Every Child Matters Policy
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Does every school have to do it?

Yes. The new school inspection arrangements, which began last September, mean that every school will be inspected against the five Every Child Matters outcomes. Their Ofsted inspection report will also look at all five areas. It’s not enough just to get good test results, schools have to look after the whole child. The local authority is also inspected every year against the same five outcomes. So local authorities have to work hard to ensure that health and social services are all gear ed up to the new agenda

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So is this all tied up with extended schools?

Yes. Extended schools are to offer a whole range of other services to children and young people, outside of normal school hours. The government wants every secondary school to offer activities and childcare from 0800 to 1800 every day, with breakfast clubs and a wide range of sporting and other activities after school. Schools will also be used a lot more by the community and will be open most weeks in the year

So what are the main issues going to be?

what children need and who can provide it is the big challenge for teachers, social workers, health workers and all the other professionals involved in dealing with children. The big prize, will be making it easier for all children and their parents to access the full range of services