There are a number of legislations‚ statutory guidance‚ policies and procedures (that slightly vary throughout the United Kingdom depending on the home nation) that are put in place to ensure the welfare and safety of all children and young people. There are forever changing and developing in response to current concerns and focuses - for example‚ the death of Victoria Climbié resulted in the Every Child Matters report being published and changes to legislation being made. In England there are a
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 - which ensure that children are safe and looked after‚ children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect‚ negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them. Children act 1989
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1.1 Current Childminding Legislation The following is an overview of the current legislation which has an affect on childminders‚ parents and children. Equality Act 2010 The act replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act to make the law simpler and to remove inconsistencies. The act covers nine protected characteristics. The characteristics applying to home-based childcare include disability‚ race‚ religion or belief and gender. Childcare Act (2006) The act lays
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The main current legalisations and guidelines of which apply to the UK home nation are; The United Nations convention on the rights of the child (1989) it ensures children’s safety and well being. Protecting children from all forms of physical and mental violence‚ abuse‚ neglect‚ injury‚ maltreatment or exploration including sexual abuse from all persons responsible for caring for the child. The Education Act (2002) to ensure all children are safe at school this act sets out the responsibilities
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Sinead Byrne TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.1~ Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young children including e-safety The children’s act was written in 1989 in 2003 ’Every Child Matters’ was launched in response to the death of Victoria Climbie which brought a change to the children act 2004. * Be healthy: physical‚ mentally and emotionally healthy‚ sexually healthy and healthy lifestyles
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Outcome 1 – Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. To have a duty of care in my own work role is to ensure that the young people and other colleagues I work with are kept safe and free from harm. This is from the basic needs of the young people I support; to ensuring that they are well provided and looked after‚ to making sure they have their medication that they need at the right time and dose etc. For each
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1) Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. There are several key pieces of legislation that impact on how schools manage the health and safety of both their employees‚ and others who come into contact with the school e.g pupils‚ support workers and parents. These pieces of legislation are: The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees
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Unit 1 - Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults 1.1 The Importance of maintaining effective communication with children‚ young people and adults Effective communication is key to developing and then maintaining relationships at all levels of teaching because the pupils have to be able to understand the messages that are being conveyed. Good communication and the ability to express ones feelings and thoughts is an important enabler to building
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inclusion in work with children and young people 1. Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing diversity. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations Act 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Children Act 1989 Children Act 2004 Education Act
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LDSSMP 1 : Support children and young people to achieve their education potential 1.1 Principles and values that contribute to support children and young people to achieve their educational potential: Follow the 5 steps for the every child matters. - Being healthy‚ staying safe‚ enjoying and achieving‚ making a positive contribution and achieving economic well- being. Safeguarding working to protect children from harm. The members of staff should be interested in the job they are doing and enjoy
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