Getting it Right for Every Child is a Scottish Government initiative which aims to make sure all Scotland’s children, young people, and their families have consistent, coordinated support across the various public services.
The values of GIRFEC have been refreshed with the intention to put more emphasis on:
- placing the child and family at the centre, and promoting choice, with full participation of children and families in decision-making;
- working in partnership with families to enable a rights-respecting, strengths-based, inclusive approach;
- understanding wellbeing as holistic and interconnected, with a child's developmental experiences understood within the wider context and influences of family, community and society;
- valuing diversity and ensuring non-discrimination;
- equitably tackling multiple and intersecting forms of inequality;
- shifting resources and support towards providing an early offer of support to improve outcomes for children, young people and families; and,
- joint working in a culture of co-operation and communication between practitioners and services, both locally and nationally across Scotland.
We have commented on the Scottish Government’s refreshed practice guidance. You can read the documents here, and Connect’s response and concerns here.
The Government also conducted a public consultation on its draft statutory guidance on conducting assessments of wellbeing. You can read the consultation document here, and Connect’s response here