Health and safety legislation Staff to pupil ratio Specific legal requirements for ratios of adults to children that all early years providers must meet. These specific legal requirements have the force of regulations and therefore must be complied with by all early years providers. These legal requirements reflect the needs of the children in their care and are appropriate to their setting. Children under two.... * In a child care setting there should be at least one member of staff
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guidance‚ it has not become part of UK law. There is no single piece of legislation that covers safeguarding children and young people in the UK; different laws and guidelines cover different parts of the UK. The only countries that have not ratified the treaty are Somalia‚ South Sudan‚ and the United States. The UN Convention on the rights of the child contains 54 Articles‚ each Article states a different right that children are entitled to. The rights embodied by the UN Convention which relate
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Legislation Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996 provides: (1) If a child of compulsory school age who is a registered pupil at a school fails to attend regularly at the school‚ his parent is guilty of an offence. Break down the legislation and identify the issue word (using ticks‚ crosses and question-marks) [30 marks] If a child ✓ Of a compulsory school age ✓ Who is a registered pupil ✓ At a school ✓ Fails to attend ✓ Regularly ? At the school ✓ [His parent is guilty of an
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organisation that deals with children must have a safeguarding policy in place which should be reviewed and updated regularly. As a teaching assistant it is vital that I know what the policy at my school contains so I am aware of what to do if I ever have any cause for concern. The term “child protection is increasingly being replaced by that of “safeguarding” Child protection is specifically about abuse but it comes under an umbrella term called safeguarding. Safeguarding are all the things that we
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A growing number of people feel that animals should not be exploited by people and that they should have the same rights as humans‚ while others argue that humans must employ animals to satisfy their various needs‚ including uses for food and research. Two Opinions In this essay you are being given two opposing opinions to discuss. This is the first opinion: Animals should not be exploited by people and they should have the same rights as humans. This is the second opinion: Humans must employ animals
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Safeguarding is an umbrella term that involves everything we do in the setting to ensure children are kept safe and healthy. It means a whole range of policies and procedures. Child protection is one aspect of this and is how our setting ensures children are protected from abuse. The 2008 Statutory Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is underpinned by the positive outcomes of Every Child Matters and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (UN‚1989) which
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Edexcel Level 3 Diploma for Children and Young Peoples Workforce Workbook 1 Unit 1 & Unit 18 Understanding Children and Young People’s Development Learner Name: Sammy-jo Wood Unit 1 Q1. (1.1) Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years. In your Answer‚ you must include the pattern of Development from: 0-3‚ 3-7‚ 7-12‚ 12-16‚ 16-19 years. You must also explain the following: Gross Motor Physical Development Physical Maturity Communication
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Unit 16 Understanding Safeguarding of Children & young people LOG 3 1.1 Unit 16 & 2.2 & Unit 14 AC 2.3 I have written the policy and procedure for Safeguarding Adults and Children (see log 3a) which demonstrates my knowledge of procedures. In terms of the safeguarding policies procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people‚ this commences at the recruitment stage. We check out at interview if the applicant has any gaps in employment and if they have any convictions
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Task 1 There are many factors you should take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments. Look at the pictures below‚ and then complete the boxes in the grid to explain how you might need to adapt them in order to take the list of factors into account. Factor | Indoor environment | Outdoor environment | Age and ability of the children | * Age appropriate chairs and height of table. For example in year 3 the chairs and height of table are different of that
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Explain how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service . Ensure the area in or outdoors is free of any hazards or risks and is safe for CYP to work or play in safely. There should be adequate space for the number of people using it to move round comfortably and safely. Equipment should be stored safely storage should be labelled clearly. Furniture should
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