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GIRFEC (Getting it right for every child)

The Scottish Government's national approach to supporting children's wellbeing, built around the SHANARRI wellbeing indicators.

Stands for
Getting it right for every child
Used in
Scotland
Topic
Wellbeing

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SHANARRI Scotland
The eight wellbeing indicators used in Scotland's GIRFEC approach: safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included.
Named person Scotland
Under GIRFEC, a clear point of contact (often a health visitor or senior teacher) for a child and family to go to for advice or help.
Child's plan Scotland
A single plan in Scotland, under the GIRFEC approach, bringing together the support a child needs from different services.

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