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Every Child Matters and the National Indicator Set. Isabella Craig Department for Children Schools & Families England. Every Child Matters (ECM). Green Paper 2003 Lord Laming enquiry Identified failures to intervene early Children Act 2004
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Every Child Matters and the National Indicator Set Isabella Craig Department for Children Schools & Families England
Every Child Matters (ECM) • Green Paper 2003 • Lord Laming enquiry • Identified failures to intervene early • Children Act 2004 • Created Children’s Trusts, Directors of Children’s Services, Local Safeguarding Children Boards, duty to safeguard children • Integrated inspection framework
ECM Outcomes Framework • Five outcomes for children: • be healthy • stay safe • enjoy and achieve • make a positive contribution • achieve economic wellbeing • Underpinned by: • 25 aims • Inspection framework • Targets and indicators
Indicator on road traffic accidents DfT PSA 5: Reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured in Great Britain in road accidents by 50% by 2010, compared with the average for 1994-98, tackling the significantly higher incidence in disadvantaged communities
Local Government White Paper • Aim: to bring more power to local government, local communities and other local service providers • New performance framework • 198 indicators across all local government (National Indicator Set) • Up to 35 priorities agreed for each area through Local Area Agreement • Comprehensive Area Assessment • Reducing Data Burdens
The Children’s Plan • New Department for Children Schools and Families created in 2007 • 2020 goals: “This country should be the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up” • Children’s Plan goals relate to ECM outcomes, Department Strategic Objectives and Public Service Agreements • Monitored through National Indicator Set
NI 50: Emotional health of children • The percentage of children who enjoy good relationshipswith their family and friends • Data taken from TellUs survey
NI 62: Stability of placements of looked after children: number of placements Data taken from SSDA903 (looked after children) return
Current Developments • NIS refresh • School level wellbeing indicators • DCSF/Ofsted consultation currently being analysed • Package of indicators proposed: • School level data from NIS (attendance, school lunch, sport etc) • Parent and pupil perception surveys