Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) is Scotland's national approach to improving the wellbeing of children and young people. It puts children and young people at the centre of support and helps them and their families or carers get the right support, at the right time, from the right people. 

GIRFEC is for all children and young people in Scotland, no matter their circumstances. Alongside the Promise and the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law, and together they underpin all the policy and legislation that relates to children, young people and their families in Scotland. 

In Falkirk, our Children and Families Social Work Teams work closely with our Local Authority partners, schools, health visitors and other services to provide early help to children and families/carers. 

The national practice model is at the heart of GIRFEC and our Falkirk Child's Plan. The Child's Plan should be used by all practitioners in children's and adults services to identify strengths and needs and then what supports are required to improve outcomes for children. 

The Falkirk GIRFEC Group are currently working on co-producing a new Child's Plan and Assessment Framework with Children and Young People. 

The GIRFEC approach embeds children's rights, ensures that children and their families get timely support when a wellbeing need is identified, are listened to and can work in partnership with services to get help when they need it. 

In Falkirk we want to prevent concerns becoming risks, and ensure children are loved safe and can remain at home with their families whenever possible as detailed in The Promise.