1. Using the table below‚ explain the key areas in current legislation which relate to the safeguarding of children (1.1) | Legislation | Description of the area | 1 | The Children Act 1989 | * a child’s welfare is paramount when making any decisions about a child’s upbringing. * It introduced the concept of parental responsibility * Local authorities are charged with the duty to investigate if there are suspicions a child suffers significant harm * The NSPCC is designated “authorised
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ include the following: • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – This act was brought in to change the way employers recruit people who work with children and adults. Over a number of years a ‘barred’ list of people who have been assessed and are not suitable for working with children or adults. • Children Act 1989 – section 47 and section 17 – The local authority has a duty to safeguard the welfare of children and to support the upbringing
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relationships. Hence‚ it is important for children to participate in any types of paid work. The only problem with this approach is that children can be easily exploited or they can lose track of their studies which are way more important to them. This essay gives a personal viewpoint on how paid work affects children’s development. Firstly‚ paid work gives children real life work experience and helps them develop their characteristics. For example‚ children will have to learn punctuality is important
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fifteen‚ who lives and sleeps in the streets‚ whose family ties are broken and who can’t or won’t return home. Street children live in the streets without their families. Each child has to learn how to survive alone‚ since no adult takes responsibility of them. Often they are very young and completely ignored by their families. These children don’t like to be called as "street children". They live‚ or rather struggle to survive‚ they are usually in the downtown area‚ near stations and shopping malls
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crippling on his/ her physical‚ mental and emotional state. It can seriously hamper the well being of a child who is supposed to get a sound education and nutrition to develop into a healthy adult. [1]”Child labor is horrible. These children get hurt‚ maimed‚ even killed. And guess what? Most kids in schools don’t even care. That is why we need to learn about it in school. To make a difference.” It is important to speak about the practice of abusive and exploitative child
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Response to “Children of Men.” The most significant ideas arise from the setting of a text‚ rather than any other visual or oral feature. Some may say that the setting of a film is purely for aesthetic purposes. However‚ after closely analysing Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Men”‚ I violently disagree and this essay will argue that the most significant ideas arise from both the physical and social settings of “Children of Men.” While first viewing the film‚ the main idea and theme of “Children of Men”
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Children with working parents In the past‚ a typical family consisted of a father who went out to work and a mother who stayed at home and looked after the children. Nowadays‚ it is the norm for both parents to work. This situation can affect children both positively and negatively. Some people think that the children of working parents are in an advantages position were their parents are able to afford more luxuries such as new clothes‚ video games or mobile phones. Proponents of this view argue
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Take Me Out to the Ball‚ but Which One? For much of the twentieth century‚ baseball has been considered the national pastime of the United States. Hank Aaron‚ home runs‚ and hot dogs seem as American as Thanksgiving. Many American presidents‚ from Eisenhower to Obama‚ have participated in the tradition of a celebrity throwing out the first ball on opening day of a new baseball season. But beginning in the 1990s‚ baseball stars were being eclipsed by the stars of another game invented in America—basketball
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SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN What is child trafficking? The recruitment‚ transportation‚ transfer‚ harbouring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation. What’s the problem? GLOBAL SEX TRAFFICKING Human trafficking is a complex phenomenon fueled by the tremendous growth in the global sex market. Exploitation is driven by poverty‚ uneven development‚ official corruption‚ gender discrimination‚ harmful traditional and cultural practices‚ civil unrest‚ natural disasters and
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legislation for home based childcare • the role of regulatory bodies. The two most important pieces of legislation covering home-based childcare are the Children Act (2004) and the Childcare Act (2006(. Children Act (2004) This influential piece of legislation which arose from ‘Every Child Matters’ and identifies five outcomes for all children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being These outcomes should underpin all
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