The Common Assessment Framework and How It Relates to Safeguarding Children

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The common assessment framework and how it relates to safeguarding children. The common assessment is a generic, holistic assessment. It aims to: Enable at an earlier stage, a wider picture of a child or young person’s needs and strengths to be built up and, with appropriate consent, shared among carers. Improve communication and integrated working between carers supporting a child or young person (including communication between a young person and adult services). Improve decisions about whether further specialist assessment is required and, if necessary, provide information to contribute to it. Provide better, more evidence base information to targeted and specialist services. The holistic approach adopted by the common assessment focuses on three assessment areas for the safeguarding of the children. • Development of the child or young person How well the child or young person is developing, including their health, emotional and social development, and progress in learning. • Parents and carers How well parents and carers are able to support their child or young person’s development and respond appropriately to their needs. • Family and environment The impact of wider family and environmental elements on the child or young person’s development and on the capacity of their parents/carers. How we used the common assessment at the school The common assessment process represents best practice– although it is acknowledged that, in some instances, flexibility may be required to meet the specific needs of a child or young person and their circumstances. Is a process that may move forwards and backwards between delivery and review until needs are met. We should not put the child or young person, or ourselves, at risk of harm. If we are concerned about any aspect of the process should seek expert advice If, at any time
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