Caritas Schools Social Work Service contributes to the National Every Child Matters Agenda that aims to ensure every child has the chance to fulfil their potential by reducing levels of educational failure, ill health, substance misuse, teenage pregnancy, abuse and neglect, crime and anti-social behaviour. Key areas to improve children and young people’s lives are based on The Children Act 2004 set out in Every Child Matters:

• Being Healthy
• Making a positive contribution to society
• Staying Safe
• Economic well-being
• Enjoying and Achieving

Better Outcomes for Schools and Families

Caritas Schools Social Work Service will support your school initiatives to:

• Ensure early intervention to identify problems and solutions as quickly as possible.
• Improve behaviour and attendance targets.
• Improve outcomes for children with Special Education Needs.
• Maintain links with children and young people at key transition times between home, school/college and work.
• Develop and maintain extended schools programmes.
• Develop and share support through cluster schools collaboration.