516 1.1) The policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people all stem from the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. From this horrific act of evil the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 was born (see evidence ‘6’ – 520 1.3). Another public enquiry was set up to address the failure of the law after the death of Victoria Climbié. Within this enquiry‚ Lord Laming called for changes to be made in child protection policies. From this there was
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“Normative Measure”. This is concerned with studying milestones or stages in a child’s development and show what most children can do at a particular age. In reality there is a wide range of normal development and this will be influenced by genetic‚ social‚ and cultural factors‚ so it is important to be aware that normative measures can only indicate general trends in children s development. Physical development By 6 months a child will: Turn their head toward sounds and movement Watch
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Working with Children & Young People with Autism The Austrian psychologist Dr Leo Kanner first used the term autism in 1943‚ but it wasn’t until 1996 that the phrase Autistic Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development
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The choices we make build our future and guide our lives. Each choice that we decide on has an impact on our life whether it is good or bad. Through past experiences‚ some of the choices I have made have had unfortunate consequences. It is decisions like such‚ which we learn from and grow as individuals. However‚ many choices have rewarding and satisfying outcomes nonetheless. Most of our choices will affect not only us but often those around us as well. Because of the potential impact that
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relationship between children‚ young people and adults it begins with verbal communication and with being able to listen attentively to what they have to say. You need to use the correct body language and retain eye contact and ensure to use the correct tone in your voice when speaking. How we communicate does depend on the person‚ either child or young person or an adult. With regard to children and young people you need to ensure you are at the same level as the child or young person you do not want
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Extended assignment T7: Work to support children and young people in change and transition. D Criteria For this extended assignment I have decided to look at children transitioning from day nursery to school. Transitioning from one place to another can be scary for small children so it is important that we support the children through the transition. Moving from nursery to school can be quite scary for children because they are two different settings. A nursery is a much smaller setting that
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Local authorities have a duty to work under the Children Act 1989 and Children act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need and have an obligation of ensuring that children in need of protection in their areas are protected from significant harm. Policies which safeguard schools must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety‚ security and well-being of their pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies
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Throughout a childs life‚ a child will be in many different situiation where they have to make their own choice of what to do. Personal choices are linked to indipendance‚ self esteem‚ maturity‚ own risk assesment‚ and knowledge. For example; a child may choose to have chips with there tea rather than vegtables. They may decide to snatch a toy of another person rather than asking for it or waiting their own turn. These nagative choices will effect how they behave and effect how others respond to
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UNIT 4 Working Together 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
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Unit D6011696: Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. . Learning Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. 1.1 In order to ensure a safe and healthy environment and services for children/young people there are some factors which need to be taken into account. These include any equipment which they will be in contact with‚ such as electrical equipment‚ anything which may pose a fire risk
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