Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety This essay will provide knowledge and understanding of supporting children and young people ’s health and safety. In my placement there are many policies regarding health and safety when working with children. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 require all schools to have policies and procedures to ensure the safety of staff and children. If the policies and procedures are not in
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Policy and Practice for Children and Young People Discuss the ideology underpinning policy and practice for children and young people and demonstrate an awareness of constructs of childhood and adolescence from either an educational or care perspective. “The idea of belonging and membership‚ being part of a community‚ is a basic human need. It’s one of the principles of our democratic society. We all have the same needs‚ we want to be loved‚ we want to have friends‚ we want to feel that we
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Task 3 3.1 IDENTIFY THE TRANSITIONS EXPERIENCED BY MORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. 1 PUBERTY: when it is time for puberty the child feels confused because the child does not understand what is happening to him or her. This puberty can make the child be argumentative. This can make the child be dismissive 2 STARTING A NEW SCHOOL: When a young person starts a new school‚ the child may be shy. The child may be dismissive and anxious. When a child starts a new school‚ they make new friends‚ and this
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from
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welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act created a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. This
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Unit 029 Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People Level: 3 Credit value: 2 UAN number: K/601/1698 Unit aim The unit is designed to enable the learner to understand the importance of multi agency and integrated working and to develop the skills of effective communication for professional purposes. It includes and assesses competence in information sharing between those involved in work with children and young people. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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Unit 003 Introduction to Equality and Inclusion in Health‚ Social care and children’s Young Peoples Settings. 1.1– Explain what is meant by; A – Diversity: So not that all people are the same and that different people have different experiences‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ race‚ age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation. Working in a nursery with children from civilian parents and Army parents I am fortunate to get to witness more than one culture‚ race or children from different backgrounds. Seeing the children
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Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. There are many agencies involved in the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. Agencies such as; 1. Social Services- There to offer support to the child and the setting. Social services have the powers to investigate any suspected improper behaviour from carers‚ children or the setting. They also have to meet and conduct interviews with the child and the family members
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2.1 describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people. Different kinds of influences within each area Example of how the influence could affect children and young people Background Parent and child stable relationship‚ love‚ affection‚ family values‚ quality time It could affect their future relationships with partners and also their own children but if they do receive its showing them how a parent / child relationships should and can be because
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