Pledge for Scotland's Children 2010

We, the undersigned, believe…

that there is no higher priority than the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people

that every child and young person should be safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, responsible, respected and included

that Scotland’s services can lead the way and be even better at meeting the needs of children and young people if we remain committed to working together

that by investing in early years and early intervention services now, we can both build the assets that children and young people need to succeed in life and save for the future

that improving outcomes for children and young people must remain a priority, especially in the face of financial and resource pressures

We, the undersigned, pledge, on behalf of our organisations …

to provide strong leadership on behalf of Scotland’s children and young people

to work together and share resources and expertise to improve the life chances for children, young people and families at risk

to think radically about the services we provide and the way we provide them, in the context of financial constraints ahead to engage children, young people and their families in decisions that affect their lives

to increase the focus on early intervention and early years in our service provision and take forward Getting it right for every child as the delivery mechanism for children’s services