Cyp Core 3.3
Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people.
2.1 It is important to safeguard children and young people in a setting to ensure they can feel safe and secure. We must protect children and young people from abuse or neglect, ensure they stay safe and healthy and continue to develop well.
2.2 It is important to have a child centred approach so that the child's feelings are experiences are taken into account and therefore any further distress can be avoided.
2.3 Partnership working in the context of safe guarding refers to the sharing of information between different agencies and collaborative working. It is important to feel that a child's welfare is safe guarded regardless of there they are from and who's looking after them at all times. For example, children who attend multiple settings, such as primary school and an after school club. It is important that these settings work closely together to ensure the child is safe, healthy and developing. Practitioners must ensure continuity and coherence by sharing relevant information with each other parents or carers.
2.4 When a child is abused or harmed, there are many agencies that may be involved.
The fist is likely to be the social services ( after a referral). Referrals are likely to be made by a school or childcare provider. It is part of every person working with young children's responsibility to report any signs of abuse or neglect to their safeguarding coordinator who will refer the case to the local social services hub. Other organisations and practitioners who have a duty of care to report any of these signs include doctors, nurses, health visitors and play schemes.
Social services then carry out an initial assessment as a response and the possible decisions include;
Offering services and support to the child and their family. This will only be decided if it is judged that the child is not in any immediate danger.
Urgent action to protect the child from harm such
2.1 It is important to safeguard children and young people in a setting to ensure they can feel safe and secure. We must protect children and young people from abuse or neglect, ensure they stay safe and healthy and continue to develop well.
2.2 It is important to have a child centred approach so that the child's feelings are experiences are taken into account and therefore any further distress can be avoided.
2.3 Partnership working in the context of safe guarding refers to the sharing of information between different agencies and collaborative working. It is important to feel that a child's welfare is safe guarded regardless of there they are from and who's looking after them at all times. For example, children who attend multiple settings, such as primary school and an after school club. It is important that these settings work closely together to ensure the child is safe, healthy and developing. Practitioners must ensure continuity and coherence by sharing relevant information with each other parents or carers.
2.4 When a child is abused or harmed, there are many agencies that may be involved.
The fist is likely to be the social services ( after a referral). Referrals are likely to be made by a school or childcare provider. It is part of every person working with young children's responsibility to report any signs of abuse or neglect to their safeguarding coordinator who will refer the case to the local social services hub. Other organisations and practitioners who have a duty of care to report any of these signs include doctors, nurses, health visitors and play schemes.
Social services then carry out an initial assessment as a response and the possible decisions include;
Offering services and support to the child and their family. This will only be decided if it is judged that the child is not in any immediate danger.
Urgent action to protect the child from harm such