Every Child Matters

This national approach sets out 5 Outcomes for children and young people, which everyone working with and for children should aim to achieve for every child. Briefly, the 5 Outcomes are: 1. Being healthy…enjoying good physical and mental health, and living a healthy lifestyle. 2. Staying safe…being protected from harm and neglect. 3. Enjoying and achieving …getting the most out of life and developing the skills for adulthood. 4. Making a positive contribution …being involved with the community and society and not engaging in anti-social or offending behaviour 5. Achieving economic well-being …not being prevented by economic disadvantage from achieving their full potential in life. There is more detail at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk Jesus, Friend of Children This picture of Jesus welcoming the children is displayed in our school hall. It is of a stained glass window in Holy Trinity Church.   One day, people brought their little children to Jesus and asked him to bless them. But the disciples scolded them and tried to turn them away. “Don’t bother Jesus now,” they said. “Can’t you see he’s busy?” But Jesus called the children to him. “Let them come to me,” he said. “Don’t stop them. For the kingdom of God belongs to people like this. Only those who come to God like little children will enter his kingdom.” Then he took them in his arms and prayed that God would bless them. MARK Chapter 10, Verses 13 to 16.