The 'Named Person' debate: the case for

The term GIRFEC gets banded around so much these days that it has become just another piece of obscure professional jargon. What it represents is far better served by giving it its full title: Getting It Right For Every Child. In that title the word 'every' is critical, because it captures...

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Main Author: Mike Burns
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Language:English
Published: CELCIS 2015-12-01
Series:Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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