Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young People, highlights that Education Scotland will deliver a three-year programme to raise awareness in schools of children’s rights, in partnership with UNICEF. This builds on the Rights Respecting Schools Award.

http://engageforeducation.org/2012/11/universal-childrens-day/

The Getting it right for every child approach is about how practitioners across all services for children and adults meet the needs of children and young people, working together where necessary to ensure they reach their full potential. It promotes a shared approach and accountability that:

·                     builds solutions with and around children, young people and families;

·                     enables children and young people to get the help they need when they need it;

·                     supports a positive shift in culture, systems and practice; and

·                     involves working better together to improve life chances for children, young people and families.

It is against this background that Education Scotland is now publishing Getting it right for every child: Where are we now? a report which reviews how well the core elements of the Getting it right for every child approach have become embedded in the daily practice of education establishments and services.

This report sets out the findings from a programme of visits carried out by HM Inspectors to a sample of eleven education authorities across Scotland, as well as visits to schools, colleges and pre-school education centres, looking at the readiness of the education system in using GIRFEC approaches to help ensure that children and families get the right help at the right time.  Through these visits, inspectors sought to identify how fully authorities and establishments have embedded the ten core components and associated values and principles that are the foundations of the GIRFEC approach.

Download the Report: GIRFEC FINAL Oct 2012

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