Every Child Matters Outcomes: what do they mean for disabled children?

The Every Child Matters five universal outcomes of childhood:

to be healthy, to stay safe, to enjoy and achieve, to make a positive contribution, to achieve economic well-being

- But what do these outcomes mean for disabled children and their parents ?

- How do we go about collecting information on disabled children’s and their parents' outcomes?

- And how can we ensure that disabled children achieve the outcomes they desire?

This conference at the University of York on 5th May will discuss these issues in the light of recent research, through plenary sessions, seminars and workshops. Contributors will include researchers, practitioners and managers from the statutory and voluntary sectors, and those involved in policy development. Keynote speakers include Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children, and Member of the Special Educational Needs and Disability section of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate at the Department for Education and Skills.

The conference will cover the following:

- Research evidence about outcomes for disabled children

- Research evidence about parents’ outcomes

- The policy response to including disabled children’s desires and aspirations in the way the Every Child Matters outcomes are defined

- Implementing an outcomes-focussed approach in practice

- Accessing children’s views about the outcomes they desire to achieve

This is a multi-disciplinary conference and will be relevant to professionals working in health, education, social care and voluntary sectors.

A number of free places are available for parents of disabled children who wish to attend. For further information:

Teresa Frank
t: 01904 321950
e: tjf3@york.ac.uk