2.2 Tda
TDA 2.2; Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
1. Know about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for the welfare of children and young people including e-safety.
1.1 Identify the currant legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety.
1.2 Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
Statutory and regulatory health and safety requirements are in place to protect pupils, staff, families, yourself and visitors to the setting; all employees have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. In 1992 The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations consolidated the existing legislation. Then in 1999 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations put in place risk assessment of facilities e.g. reporting potential health and or safety risks.
Some of the main legislation around safeguarding children began with the Children Act (1989). This was updated with the Children Act (2004) which, among other things, included the principle of integrated children’s services and incorporated the five main principles of Every Child Matters (2003), which clearly states that every child is entitled to:
1. be healthy
2. Stay safe
3. Enjoy and achieve
4. Make a positive contribution
5. Achieve economic wellbeing.
In 2010, another key document was updated and published by the government. Called ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’, it outlines the key responsibilities for professionals in protecting children from harm and keeping them safe.
There is an organization that is called the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) they are responsible for making sure unsuitable people cannot get work with children or young people one of the ways that this is done is with a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). In Early years setting there is the Statutory Framework called Early
1. Know about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for the welfare of children and young people including e-safety.
1.1 Identify the currant legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety.
1.2 Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
Statutory and regulatory health and safety requirements are in place to protect pupils, staff, families, yourself and visitors to the setting; all employees have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. In 1992 The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations consolidated the existing legislation. Then in 1999 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations put in place risk assessment of facilities e.g. reporting potential health and or safety risks.
Some of the main legislation around safeguarding children began with the Children Act (1989). This was updated with the Children Act (2004) which, among other things, included the principle of integrated children’s services and incorporated the five main principles of Every Child Matters (2003), which clearly states that every child is entitled to:
1. be healthy
2. Stay safe
3. Enjoy and achieve
4. Make a positive contribution
5. Achieve economic wellbeing.
In 2010, another key document was updated and published by the government. Called ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’, it outlines the key responsibilities for professionals in protecting children from harm and keeping them safe.
There is an organization that is called the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) they are responsible for making sure unsuitable people cannot get work with children or young people one of the ways that this is done is with a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). In Early years setting there is the Statutory Framework called Early