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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Dawn Morris 17.11.14 Safeguarding Children 1.1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. U N C R C- United Nations Convention on Right of Child Agreement between several countries. UK and France first to join Started in 1989. 41 articles/rights. Right to be listened to Right to have their say Right to be protected from harm The Children Act 1989 revised in 2004‚ emphasised the right that
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safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people T.A’s can take steps to protect themselves within their everyday practice within the school setting and on off site visits.An important part of a T.A’s role would be to read all policies and procedures these are put into place to protect them and the children that you look after. Always follow your settings policies and procedures. You should avoid being alone in a closed room with a child‚ if so leave the door open. If a child is late being collected
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P2 Outline the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people This report will introduce the types of care provisions that are available for children and young people. The report will outline what the different types of care provisions include What they do and why they do it. Key information that will be addressed include the following care provisions; ∙ Foster Care ∙ Residential Care ∙ Respite Care ∙ Adoption Within this report you will find many pieces of legislation that enhance the health and wellbeing
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1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Child Protection: is Part of the safeguarding process‚ where it is necessary to take action when there is reasonable belief that a child or young person is at risk of significant harm. Safeguarding: is about promoting children and young people’s welfare and putting measures in place to improve children’s safety and prevent abuse. When we think of Child Protection and Safeguarding‚ we automatically
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For the Benefit of Children and Young People 1a – Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working Multi-agency working is a cocktail of services that have the collective aim to provide the best for children and their carers who are in need. The people involved to support a child’s needs could be a social worker‚ play specialist‚ early years practitioners‚ educational psychologists‚ health workers and any person with the ability to step in and help a child when their development
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6.4. Explain the procedures that need to be followed by lone workers in home based setting when harm or abuse are suspected or alleged‚ either against them or third parties. As a professional practitioner I know and I will follow the steps in the process of the child protection investigation. I know that that the process of responding to concerns about children and young people is determined by law and related guidance. There are agreed steps in the sequence to protect vulnerable children or to
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The longer a problem persists for‚ the more difficult it becomes to repair it. When a disagreement with a child occurs‚ it is important to not be drawn into the argument and instead‚ manage the situation carefully and seek out advice is necessary. One reason for disagreements occurring is due to poor communication. This can happen due to: - Letters haven’t been passed on by parents/children - A lack of time - Some sort of misunderstanding. The best way to repair areas of poor communication is
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Unit 012 012_1 Understand partnership working within the context of services for children and young people. 1.1 When people working with children and young people work together‚ it can be very positive for the children and young people concerned. The adults could be parents‚ carers‚ colleagues‚ professionals or multi-disciplinary teams. They need to communicate‚ exchange information‚ share their knowledge and experience and understand each other’s roles. whe If you work well as a team in your
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It is very important for any child or young person in your own care and others to be looked after at all times and kept safe in a secure‚ friendly environment. All children and young people should always be protected against any kind of harm against others this can be if it is accidental or they are at a risk from others this can be from either staff or other children within the setting. Parents and carers need to be able to put their trust into the individuals within the setting that are looking
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