Legislation for safe guarding- * The children act 1989 (act is U.K means English law) * The children act 2004 * The children law 2002 * The data protection 2005 * The day care of children law 2002 * The education law 1999 * The health & safety of work 1989 * The protection of children 1994 (amended in 2004)
Policy’s/ procedures- * Child protection * Parent partnership * Toilet training * E safety policies- (Making sure children are safe when online) * Fire Evacuation * Administration of medication * Accident or incidents * Attendance ( staff + children) * Confidentially (staff + children ) * Reporting concerns (use to be known as whistle blowing) * Bullying * Alcohol & drug * Hazardous substances * Health & safety * Infection control * Missing person * Dress code * Teaching & learning * Outings * Behavior inclusion * Snow (bad weather) * Outings policy * Equal opportunities policy * Child protection policy * Exclusion policy after illness of a child of staff member
E safety- This is so you can make sure your children are safe whilst using the internet (digital world). This was launched in 2008 due to many concerns about how dangerous the internet could be.
* Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safe guarding children and young people- * Hospitals- Their job is to examine a child or young person if they are referred to them or just come in for a routine check. They should be able to tell if the child is ok or if they think any sort of abuse is going on. * Play workers- Play workers work with children everyday all day. A play worker can detect if they child isn’t themselves or is very quiet or