Integrated Children's Service Plan

Getting it right for every child

Getting it right for every child is the national programme underpinning all services to children and young people. Getting it right for every child is an approach aimed at securing the wellbeing of all Scotland’s children and improving outcomes for the most disadvantaged.

It promotes a shared approach that:

• builds solutions with, and around, children and families
• allows children to get the help they need when they need it
• supports a positive shift in culture, systems and practice
• involves working together to make things better

Getting it right for every child is the foundation for work with all children and young people, including adult services where parents are involved. It builds on health and education services and is embedded in the developing early years and youth frameworks.

For more information and updates go to the getting it right for every child section on the Scottish Government's web site.

Working together to make things better

Our shared vision for all Aberdeenshire children and young people is:

“Every child in Aberdeenshire will be valued and helped to realise their potential”

To make this vision a reality, people in all services need to work together.

Joint Management Group

The Joint Management Group is a multi-agency partnership made up of senior managers from our Education Learning and Leisure service, our Social Work service, NHS Grampian, Grampian Police, the voluntary sector and including the Children's Reporter.

The group is charged with making sure there is better joint working across children’s services and overseeing the improvements needed to deliver the outcomes relevant to children and young people in the Single Outcome Agreement. The Joint Management Group monitors progress on implementing the actions contained in the Integrated Children's Services plan and reports to Service Committees

Its role is to:

• lead the implementation of Getting it right for every child in Aberdeenshire

• strengthen partnership working to make sure everyone involved are working to a common purpose

• promote the changes in culture, systems and practice needed within and across agencies

We recognise the rights of all children and young people and aim to place them at the centre of everything we do.

Getting it right for Aberdeenshire's Children 2011- 2014

Getting it right for Aberdeenshire’s Children 2011 - 2014 is our current Integrated Children’s Services Plan. Getting it right for Aberdeenshire’s Children 2011 - 2014 is a strategic plan that sets the direction for integrated children’s services across Aberdeenshire. It is designed to be used by a range of agencies, service and individuals as a framework, setting out how we work with children and young people in Aberdeenshire and what our priorities are.

The Integrated Children’s Services Plan is the key mechanism for supporting our commitments to improving outcomes for children and young people as set out in our Single Outcome Agreement.

Getting it right for Aberdeenshire’s Children 2011 - 2014 is produced by the Joint Management Group for children’s services.

The executive summary of the Integrated Children's Service Plan can be downloaded:

• Executive summary of Getting it right for Aberdeenshire's Children 2011 - 2014 (pdf 692kb)

The full Integrated Children's Service Plan can be downloaded:

• Getting it right for Aberdeenshire's Children 2011 - 2014 (pdf 2.23 Mb)