Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) uses 8 words to describe what it looks like when things are going well for children and young people. These 8 words are called the Wellbeing Indicators.  You might recognise some of these characters from school when you have learned about wellbeing and your rights

• You have the right to be safe and healthy.
• You should be respected and included, nurtured and responsible.
• And you should get all the encouragement you need to be active, and to achieve things in your life. 

These words help you, your family, or someone helping you, to talk about how things are going in your life. Using the Wellbeing Indicators helps everyone think about what you need in all areas of your life, and makes sure nothing is forgotten about by only looking at 1 or 2 things.

Some children and young people have things called Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings when they or their family need some extra support.  If you have TAC meetings about you or your family, these leaflets can help you learn more about your meeting.

In Falkirk your right’s are very important to us and we want to make sure that your right’s are at the heart of all the work we do.  Your rights matter and we want to make sure that you know all about them. 

Falkirk’s Champions are care experienced young people who are working to make change to policy and practice in our local authority to improve our care system.