promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens. It has only been developed in the past 50 years‚ and the need for improved legislation has been highlighted by cases such as Maria Colwell (1973) and Victoria Climbie (2000) as these cases showed weaknesses in procedures. The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (1989) is an international human rights treaty that grants all children a comprehensive set of rights. The convention has 54 articles
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Know how to support children and young people experiencing transitions 3.1 Describe the different transitions children and young people may experience Answer: Transitions that most children and young people experience: Being cared for by someone other than a parent‚ joining a nursery or pre-school‚ going into a reception class‚ moving from one class to another‚ attending breakfast club‚ after school provisions and holiday play schemes. Transition that only some children and young people experience:
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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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There are several pieces of legislation today that play an important role in the safeguarding of children and young people within the care setting. The most well-known of these is the Children’s Act 1989‚ and the revision of it in 2004‚ which includes the Every Child Matter policies. The Children’s Act 1989 came into full force in the latter months of 1991 and introduced several new key principles that included: • The concept of Parental Responsibility; • The ability for unmarried parents to
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policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Child Act 1989 - There has been certain legislation in the United Kingdom along with home policies and procedures that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are the result of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 carried more changes that affected the way the child protection system
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Abuse in Developing Countries “In recent decades some extreme forms of violence against children‚ including sexual exploitation and trafficking‚ female genital mutilation (FGM)‚ the worst forms of child labour and the impact of armed conflict‚ have provoked international outcry and achieved a consensus of condemnation‚ although no rapid remedy. But in addition to these extreme forms of violence‚ many children are routinely exposed to physical‚ sexual and psychological violence in their homes and
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Child Prostitution Around the World Young innocent children in various parts of the world find themselves engaged in commercial exploitation with an older males or sometimes females. Often the children find themselves in this situation after being sold by a relative for money as a result of intense poverty‚ “other young people are recruited into prostitution‚ pressure from parents‚ or through deceptive agreements (justice.org). I am very determined to fight this growing problem by educating
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Children are seen as sheltered and innocent. However‚ when a pure mind faces corruption‚ the effects are severe. Observations and experiences shift the mentality and personality of the child. Children who embrace and act upon the learned traits‚ execute actions that are not traditionally done by a minor. For their behavior‚ punishment is necessary. After discipline‚ second chances should take place. Children awareness of certain topics become enhanced because of the environment people set in
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According to The Huffington Post‚ 2 million children a year are victims of sex trafficking‚ with the age of 12 being the average age. The article explains that most of these children come from backgrounds of abuse‚ some trying to escape to a better life‚ they run away looking for safety and trying to find love. Some are kidnapped and forced into this life to survive. One problem is that sex trafficking is a very profitable industry‚ bringing in 32 billion in a single year across the world. The other
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Runaway children in need How would you feel if a child family member was sold for sex in order to survive? I personally would feel annoyed at why he/she would sell themselves when there are a lot of more other suitable jobs out there. Child prostitution is no different really compared to the millions of people who sleep around every day‚ you get paid so that’s one upside to it. But on the other hand i would feel concerned because child prostitution can lead to sexually transmitted diseases and
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