A Team Around the Child (TAC) meeting brings together different agencies into one meeting to support a child or a family. At present meetings are being conducted online due to Covid-19 restrictions.
It is a meeting which considers the 8 indicators contained within the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
Safe – protected from abuse, neglect or harm at home, at school and in the community.
Healthy – having the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, access to suitable healthcare and support in learning to make healthy, safe choices.
Achieving – being supported and guided in learning and in the development of skills confidence and self-esteem, at home, in school and in the community.
Nurtured – having a nurturing place to live in a family setting, with additional help if needed or, where possible, in a suitable care setting. 4
Active – having opportunities to take part in activities such as play, recreation and sport, which contribute to healthy growth and development, at home in school and in the community.
Respected – having the opportunity, along with carers, to be heard and involved in decisions that affect them.
Responsible – having opportunities and encouragement to play active and responsible roles at home, in school and in the community, and where necessary, having appropriate guidance and supervision and being involved in decisions that affect them.
Included – having help to overcome social, educational, physical and economic inequalities and being accepted as part of the community in which they live and learn.
If there is a wellbeing concern practitioners use the National GIRFEC Practice Model and ask five key questions:
- What is getting in the way of this child or young person’s wellbeing?
- Do I have all the information I need to help this child or young person?
- What can I do now to help this child or young person?
- What can my agency do to help this child or young person?
- What additional help, if any, may be needed from others?
A Child’s Plan is developed to help services, such as Education, Health, Social Work and Voluntary Sector services, co-ordinate a range of additional help offered to a child to improve wellbeing outcomes. The plan is considered and developed in partnership with the child, their parents/carers and the services involved.
It brings together current planning processes used for children, including children with additional support needs or child protection arrangements, to ensure plans are co-ordinated and tailored to meet the specific needs and circumstances of individual children.
