{"id":258,"date":"2025-08-01T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:42:15","slug":"getting-it-right-for-every-child","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=258","title":{"rendered":"Getting it Right for Every Child"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting it Right for Every Child<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) is an approach from Scottish Government that sets out how schools and other services should work with children and their families. GIRFEC is all about ensuring that children get the help they need when they need it \u2013 the right help at the right time. The \u2018named person service\u2019 is part of our local GIRFEC approach and how we support children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For you and your child, GIRFEC means that you are the expert on your child and what you think matters. Getting it right for every child means that the school will always seek to involve you, to listen to your opinions and take them seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every child will have someone in the school who can be the point of contact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The named person function is there if needed, but children and families do not have to make use of their named person, and many children and their families will never need to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n