Cyp 3.3
1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.
The united nations convention on the rights of children (1989) is a very important piece of legislation that helps tell everyone what the rights of children/young people are, although it is important it is not apart of the uk law.
The children’s act (2004) is the piece of legislation that outlines the national framework for delivering children’s services and created the Every Child Matters five outcomes for children/young people which all professionals must work towards.
Framework for assessment for children in need and their families is a policy to protect children from all types of harm and ensure that their development needs are responded to appropriately, a framework has been developed to provide a systematic way of analysing, understanding, and recording what is happening to children/young people within their families and the wider community in which they live.
1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding of children and young people.
Safeguarding children/young people means protecting them from abuse or neglect, getting the right support in place as early as possible and creating an environment in which children/young people feel safe and healthy. Wider forms of safeguarding also include; risk assessments such as providing a safe environment inside and outside a school setting. Adhering to school policies, procedures and legislation i.e. health and safety, fire drills and missing children.
Keeping up to date with training in safeguarding issues. Encouraging learning and development of children and young people.
1.3 Analysis how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people.
Within childcare practice they must be aware that they have a clear and defined role in relation to child protection. Professionals
The united nations convention on the rights of children (1989) is a very important piece of legislation that helps tell everyone what the rights of children/young people are, although it is important it is not apart of the uk law.
The children’s act (2004) is the piece of legislation that outlines the national framework for delivering children’s services and created the Every Child Matters five outcomes for children/young people which all professionals must work towards.
Framework for assessment for children in need and their families is a policy to protect children from all types of harm and ensure that their development needs are responded to appropriately, a framework has been developed to provide a systematic way of analysing, understanding, and recording what is happening to children/young people within their families and the wider community in which they live.
1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding of children and young people.
Safeguarding children/young people means protecting them from abuse or neglect, getting the right support in place as early as possible and creating an environment in which children/young people feel safe and healthy. Wider forms of safeguarding also include; risk assessments such as providing a safe environment inside and outside a school setting. Adhering to school policies, procedures and legislation i.e. health and safety, fire drills and missing children.
Keeping up to date with training in safeguarding issues. Encouraging learning and development of children and young people.
1.3 Analysis how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people.
Within childcare practice they must be aware that they have a clear and defined role in relation to child protection. Professionals