an extract from the‚ Midnight’s Children‚ by Salman Rushdie. In this extract‚ the protagonist‚ Saleem Sinai shares the history about his birth and the significance of why his birth is considered as a historical event. He explains how on the 15th of August 11947‚ he was born but at the very time of his entrance into the world‚ India gained its independence from the British. The rest of the extract is focused on his concerns and feelings about sharing his monumental day with an important date in India’s
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How do children learn language and what do word’s mean? Children are said to be able to communicate from the very second they enter the world. This communication is known globally and all babies unconsciously are able to do it‚ this form of communication is recognized as crying. This is all right for a short period of time when the child only requires the basic necessities of life‚ however as they develop and are more consciously aware‚ this makes children want and need more‚ so starts their
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|Communication and intellectual development |Social‚ emotional and behavioural development | |0 - 3 years |Fast development |Adults communicate with children from birth |Find their identity | | |Fine motor skills: |Require stimulation and attention as they are always |Form a strong
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(C1) You must analyse HOW the main principles that underpin work with children can support the practitioners’ practice in the setting. The welfare of the child is part of The Children Act 1989‚ and it means we as practitioners have to be reflective on our practice‚ it also means within our practice we have to put the child first. And treating all children so their needs are put first this is important because all children are different. (E8) Working in partnership with parents and families helps
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Introduction This essay will discuss the legal and ethical concerns when working with children and young people. Confidentiality and safety issues will be discussed with relevant consideration as to how these issues may be addressed when forming a relationship with a child and their parents or caregivers. The influences of power‚ gender‚ ethnicity and cultural differences when counselling children and young people will be mentioned‚ with relevant aspects of key human development theories outlined
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identify and explain the distinguishing characteristics that make each child unique. Infancy (Birth-2 Years) Infancy is the stage from birth thru two; infants grow rapidly in this stage. They are developing gross motor skills such as rolling over‚ crawling‚ and sitting up along with gross motor infants are strengthening their fine motor skills for example‚ eye and hand coordination helps develop the muscles in their eyes and hands. Furthermore‚ later in this stage children develop self-help
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510 Lead and manage a team within a health and social care or children and young people’s setting Explain the features of effective team performance The features of effective team performance is set up through positive leadership‚ this is something which is developed and nurtured. An effective team will work together‚ be focused and all the time supporting each other along the way to achieve and reach goals. For a team to be effective‚ each team member needs to be clear on their roles and responsibilities
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reports * Parent meetings to help us achieve a high level of care for every child and to ensure we are meeting their needs. The pastoral carers are responsible for monitoring the children within their groups and recording events‚ behaviour and development. Twice a year the pastoral carers are required to transfer this knowledge from note-taking‚ observations‚ record books‚ assessments of the children they care for‚ onto ‘progress reports’ for the parents to receive. “Sound reflection on
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based on evidence gathered from visits by Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) to 72 schools and reports on the impact of the guidance provided to schools four years ago by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) and the National Healthy Schools Standards (NHSS)‚ agreed in 1999.[1]‚[2] Both clarify the importance of good provision to ensure that schools meet the needs of pupils with mental health difficulties. Schools’ lack of knowledge of the DfES guidance results from a missed opportunity to improve
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over 91‚000 looked after children in the UK in 2012.” (www.nspcc.org.uk) in this task I am going to describe why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families. There are many reasons that children and young people may need to be looked after away from their home‚ one of those are the child’s or young person’s parents. This may be down to bereavement of the parents meaning that they have died‚ if the parents have died then the child or young person will go to the closest
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