There is a high rate of child poverty in the UK. According to Barnados‚ there are 3.9 million children currently affected by poverty. There are a number of issues affected by poverty that can impact the outcome of a child or young person’s life: Finances – with a low income due to a low paid job or being unemployed‚ a lot of opportunities can be limited for the child‚ for example after school clubs like swimming‚ music or sports cannot be attended. All of this can affect a child’s development.
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from
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that will be available to the child to help minimise the effects of that disability. Children that suffer some a physical or mental disability may find it harder to learn then other children their age‚ because of this they may need to have support that can help them catch up with their development. Some of this support can include things like different ways of teaching‚ additional help from another adult when at school‚ or the use of a specialised or adapted piece of equipment such as a computer or writing
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communication between children and young adults. Factors to be taken into account include: The age of the child or young person – children moving from primary to secondary school will go through many changes both physically and emotionally. The onset of puberty will not only bring on numerous physical transformations occurring to their bodies. Young adults will become body change aware and with the added rage of hormones will make them feel very self conscious of these changes and they may perhaps become
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only some children and young people experience. All children go through transitions. However there are some transitions in which only some children and young people go through. For the most part these transitions are unexpected‚ and can have a big impact on their lives. Example 1. Some children and young people find that they have to go through‚ probably the toughest transition there is‚ the loss of a parent. The transition of bereavement could have a damaging affecgt on the child or young person
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Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people 1.1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Children act 1989 The Children Act 1989 was brought about to help keep children safe and well and‚ if necessary‚ help a child to live with their family by providing services appropriate to the child’s needs. The Act imposes a general duty on local councils to provide a range
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306 Work with other people in a business environment 306.1 Understand how to support an organisation’s overall mission and purpose 1.1. Explain how the organisation works My organisation is an equal opportunities employer. It considers the values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and behaviours shared by all the people. Including employees & clients. 1.2 What is your organisations mission and purpose? My organisation’s mission is to give people/ clients what they want. Whether it is a structure of a building
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Children grow and develop‚ becoming our future citizens. Many children today can relate to the fact that their parents have a paid job in addition to their parenting commitments. The proper care and bringing up of children is a controversial issue. Changes in family structures‚ employment patterns‚ and expectations of parents is what makes children’s care an issue. Through this report the positives and negatives and the external and internal influences on families‚ while both parents are working
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Unit 029 Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People Level: 3 Credit value: 2 UAN number: K/601/1698 Unit aim The unit is designed to enable the learner to understand the importance of multi agency and integrated working and to develop the skills of effective communication for professional purposes. It includes and assesses competence in information sharing between those involved in work with children and young people. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes
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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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