Every Child Matters definition

Every Child Matters means the publication entitled 'Every Child Matters' produced by the Dfes (http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/).

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Every Child Matters. Change for Children (DfES 2004) • Children Act 1989 and 2004 • Carers an Disabled Children Act 2000 and Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 • Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice (College of Occupational Therapists 2003) • Guidelines for Good practice (National Association of Paediatric Occupational Therapists September 2000) • Part 1 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Every Child Matters. Change for Children” is a relatively new approach to impacting the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. Co-ordinated by the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF), the aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:- - Be healthy - Stay safe - Enjoy and achieve - Make a positive contribution - Achieve economic well-being All Organisations involved with providing services to children will be encouraged to share information and work together, to protect children and young people from harm and help them achieve what they want in life. The strategy is aimed as a guide for service providers to understand and plan for issues around young people. The 2007 Physical Education, School Sport, Club Links survey looked at four key areas namely, participation in 2 hours of high quality PE and sport, competition, School club links and volunteering. The total number of pupils within South Lakeland’s network of schools (inc. secondary and primary schools) is 11,184. The survey analyses participation rates in physical education and extra curricular activities from year 1 up to year 13. - In 2006 79% of pupils in the South Lakeland’s Schools participated in at least two hours of high quality PE and out-of- hours school sport in a typical week. This figure has seen no change in 2007. The Council wishes to see an agreed level of improvement in this target within the first 2 years of this agreement. - 43% of pupils in the school partnership participate in one or more community sports, dance or multi-skills clubs with links to the school during this academic year. This has increased from 29% in 2006. - 2006 saw 7% of pupils actively involved in sports volunteering and leadership. This academic year there are now 9% involved in sports volunteering and leadership. - 38% of pupils within the School Sport Partnership participate in interschool competitions. This is relatively low in comparison to Cumbria where 45% participate in interschool competitions. The Council wishes to see an improvement in this target to match at least the Cumbrian comparator figure within the initial 2 years. These figure are particularly relevant to Lakes Leisure as a Leisure provider. Local schools are charged with providing out of hours activities as well as curricular activity giving Lakes Leisure an opportunity to develop partnerships with schools to increase these opportunities. .

Examples of Every Child Matters in a sentence

Engagement with the CEN, in particular the Family Support Forum (now the Every Child Matters Forum) and the Faith Communities Network is of key importance in obtaining views of the Voluntary and Community Sector.
School Nursing Service The service aims to help children and young people achieve optimal health to empower them to maximise their educational opportunities and their consequential life chances in line with Every Child Matters and the Healthy Child Programme.
The literature review which follows began with a literature search into multi-agency working and EPs using the terms: multi-agency, multi-disciplinary, educational psychology, multi-agency working, children services, Every Child Matters, integrated children services, working together and health and education.
It is integral to, and inter-dependent on each of the five Every Child Matters Outcome Areas; be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and enjoy and achieve.
This is a priority to improve outcomes for vulnerable young people across a range of indicators with the objective of preventing some young people progressing into high tier services , in keeping with the Every Child Matters philosophy.
The Every Child Matters paper cites young people being and feeling safe from crime and anti social behaviour as one of the elements of the outcomes framework.
Social Education – Every Child Matters (ECM) - Clubs and societies in the area in which the Secure Training Centre is situated will be encouraged to provide speakers and/or activities at the Secure Training Centre.
In 2003, the Government published a green paper called Every Child Matters.
Every Child Matters (DfES, 2003) highlighted recruitment for the parenting workforce.
Every Child Matters proposed the introduction of a national Common Assessment Framework to help practitioners to assess children’s needs for services earlier and more effectively.

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Every Child Matters outcomes: These outcomes will be addressed under the SFA by:  the creation of a single high-level health strategy group for the city  the rationalisation of several separate multi-agency groups dealing with single issues under the remit of the single strategic group  the closer alignment of the Children and Young people’s Directorate and Primary Care Trust budgets through the Local Development Plan (LDP) and its successor processes The funding streams which contribute to these outcomes are: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; Children’s Fund; Education Health Partnerships (Standards Fund); General Sure Start Grant (revenue); Sure Start Local Programmes (revenue); Teenage pregnancy; Substance Misuse Grant These outcomes will be addressed under the Agreement by:  re-organising the Safeguarding function combining Local Children’s Safeguarding Board (LCSB) and child protection capacity  increasingly effective performance management of Child In Need processes, supported by integration of social care and education client databases  expanding the range of placement options in city for Looked After Children, particularly through the recruitment of new ▇▇▇▇▇▇ carers  increased road safety awareness work in targeted high-risk areas The funding streams which contribute to these outcomes are:

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