Every Child Matters

Every Child Matters (ECM)

The 2003 Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’ was the first response of government to a number of tragic child deaths such as that of Victoria Climbié. The Children Act 2004 encapsulated the Green Paper in legal terms and provided the basis for a radical overhaul of children’s services. This lead in turn to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 which further outlined the responsibilities of education, health, and social services.

ERAGB have produced a 6-part resource pack to present some of the ideas and to help governing bodies evaluate how far they are meeting their duty to promote the well-being of children as required by the new legislation.The ERAGB pack has several key features:

outlines the key aspects of the new legislation

focuses on governors’ duties and responsibilities

assists governors to asses how well they are meeting their responsibilities re ECM

helps governing bodies to identify evidence to support their self-assessment.

provides a summary grid to record their conclusions

The ERAGB Resource Pack consists of an Introduction, 5 self-assessment guides (one for each or the ECM outcomes) plus a Summary Grid

In the Resource Pack

An Introduction

Part 1 – Be healthy

Part 2 – Stay safe

Part 3 – Enjoy and Achieve

Part 4 – Make a positive contribution

Part 5 – Achieve economic well being

Part 6 – Summary Grid

The above material is the intellectual copyright or ERAGB and is supplied free to governors within the East Riding of Yorkshire. Please contact us for permission to reproduce elsewhere.

Every East Riding school will receive printed copies of the FULL Resource Pack. ERAGB will send additional copies FREE of charge to East Riding governors. Please use the Contact Form.

Click here – to view and download the ERAGB guides