Unit 333 1.2 Explain Child Protection in the Wider Concept of Safeguarding Children and Young People

All staff have a responsibility to safeguard children and young people. Today we use the word safeguarding instead of child protection. It has a much broader range and is produced to provide a framework to protecting children and young people, bringing with it specific recruitment and selection, training and vetting procedures such as C R B checks. It also highlights the need to ensure that inappropriate behaviour does not take place and outlines the preferred means by which any allegations or suspicions are reported and acted upon. Safeguarding a child or young person is also to ensure that they have the opportunity to achieve their true potential and have the right to be protected from abuse, such as:
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse
Neglect
Exploitation
Any organisation that deals with children and young people, must have a safeguarding policy in place and that it is reviewed and updates regularly. All staff must know their settings policy and the procedures to follow in the event of any cause for concern. It also highlights the importance of shared responsibilities as there can be many different agencies involved in dealing with each case. Safeguarding children is an integral part of a schools everyday activities :
Wearing ID badges to identify oneself
Not putting ourselves at risk to possible complaints
Signing in and out of school
Ensuring current legislation is adhered to such as,
Every Child Matters
Data Protection
Human Rights
Health and Safety at Work
The Safeguarding Policy should be compliant with sections from:
Th Education Act (2004)
Working Together
The Local Children's Safeguarding Board
To take account and inform of policy in related areas such as,
Discipline
Bullying e-safety To integrate a safeguarding curriculum within the existing curriculum allowing for continuity and progress through all key