Every Child Matters -
Common Core of Skills and Knowledge

 

Young Suffolk’s Quality Standards complement the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge identified in Every Child Matters.  In 2003 the Government published a green paper called Every Child Matters. This green paper explained how the Government wanted to improve the way that people and organisations work with children and young people.

The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce sets out the basic skills and knowledge needed by people (including volunteers) whose work brings them into regular contact with children, young people and families. It will enable multi-disciplinary teams to work together more effectively in the interests of the child.

The skills and knowledge are described under six main headings:

Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and families

Child and young person development

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child

Supporting transitions

Multi-agency working

Sharing information

Everyone working with children, young people and families will be able to demonstrate a basic level of competence in the six areas of the Common Core. In the future, the Common Core will form part of qualifications for working with children, young people and families and it will act as a foundation for training and development programmes run by employers and training organisations. It is this that makes Quality Standards for the voluntary youth sector so important.

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