assessment 2 tda 3.6

Area 1
1.1
Human Rights Act (1998) The Human Rights Act was mainly put into place to ensure equality for adults and also to support them with bringing up their children. This legislation ensures that each individual has exactly the same rights as everyone else in society. Some of these rights are:
Having the right to follow any religion or belief
The ability to go into education
Prohibition of discrimination
Following this legislation in my setting promotes equality as discrimination is not allowed. Therefore, I ensure I speak to everyone in the same manner and treat them equally and fairly. Also, this makes people from different backgrounds feel welcome and comfortable within the setting.
United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989) The UNCRC has 54 articles on how to promote the rights of each individual child. The legislation itself protects and sets out every child’s rights. This legislation was put in place in order to meet each child’s individual needs and to provide them with plenty of opportunities. Also, it was founded because children under the age of 18 require more special care and protection than adults do. This legislation is made up of four key principles. These are:
Non-discrimination
Best interests of the child
Right to life and development
Respect views of the child Applying this legislation to my setting promotes equality as it has been set up in order to meet the needs of each individual child within the setting. Also, children will feel valued in school as i treat each child equally and give them support needed to meet their individual needs.

Children Act (2004) The Children Act was put in place in order to prevent harm from children and to ensure children are well. ‘An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.’ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41 18.10.13 A way in which this legislation promotes this is by providing appropriate services for children and their families in order for children to be able to live with their parents. In some cases, services that are provided are adapted to meet the individual child’s needs. Some of the services that may be adapted are:
Hospital services
Transport services
Home care services
Financial services However, the Children Act was updated in 2004 in order to improve and update the services provided to children with special educational needs and also to improve the way adults working with children safeguard each individual child. This updated legislation states that all schools must follow the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ in order to assess and identify children’s individual needs. This legislation also ensures that services co-operate and communicate in order to ensure the child’s individual needs are being met. This legislation provides children and families with services and organisations that help with financial problems; such as child benefits. Following this legislation within my setting promotes equality and diversity as it gives each child the opportunity to attend school. Applying this legislation to my setting also means that i can give extra support to children in order to ben