In 2003, the Government published a green paper called Every Child Matters. This was published alongside the formal response to the report into the death of Victoria Climbié, the young girl who was horrifically abused and tortured, and eventually killed by her great aunt and the man with whom they lived.

Legal duties

The Children Act 2004 provides the legal underpinning for Every Child Matters: Change for Children - the programme aimed at transforming children's services.

It builds on the Safeguarding Children duties contained in Section 175 of the Education Act 2002.

Structureshttp://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/

• Secretary of State for Children, Schools and FamiliesRt Hon Ed Balls MP

• Minister for Young People, Children and Families – RT Hon Beverley Hughes MP

• Children’s Commissioner – Professor Al Aynsley Green

• Children’s Trusts (to include Connexions)• Directors of Children’s Services in LAs• Common Inspection Framework – for

inspectorates, including Ofsted

Key Principles

Raised priority for child

protection

Raised priority for child

protection

AccountabilityAccountability

Improvedopportunities

and outcomes

Improvedopportunities

and outcomes

Children0 – 19

(or 25 for SEN)

Children0 – 19

(or 25 for SEN)

Young people’s

views

Young people’s

views

Cooperation &sharing

information

Cooperation &sharing

information

Not justchildren at risk

Not justchildren at risk

ECMECM

• Every Child Matters: Change for Children, is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19.

• The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:

• Be healthy • Stay safe • Enjoy and achieve • Make a positive contribution • Achieve economic well-being

New College and ECM

• Joint Area Reviews (JAR)• Annual Assessment Visits (AAV)• Inspections• Good Practice in all areas – management, curriculum

and support teams• ILPs & tutorial activities• Themed Weeks• Course Reviews• Lesson / tutorial observations• Area Development Plans• SAR

Inspection Questions & ECM

ECM Outcomes Ofsted Key Questions

Staying Safe KQ5: How effective are leadership and management?

Being Healthy KQ4: How well are learners guided and supported?

Enjoying & Achieving KQ1: How well do learners achieve?

Achieving Economic Well-being

KQ4: How well are learners guided and supported?

Making a Positive Contribution

KQ3: How well do programmes and activities meet the needs & interests of learners?

Inspection Grades for ECM outcomes

• Grade 4: Excellent/outstanding- A service that delivers well above minimum requirements for users

• Grade 3: Good- A service that consistently delivers above minimum requirements for users

• Grade 2: Adequate- A service that delivers only minimum requirements for users

• Grade 1: Inadequate- A service that does not deliver minimum requirements for users.

Over to you

Young people need

Activity 1

• From your various areas identify at least 4 activities involving young people for which you or your team are responsible

• Place these in the top boxes on the A3 sheet entitled ‘ECM outcomes’

• Consider how these activities contribute to 1 or more of the ECM outcomes and put comments / evidence in the appropriate boxes

• Nominate a spokesperson to feedback 1 of your examples

ECM Outcomes

Activity

Stay

Safe

Be

Healthy

Enjoy &

Achieve

Economic

Well-being

Positive

Contribution

Activity 2

• Thinking about the College’s provision in general identify areas of strength and weakness in meeting ECM outcomes

• Enter evidence for these in the A3 sheet entitled ‘ECM Action Planning’

• For any areas of weakness – consider possible actions we as staff of the college could take to make improvements

ECM Action PlanningECM

OutcomesStrengths Weaknesses Actions

Safe

Healthy

Enjoy & Achieve

Economic Well-being

Positive Contribution

What Next?

All teams should conduct an ECM audit of their activities and include ECM outcomes in their contribution to the College’s SAR

Helpful sources:• The AOC Quality Information Pack – Every Child

Matters: What it means for colleges• Ofsted – Handbook for inspecting colleges• Every Child Matters web site -

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

Stay Safe

• Child Protection• Anti bullying• CRB checks• Security• Risk Assessment – visits, placements, vulnerable

students• Amber Alert checklists and ILPs• Student Charter – Rights and Responsibilities• Personal Safety workshops• Health and Safety Induction• Fire Drills• ID Badges• Equal Opportunities & Diversity reinforcement• Arrive Alive workshops

Be Healthy

• Sexual health – College nurse• Medical care plans• Mental health – stress tutorials• Counselling, additional support and other referrals• Healthy Eating• Substance misuse policy • Water fountains and water in lessons• No smoking policy and smoking cessation• Healthy Colleges status• Enrichment opportunities – ILPs• Learning Styles

Enjoy & Achieve

• Success Rates• Student Satisfaction Surveys• Leavers Awards Ceremony• Displays of Work• Hall of Fame• Clippings display / folder• Enrichment• Social facilities• NUS events• Themed weeks participation• Progress review and Target setting – ILPs• Parents Evenings• Induction• Orange slips and standard letters

Economic Well-being

• Destinations Data & HE progression• Essential Skills • Value Added / Distance Travelled• Wider key skills• Ready Steady Job• Careers education / tutorials / ILPs• Young Enterprise• Money Management skills• Mock Interviews• HE conferences and finance evenings• Part time work records and guidance• Leavers information• Financial support – LSF, EMA, Student Fund

Positive Contribution

• Student Representation – NUS, Ac Board• Community links – Art projects, Pantos, theme weeks• Enrichment – D of E, Voluntary Service, Student

Magazine• Community Sports Leaders• Youth Council – Youth worker• Citizenship tutorials• Diversity week• Peer Mentors• Visits• Personal statements and recognition of out of college

activities - ILPs

ECM EM

Following the principles of ‘Every Child Matters’ reinforces the fact that everyone matters.