Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task 1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety All staff within a school environment are responsible for the welfare of children‚ and to ensure that they are kept safe from harm. It is the right of every child to have a safe and secure environment to learn in and to develop essential skills for adulthood. Safeguarding which replaced the
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safeguarding children including legislation‚ policy and professional practice (4000 word - 100%): United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child (UNCR 1989)‚ Article 1 defines a ’child’ as a person below the age of 18. Law is used in order to legitimise society; children are deeply and permanently affected by the laws that are made and enforced by adults. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children is based on "_protecting‚ preventing and ensure safety_" towards children‚ (Reference)
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Unit 3 – Supporting Children E1 – Five pieces of current legislation: Human Rights Act 1998 United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989 Children Act 1989 Children Act 2004 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 E2 – Each piece of legislation has affected the protection and the rights of children and their families in settings‚ as different policies and procedures stem from all of them. “The Human Rights Act 1998 came in to force in October 2000 and had a big
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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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of children and young people. • Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 This is the principal statute governing the care‚ upbringing and protection of children in Northern Ireland. It affects all those who work and care for children‚ whether parents‚ paid carers or volunteers. The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 changed the philosophy and practice of the law in relation to children as it reformed‚ and brought together‚ most of the "public" and "private" law relating to children in a
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Unit 025 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies & procedures: “The Children Act 1989 An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes‚ community homes‚ voluntary homes and voluntary
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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 Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. This act includes two
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Well-being of Children and Young People. 1.1 The united nations convention on the rights of the child 1989‚ which ensures that children are safe and looked after. Children act 1989‚ parents and professionals must work together to ensure the safety of the child. The education act 2002‚ this sets out the responsibilities to ensure that children are safe and free from harm. Children act 2004‚ this provides the legal framework for every child matters. Working together to safeguard children 2010‚ which
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underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children. E1) An early year’s practitioner has several responsibilities in their professional relationships with children‚ colleagues‚ parents and various other professionals. The responsibilities a practitioner has to children are to ensure that their individual needs are met regardless of their individual prejudices‚ views‚ preferences and opinions. According to the children’s Act 2004 the child’s welfare is paramount therefore; the practitioner
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Assignment 2 Outline the current policies and legislation relating to children and how these affect your practise. There are many policies and procedures within the UK that outline the current legislation and guidelines to help with safeguarding children:- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. This law ensures that children are safe and looked after. It states that children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury
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