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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Outline Current Legislation‚ Guidelines‚ Policies and Procedures Within Own UK Nation Affecting Safeguarding of Children and Young People Unit 025 Outcome 1 1. Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in settings for children and young people in England and Wales are the result of legislation passed in parliament‚ including: In England and Wales‚ The Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004/in Northern Ireland‚ Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - These acts were brought in
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Who is a Child: According to the United Nation’s Convocation of Rights of Children (UNCRC) which is considered as the universal document on Child Rights "A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years‚ unless under the law applicable to the child‚ majority is attained earlier." The term "child" often‚ but does not necessarily‚ mean minor‚ but can include adult children as well as adult nondependent children. What is Right A right is as an agreement or contract established between
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CYP core 3.1: understand child and young person development. 1.1. Age. Physical. Cognitive. Communication. Social‚ emotional and behavioural. Moral. Babies at birth. Swallowing and sucking‚ rooting grasp and startle reflexes. Babies who recognise the smell and sound of their mothers’ voice. Babies crying when hungry tired or distressed. Close contact between primary carer and baby‚ especially when feeding. - Babies at 1 month. Babies looking less curled up and startle less. Babies stop crying
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significant stage or experience in the life of a child or young person that can affect behaviour and development. Types of transitions: Emotional - personal experiences such as parent’s separating‚ bereavement‚ beginning or leaving a place of care. • Physical - change in environments • Intellectual - maturation‚ moving from one educational establishment to another. • Physiological – puberty or medical conditions Effects of transitions of young people and children Bereavement: may involve sadness‚ depression
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051 Promote communication in health and social care or Children’s and young people’s settings 1.1&1.2&2.2 Identify the different reasons people communicate‚ Explain how different communications affect relationships in the work setting and Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication Communication is the means of transferring information between people by speaking‚ writing‚ drawing‚ acting‚ body language‚ facial expression‚ signing and using eye contact. There
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work with children and young people should all be aware of the procedures and policies in which suspected poor practice‚ concerns or any illegality can be reported this process is referred to as whistle blowing. As it is essential that those who are concerned about issues around safeguarding should be able to report them‚ every setting has whistle blowing policies and procedures. These policies are put in place to ensure that the process is conducted confidentially and to provide protection towards
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CYP 3.2 - Promote child and young person Development Children and young people need an environment which is most likely to promote effective and confident child development where they can experience and environment of mutual respect and trust and open communication. We as practitioners need to reflect on our own practice where we can evaluate the contribution we have made to the support of child development and find ways that we can improve our practice. When reflecting on our practice
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a)Safeguarding – this terms has replaced the term child protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens.This term of safeguarding has been developed in the last 50 years. Child Protection is the organisation which protects the child and his development needs‚ fallows and supervise the parent’s job on their child and all the factors which surround the child from birth till he become a major one. This organisation works with
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for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection: while
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