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GIRFEC: children's wellbeing in Scotland Online Course

Course Published 1 hour CPD Accredited

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Course overview

Understand Scotland's GIRFEC approach to children's wellbeing and how it guides assessment, planning, and multi-agency support. This course covers the SHANARRI wellbeing indicators, the role of the Named Person and Lead Professional, and how to use the GIRFEC national practice model to support children and families.

GIRFEC: children's wellbeing in Scotland at a glance

GIRFEC: children's wellbeing in Scotland is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 1 hour to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration1 hour, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Introduction to GIRFEC
  2. The SHANARRI Wellbeing Indicators
  3. The National Practice Model
  4. The Role of the Named Person and Lead Professional
  5. Assessment and the My World Triangle
  6. The Child's Plan and Multi-Agency Working
  7. Applying GIRFEC in Practice

Who needs this course

Teachers, early years practitioners, health visitors, social workers, and all professionals in Scotland who work with children and families and need to understand the GIRFEC approach.

About this course

Wellbeing, assessment and coordinated support

Getting it Right for Every Child is the focus of this course for professionals working with children and families in Scotland. SHANARRI wellbeing indicators and the national practice model are included alongside the My World Triangle and the child’s plan.

The curriculum also examines professional roles and multi-agency working. This makes the course relevant to teachers, early years practitioners, health visitors and social workers studying how assessment and support planning fit together around a child.

For the separate protection-guidance curriculum, compare NGCPS 2021, updated 2023. For Scotland’s learning framework, see Curriculum for Excellence.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

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Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

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  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

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