Personal Planning

In  "Guide to Getting it right for every child" (GIRFEC), (Scottish Government 2008), it says that children, young people and their families will "feel confident about the help they are getting", "understand what is happening and why", feel they have been "listened to carefully and their wishes have been heard and understood" and that they are "appropriately involved in discussions and decisions that affect them". (p8)

This will involve careful listening to children and young people when assessing their needs across the Scottish well-being indicators (that children are safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, included, respected and responsible); recognising the strengths and pressures in their lives around the 'My world triangle' and in planning how partners to a child's plan will work together to bring about better outcomes for that child.

Each child or young person, however young or however significant their learning or communication challenges, can be involved in making personal choices if careful attention is given to the expressions they are able to offer.

TOOLS

Draft Children/Young Peoples' GIRFEC Leaflets

Draft Parents' GIRFEC Leaflets

Well-being - identifying concerns

My World Triangle with blank clouds

My World Triangle looking at strengths and pressures

Planning to make things better

Personal evaluation sheet, where children or young people can evaluate well they were involved in their personal planning

Highland Child Tools, another tool for children and  young people to evaluate their involvememt

Early Years planning - the High Scope Approach

Listening to children with communnication challenges

Communication needs form

Transitions Guide Child and Young Person (including well-being star, transitions map and transitions action plan)

Transitions Guide Parent/Professional

Where to live- involving a Looked After Child

Having your say

Person Centred Planning

My Map (person centred planning tool from Highland Council Educational Psychology)

Hot Air Balloon a simple planning tool

Highland Guidance on GIRFEC

 Enquire information about involving children in decisions about their education

For other tools for involvement

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