The document discusses making a multi-agency approach work for children and achieving the five Every Child Matters outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic well-being. It emphasizes the importance of cooperation between schools and other agencies like social services, health services, police and youth services to holistically meet children's needs. Challenges include inconsistent responses, over-referral, and dealing with determined abusers, inadequate parents, and families' reluctance to share issues.