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Five Outcomes in Every Child Matters Example Sheet

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(Last reviewed 11/04/2025)

Be Healthy

  • Physically healthy
  • Mentally and emotionally healthy
  • Sexually healthy
  • Healthy lifestyles
  • Choose to avoid substance misuse
  • Choose not to take drugs

Stay Safe

  • Safe from maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation
  • Safe from accidental injury and death
  • Safe from bullying and discrimination
  • Safe from crime and anti-social behavior in and out of school
  • Have security, stability and are cared for
  • Safe from on-line harm

Enjoy and Achieve

  • Ready for school
  • Attend and enjoy school
  • Achieve personal and social development and enjoy recreation
  • Achieve personal academic success

Make a Positive

Contribution

  • Engage in decision making
  • Support the community and environment
  • Engage in law-abiding and positive behaviour in and out of school
  • Develop positive relationships and choose not to bully or discriminate
  • Develop self-confidence and successfully deal with significant life changes and challenges
  • Develop enterprising behaviour

Achieve Economic

Well-being

  • Engage in further education, employment or training on leaving school
  • Ready for employment
  • Live in decent homes and sustainable communities
  • Access to transport and material goods
  • Live in households free from low income