Unit 7 -Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) 1.1 The aim of the policy is to ensure that children and young people who are service users‚ or who are family or dependents of service users‚ are given the best possible opportunity to achieve positive outcomes and are protected from abuse or other harm The objectives of the policy are to ensure: That all staff‚ students and volunteers are aware of and follow Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
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the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 – Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. The safe guarding of children has only been developed in the last 50 years. However it is a vital part of working with children. The legislations‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding are updated all the time for the best interest of the children. The current legislations are as follows; * The Children Act 1989 – this act
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Marginalized young people 1) Write a summary of “The forces that turned Baba around” in about 150 words. This text deals with a boy named Babatunde Olejide who describes himself as “A bit of a bad boy”. He has gotten into a lot of trouble at his school‚ because he had vandalised school property‚ been truanting and getting into fights. By the time he was 12-years-old he had been suspended from his school 5 times. Therefore he was given the offer to join a program created by the former British
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CU1513 – Contribute to the support of positive environments for children and young people 1.1. Describe what is meant by a positive environment? Whatever age group or setting you are working with‚ you must plan an environment that encourages the development of the whole child. First of all you think about the different settings that children and young people aged 0-16 years may experience. These settings have both indoor and outdoor physical spaces that need to be considered
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Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People Outcome 1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practise relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity Equality Act 2010 in Schools The Equality Act 2010 is the law which bans unfair treatment and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society. The Act brings together and replaces the previous anti-discrimination laws‚ such as the Disability Discrimination‚ Race
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underpins the safeguarding of children and young people. 1.1 Outline the current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people within own UK Home Nation. The legislation that safeguard children and young people are the Children Act‚ the act was created with a certain set of goals. Its primary purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities and/or other entities to better regulate official intervention in the interests of children. The Act also made changes
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Risk Assessment What is a Risk Assessment? It would be impossible to prevent every single minor bump and gaze but it is possible to eliminate most risks and protect children. Risk assessments have to be carried out in all public places‚ places of employment‚ care settings and similar to make sure that people are not injured unnecessarily. All day to day activities and environments have to have a risk assessment before children are involved. Risk assessments take into consideration:
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in work with children and young people 2.1‚ 2.2‚ 2.3‚ 2.4‚ 2.5 There are many ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination in schools. Due to many pressures on children to fit in and follow the crowd‚ children can be discriminated against and bullied if they do not copy their peers and follow the same suit. This can happen right from when they first start school in reception and can continue throughout school in every year group. Children not playing
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Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Outcome 1 1) When planning for young people you need to take several factors into account to make sure the environment and services are safe. The first factor is the individual needs‚ ages and abilities of the children and young people. This requires you to work out staff to children ratio’s to make sure there is legally enough staff for the number of children present and to ensure all children will have supervision. Ratio numbers will
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FINAL DRAFT Children and Young People’s Core Unit 3.3 24 November 2009 Children and Young People’s Core Unit 3.3: Understand how to Safeguard the well being of Children and Young People Title Unit 3.3: Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people 3 3 Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people 1.2. Explain child protection
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