE Are our children happy and confident? Healthy Lifestyles Healthy eating Healthy schools Do our children have a balanced diet? Know about harmful drugs and substances Science Have our children enough knowledge to say no Aware of their changing bodies Sex Education Are our children confident about their bodies?

What do these outcomes mean for the school community? 2. Stay Safe Safe from neglect Pastoral care Are we vigilant as carers? Safe from accidents A safe environment Risk Assessments Is our school a safe place to be? Safe from Bullying School Policies Playground Pals School Council Do children know what to do to keep safe? Safe from crime Behaviour in school Moral well-being Mutual respect Assemblies How do we foster mutual respect and moral well- being? Feel Secure Caring in school School security Do our children feel secure?

What do these outcomes mean for the school community? 3. Enjoy and Achieve To be ready for school Pre-school visits Contacts with parents What do we do to prepare the children? Come and enjoy school Opportunities to be successful How do we know the children like coming to school? Achieve their potential Setting targets Quality teaching and learning Are our standards good enough? Enjoy playing Personal and Social Development How do we teach collaborative and co-operative work and play?

What do these outcomes mean for the school community? 4. Make a Positive Contribution Be involved in Decision – Making School Council Involvement with Church and Community How do we enable our children to become involved? Model Positive Behaviour Set good examples Represent the school How do our children represent the school? Make choices about behaviour Positive choice ethos in the school Do we use the language of choice? Develop Self-Confidence Deal positively with life’s challenges Do we develop the whole child? Be Inspirational Take risks with ideas and challenges Problem Solving Do we encourage our children to develop their own ideas?

What do these outcomes mean for the school community? 5. Economic Well-being To have a say in financial decisions School Council and Fund Raising FSA – support through family members Do we involve our children enough? To have necessary resources School budgeting and Value for Money Do the children have good resources? Is the school budget giving value-for-money? Support for low income families School support when necessary Recognising financial constraints Does the school community help those in need?

Implications for services “ This means that the organisations involved with providing services to children – from hospitals and schools, to police and voluntary groups – will be teaming up in new ways, sharing information and working together, to protect children and young people from harm and help them achieve what they want in life. Children and young people will have far more say about issues that affect them as individuals and collectively ” ( )

application Take 2 minutes. Think of a situation where a child may need help from a variety of sources to : be healthybe healthy stay safestay safe enjoy and achieveenjoy and achieve make a positive contributionmake a positive contribution achieve economic well-being.achieve economic well-being.