Safeguarding Children and Young People
Level 3 in supporting teaching and learning in schools
Assessment task – CYP 3.3 understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people
Task 1
What is safeguarding?
The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as:
‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ http://www.safeguardingchildren.org.uk/ 18/01/2012
What is Child protection?
Child protection is used to describe a set of usually government-run services designed to protect children and young people who are underage and to encourage family stability. These typically include foster care, adoption services, services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact, and investigation of alleged child abuse. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child protection 18/01/2012
The children Act 1989 introduced significant changes to legislation in England and Wales in regards to the welfare of children. Within this act as well as ensuring that the welfare of a child is the first priority, it identified the responsibility of parents and those who care for children to ensure that they were safe. Its main aims were: * Achieve a balance between protecting children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention. * Encourage partnership between statutory authorities and parents. * Restructure the framework of the courts, in particular with regard to family proceedings * Redefine the concept of parental responsibility.
(L. Burnham, B. Baker, 2010)
The act is in force to cover all children that are under the age of 18.
The unfortunate death of Victoria Climbie sparked a public inquiry and changes to the current child protection policies within the UK.
She was an eight year old girl who
Assessment task – CYP 3.3 understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people
Task 1
What is safeguarding?
The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as:
‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ http://www.safeguardingchildren.org.uk/ 18/01/2012
What is Child protection?
Child protection is used to describe a set of usually government-run services designed to protect children and young people who are underage and to encourage family stability. These typically include foster care, adoption services, services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact, and investigation of alleged child abuse. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child protection 18/01/2012
The children Act 1989 introduced significant changes to legislation in England and Wales in regards to the welfare of children. Within this act as well as ensuring that the welfare of a child is the first priority, it identified the responsibility of parents and those who care for children to ensure that they were safe. Its main aims were: * Achieve a balance between protecting children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention. * Encourage partnership between statutory authorities and parents. * Restructure the framework of the courts, in particular with regard to family proceedings * Redefine the concept of parental responsibility.
(L. Burnham, B. Baker, 2010)
The act is in force to cover all children that are under the age of 18.
The unfortunate death of Victoria Climbie sparked a public inquiry and changes to the current child protection policies within the UK.
She was an eight year old girl who
Bibliography: Green. S. 2002 Btec National Early Years, Nelson Thornes, Oxford Minett