The Getting It Right For Every Child values and principles build from the Children’s Charter and reflect legislation, standards, procedures and professional expertise:

• Promoting the wellbeing of individual children and young people
  This is based on understanding how children and young people develop in their families and communities, and addressing their needs at the earliest possible time
• Keeping children and young people safe
  Emotional and physical wellbeing is fundamental and goes wider than child protection
• Putting the child at the centre
  Children and young people should have their views listened to and they should be involved in decisions that affect them
• Taking a whole child approach
  Recognising that what is going on in one part of a child or young person’s life can affect many other areas of their life and wellbeing
• Building on strengths and promoting resilience
  Using a child or young person’s existing networks and support where possible
• Providing opportunities to celebrate diversity
  Children and young people should feel valued in all circumstances and practitioners should create opportunities to celebrate diversity
• Providing additional help that is appropriate, proportionate and timely
  Providing help as early as possible and considering short and long-term wellbeing needs
• Supporting informed choice
  Supporting children, young people and families in understanding what help is possible and what their choices may be
• Working in partnership with families
  Supporting, wherever possible, those who know the child or young person well, know what they need, what works well for them and what might be less helpful
• Respecting confidentiality and sharing information
  Sharing information that is relevant and proportionate while safeguarding children and young people’s right to confidentiality
• Promoting the same values across all working relationships
  Recognising respect, patience, honesty, reliability, resilience and integrity are qualities valued by children, young people, their families and colleagues
• Making the most of bringing together each worker’s expertise
  Respecting the contribution of others and co-operating with them, recognising that sharing responsibility does not mean acting beyond a worker’s competence or responsibilities
• Co-ordinating help
  Recognising that children, young people and their families need practitioners to work together, when appropriate, to provide the best possible help
• Building a competent workforce to promote children and young people’s wellbeing
  Committed to continuing individual learning and development and improvement of inter-professional practice.