How we work together
Bolton’s Framework for Action will ensure that professionals work together to support children to achieve their full potential and that children at risk are properly protected.
It is agreed that all organisations in Bolton use this Framework. This will promote the use of a common language, understanding and consistency across all services for children, young people, families and staff from all organisations.
The Children Act 2004 identified 5 key outcomes that all children and young people believe are crucial to wellbeing in childhood and later life.
- 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
- Achieving Economic well-being: parents, carers and families are supported to be economically active.
Every Child Matters: Change for Children sets out the National context for local change programmes to build services around the needs of children and young people to maximise opportunity and minimise risk. These 5 outcomes are inter-dependent. They show the important relationship between educational achievements and well-being. Children and young people thrive when they are healthy and safeguarded from harm and are enabled to make a positive contribution.
The Framework for Action provides a consistent approach for workers to identify and respond to children’s needs appropriately.
The Framework is underpinned by the following principles:-
- The child’s welfare and safety is paramount.
- The assessment will be holistic with the child at the centre.
- All organisations are committed to the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.
- All organisations demonstrate commitment to integrated processes for all Children.
