What does Every Child Matter mean?

• Being Healthy: enjoying good physical and mental health and living a healthy lifestyle.

• Staying safe: being protected from harm and neglect.

• Enjoying and achieving: getting the most out of life and developing the skills for adulthood.

• Making a positive contribution: being involved with the community and society and not engaging in anti-social or offending behaviour.

• Economic well being: not being prevented by economic disadvantage from achieving full potential in life.