Would you explain easily about ECM please?

[shinoto]

I am working on CYP3.7 2.1 and need to answer a brief description of each outcome of Every Child Matters.

1. Be healthy
2. Stay safe
3. Enjoy and achieve

I understand these 3 outcomes, but about rest of them I do not understand what they mean clearly.

4. Make a positive contribution
5. Achieve economic well-being

What is positive contribution and economic well-being?
I searched these things in several sites but as English is not my first language I can hardly understand what they are.

I am doing a volunteer at a nursery at the moment though, would you give me one example of the way for these outcomes please? Or please explain what they are meaning.


Thank you.

Shinoto

[spelky~brooks]

Hi Shinoto...hope this helps.

Every child matters

Every child matters was a UK government initiative that was launched in 2003 after the death of Victoria Climbie. Every child matters cover children and young adults up to the age of 19. The aims of this initiative are for every child, whatever their background or circumstance, to have the support they need to;

Physical, mental and emotional well being ~ ‘Be healthy’
Protection from harm and neglect ~ ‘Stay safe’
Education training and recreation ~ ‘Enjoy and achieve’
The contributions made by them to society ~ ‘Make a positive contribution’
Social and economic well being ~ ‘Achieve economic well being’

Each of these themes has a framework attached that requires multi agency partnerships working together to achieve success i.e. early years, children’s social services and schools.
In the past it was believed that children and families received poor services through lack of communication with the appropriate professionals involved. Every child matters changed this view by stressing that all professionals should be aware of the input that could be made by their own and each others service