Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People Level 3 Credit value 3 To complete this unit‚ you need to complete all of the questions. You may find that the key word definitions sheet helps you to understand what is expected from the questions. The evidence must be your own work and you must reference your sources where you have undertaken research-refer to policy for malpractice and plagiarism Outcome 1 – Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures
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A. Madge‚ N. (2006) Children These Days. 1st edn. Bristol: Policy Press B. Nicola Madge (2006) discusses how children grow up in contemporary England these days. The book is based from a questionnaire that was carried out in England surveying 2000 children and young people and 500 adults Madge (2006). The key issue in this book is how children find growing up in England and if they have any pressure‚ control and how society perceives them. The survey was comprised of numerous questions with some
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The main current legalisations and guidelines of which apply to the UK home nation are; The United Nations convention on the rights of the child (1989) it ensures children’s safety and well being. Protecting children from all forms of physical and mental violence‚ abuse‚ neglect‚ injury‚ maltreatment or exploration including sexual abuse from all persons responsible for caring for the child. The Education Act (2002) to ensure all children are safe at school this act sets out the responsibilities
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CT 231 Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people 1.Understand the main legislation guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding 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 Polices and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are the result of the Children Act 1989 and in Northern Ireland
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Safeguarding looks at protecting children and young people‚ this is does mean protecting them from just direct abuse but from a wider role and making sure that they are staying safe and that they come to no harm. The staying safe action plan looks at; keeping the children and young people from accidents‚ bullying and crime‚ forced marriages and action promotion of welfare and a healthy safe environment. Child protection focuses on protecting children from suffering any abuse‚ harm or neglect
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Contribute to Children and Young People’s Health and Safety 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting 1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting SUPERVISION OF PUPILS - The safety of pupils in the classrooms is the responsibility of the Class Teacher. Class Teachers are expected to exercise effective supervision of the pupils and to know the emergency procedures in respect of fire‚ bomb scare and first aid
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of harm from someone. One does however‚ have both a responsibility and duty‚ as set out in our organisation’s child protection procedures‚ to act in order that the appropriate agencies can investigate and take any necessary action to protect a child. Preventing child abuse is considered a high priority‚ and detailed laws and policies exist to address this issue. The Children Act 1989 ‘the welfare of the child is paramount’ it gave every child the right to protection from abuse and exploitation and
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Safeguarding Children Policy Statement: My primary responsibility and priority is for the children I care for. As a mother‚ I am acutely aware of how important it is to ensure your child is kept safe‚ especially when in someone else’s care. To become Ofsted registered I have to have an enhanced CRB disclosure (now called a Disclosure and Barring Service - DBS) as well as other members of my family over the age of 16. I am aware of the signs of different kinds of abuse‚ and if I have
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Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people Legislation and codes of practice Disability discriminations act 1995 Disability discriminations act 2005 Special educational needs and disability act 2001 Race relations 2000 Children’s act 1989 Children’s act 2004 Educations act 1996 Equality act 2010 Importance of supporting the rights of children and young people to participation and equality of access Every pupil has a right to a curriculum that is broad‚ balanced and
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There are a number of different agencies/professionals that may get involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed. These agencies have different roles and the aim is to achieve an inter-agency approach when the services are required. The earliest point of harm or abuse may be identified by Midwife’s or Health Visitors. These professionals are best placed to identify risk factors during pregnancy‚ birth and the early months of a child’s life. Due to their close contact with parent’s
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