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Every Child Matters  - Document Bank

Here you can download some of the key documents relating to Every Child Matters. Visit the national ECM site for more documents and to check for updates.

• Every Child Matters - A summary

A brief overview of work so far on the Every Child Matters programme and its place in the Change for Chldren Agenda.

• Every Child Matters in Schools (pdf)

How will ECM impact on the work of schools and teachers?

• Ofsted Framework for Inspections 2005

ECM will be a key feature of what Ofsted will be looking at as part of the proposed new Framework for School Inspections. A particular focus will be the Healthy Schools Scheme.

• Every Child Matters - Children's Version

Produced as part of the consultation process around the green paper this document puts the why?, who? and what? of ECM into child friendly language.

• Keeping Children Safe

The governments response to the Victoria Climbie enquiry - and the start of the Change for Children Agenda leading to ECM, Chldren's Trusts and The Children Act 2004.

• The Children Act 2004 - A summary

A brief overview of the key points of the Children Act 2004.

• Every Child Matters: Inspection of Chidren's Services: Key Judgements and Evidence

A part of the changes under the Change for Children agenda will be joint area reviews adn annual performance assessments which will aim to judge the contributions made by services, including education, to the achievement of the 5 outcomes. This consultation document outlines some of the ways these outcomes will be measured.

There is a lot in the document about how Healthy Schools will contribute to the measures assessed in schools.