TDA2.2 – 1.1 Task 1A (Legislation) The legislation and guidelines for the following safeguarding practices are: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people under the age of 18 years a set of comprehensive rights. The UK signed to this legally binding act in 1990 and rectified it in 1991‚ this means the UK is required to implement legislation to support each of the 54 articles. These
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C and C we have policies and procedures in place for safeguarding and child protection: * protects children and young people from harm and abuse * enables staff to know what to do if they are worried * Shows that our staff is responsible and has pride in its work. In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It also features in the United Nations Convention on the
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people TDA 2.2 SECTION 1 1.1 In terms of safeguarding the welfare of children can you identify (ie name‚ with a sentence of explanation) the current legislation? • Children’s Act 1989 – This Act tells you the responsibility of parents and professionals to make sure a child is safe. • Education Act 2002 – This Act tells you the responsibility of all people working in educational positions ie. LEA‚ governing bodies‚ head teachers and people
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Policy and Practice for Children and Young People Discuss the ideology underpinning policy and practice for children and young people and demonstrate an awareness of constructs of childhood and adolescence from either an educational or care perspective. “The idea of belonging and membership‚ being part of a community‚ is a basic human need. It’s one of the principles of our democratic society. We all have the same needs‚ we want to be loved‚ we want to have friends‚ we want to feel that we
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There is no single piece of legislation that covers child protection or safeguarding in the UK but there are a number of laws that are continually being amended and updated. The Childrenâ€TMs Act 1989 provides the most comprehensive framework for the care and protection of children and it centres on the welfare of children up to their 18th birthday. This act defines parental responsibility and encourages partnership working with parents and interagency co-operation. The Childrenâ€TMs Act 2004 has
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Portfolio Evidence 10 Safeguarding Describe how legislation‚ policies and procedures regarding safeguarding impact on own role in the workplace As a youth worker I have the obligation in my role to know policies and procedures that are in place for safeguarding. Taking into consideration the five outcomes identified by Every Child Matters 1. Protection from harm and neglect (to stay safe) 2. Physical and mental health and emotional well-being (to be healthy) 3. Education training
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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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1. An outline of the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Ans. There are many legislative acts that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. These are: • Children Act 1989 (England and Wales)/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: This act outlined the duties all who worked with children and they should coordinate in the event of allegations of child abuse. • Children Act 2004:
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Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection‚ it has a much broader range. Safeguarding a child or young person is ensuring that they have the opportunity to achieve their true potential and have the right to be protected from abuse (physical‚ emotional or sexual)‚ neglect or exploitation from anyone including professionals working with them. This is a much more holistic approach and is centred around the child’s needs‚ it is designed to prevent harm rather than just react once
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national and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people. National and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding that affect a practitioner’s day to day work relating to; Childcare practice The Education Act 2002 poses a duty on education authorities to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people. This affects my day to day work as I must be aware of the child protection procedures at all times
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