Explain Why It Is Important To Follow The Policies And Procedures
It is important for every child in school to be looked after in a secure, protected and friendly manner. All children should be protected against any harm whether it may be accidental or whether they are at risk from other people i.e. staffs or other children or outsiders. Parents need to trust the people that are looking after their children in the school. In every school, we have policies and procedures to adhere to the welfare of the children and running the school a protected area.
There are three main policies regarding children’s security, safety, wellbeing and they are Child protection which means keeping children/young adults safe from others or parents/carers who may be risk to them, Risk assessments means to minimise risk to children/young adult and health and safety it looks at the issues related to food, washing their hands after toileting …show more content…
and before snack etc..
All staff members have a CRB checked, first aid trained, attends child protection courses etc. Children do not have the knowledge or know how to protect themselves so we have a duty to help them achieve this. Here are some policies with an example of risks:
Safeguarding children and child protection
When we find a child is being abused or neglected or in any harm it is our duty to protect them from any harm or abuse, so that they are not suffered.
We would follow the policies and procedures if abuse is being suspected.
Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
This policy is put into place because there are risks involved in looking after children. Here are a couple of examples of risks involved, a child walking out of the setting, a child being taken by persons unknown to them. This policy and procedure is put into place to minimise these risks e.g. CRB checks for staff, children are supervised at all times, risk assessments are put into place (safety gate put up correctly), A visitors book and registers (whilst children enter building and when they leave).
Food hygiene
This policy is put into place to protect children from things like food poisoning or cross infection. They should also look at the materials and packaging when using that can be reasonably expected to come into contact with food are called ‘food contact materials’.
These can
include:
• Packaging
• Food processing equipment
• Cookware
• Work surfaces
• All the schools are responsible for staff’s hygiene training. It may be a formal programme or informal training e.g. self-study, on job training, probation training.
• needs to manage food allergies when preparing food for the children
Risk assessment
These are put into place to protect staff, children and visitors. Here are a few examples of risk assessments, climbing frame, water play, Toys are age/stage appropriate etc. The following are five steps to risk assessment:
• identifying hazards i.e. anything causing harm
• deciding who may be at harm and how
• assess the risks and taking the required action
• making a record of the findings of the risk assessment
• by reviewing the risk assessment
There are three main policies regarding children’s security, safety, wellbeing and they are Child protection which means keeping children/young adults safe from others or parents/carers who may be risk to them, Risk assessments means to minimise risk to children/young adult and health and safety it looks at the issues related to food, washing their hands after toileting …show more content…
and before snack etc..
All staff members have a CRB checked, first aid trained, attends child protection courses etc. Children do not have the knowledge or know how to protect themselves so we have a duty to help them achieve this. Here are some policies with an example of risks:
Safeguarding children and child protection
When we find a child is being abused or neglected or in any harm it is our duty to protect them from any harm or abuse, so that they are not suffered.
We would follow the policies and procedures if abuse is being suspected.
Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
This policy is put into place because there are risks involved in looking after children. Here are a couple of examples of risks involved, a child walking out of the setting, a child being taken by persons unknown to them. This policy and procedure is put into place to minimise these risks e.g. CRB checks for staff, children are supervised at all times, risk assessments are put into place (safety gate put up correctly), A visitors book and registers (whilst children enter building and when they leave).
Food hygiene
This policy is put into place to protect children from things like food poisoning or cross infection. They should also look at the materials and packaging when using that can be reasonably expected to come into contact with food are called ‘food contact materials’.
These can
include:
• Packaging
• Food processing equipment
• Cookware
• Work surfaces
• All the schools are responsible for staff’s hygiene training. It may be a formal programme or informal training e.g. self-study, on job training, probation training.
• needs to manage food allergies when preparing food for the children
Risk assessment
These are put into place to protect staff, children and visitors. Here are a few examples of risk assessments, climbing frame, water play, Toys are age/stage appropriate etc. The following are five steps to risk assessment:
• identifying hazards i.e. anything causing harm
• deciding who may be at harm and how
• assess the risks and taking the required action
• making a record of the findings of the risk assessment
• by reviewing the risk assessment