Ensuring Every Child Matters : a Critical Approach.

Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Key for icons; Introduction; 1 Every Child Matters and the Social Justice Agenda; 2 The Child in Society; 3 Families; 4 Being Healthy; 5 Staying safe; 6 Enjoying and Achieving; 7 Making a Positive Contribution; 8 Achieving Economic Well-being; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

In today's climate of multi-professional working, this book examines how children from the ages of 3 to 11 are educated, in the educational and social context of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda. There are chapters dedicated to the five outcomes of Every Child Matters (which are: being healthy; staying safe; enjoying and achieving; making a positive contribution; achieving economic wellbeing), as well as comprehensive guidance on how to ensure the ECM standards are met. However, this book also looks at the broader scope of how children learn in early years settings and primary schools, and.