Describe the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children‚ including e-safety. e-safety is when you teach children and young people about the dangers of using the internet. Just the same as you teach them road safety it is important to teach them about the dangers of the internet when using computers‚ games consoles etc. Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety
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Safeguarding Policy and Procedure: Protecting Children‚ Young People‚ Adults at Risk and Staff January 2012 Also available in large print (16pt) and electronic format. Ask Student Services for details. www.perth.uhi.ac.uk Perth College is a registered Scottish charity‚ number SC021209. Safeguarding Policy and Procedure A - Policy A1 Purpose The purpose of this document is to outline the College’s framework for protecting children‚ young people and adults at risk from harm‚ abuse and exploitation
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There are many different guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people that will affect the daily work of practitioners working with them. These relate to Child Protection – Lakey lane‚ we have policies and procedures for safeguarding‚ which say that employees‚ students and volunteers should be meticulously checked for suitability verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications‚ obtaining professional and character references‚ checking previous employment
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Unit 025: Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People 1.1: Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally
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The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people includes the following. The Children Act 1989 (legislation) – this act focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It identifies the responsibility of parents and anyone working with children to ensure the safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Local Authority has a ‘duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely
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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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the Environmental Protection Legislation. * To identify hazards in the workplace and carry out risk assessments and to introduce such control measures that are necessary. From this legislation our policies and procedures are derived. Which are that everyone at work is aware that they have a legal duty to look after their own health and safety and to protect others. Risk assessments for both young people and visitors are necessary because they make us aware how people are likely to be harmed
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1) Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. There are several key pieces of legislation that impact on how schools manage the health and safety of both their employees‚ and others who come into contact with the school e.g pupils‚ support workers and parents. These pieces of legislation are: The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees
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The first piece of legislation is the United Nations on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UN‚ 1989). This was ratified in 1991 by the UK. Although different British governments have said they are bound by this Convention it has not become part of English law. Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act
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diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing diversity. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations Act 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Children Act 1989 Children Act 2004 Education Act 1996 Equality Act 2010 1.2. Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people
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