Roles and Responsibilities of agencies in Safeguarding Children We all have a responsibility in Safeguarding and Protecting children and every child should be kept safe. Safeguarding children is a "multi-agency" organisation. Statutory organisations that work with children have a duty under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 to ensure their functions are discharged with regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. What is safeguarding? It might be difficult to accept‚ but
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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; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is an essential piece of legislation to have within a work setting. Employers are legally obliged to follow all regulations of the HSWA in order consistently maintain a safe setting‚ and ensure all employees and service users are protected. The HSWA states that employees must
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Identify the transitions experienced by most children and young people? A Transition is a movement‚ passage or change from one position‚ state‚ stage‚ subject or concept to another. The change can be gradual or sudden and last for differing time periods‚ meaning some transitions are short term while others are long term. Children make transitions without prior experience so it may feel daunting such as their first day at school‚ first exam or first sexual expression. Most children will experience
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causes and any weaknesses in the existing procedures and systems. It would also help to set priorities for any remedial action found to be necessary if for instance risk assessments and safe systems of work need to be amended. An investigation would additionally help to demonstrate management commitment to health and safety and assist in maintaining and
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Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. There are several key pieces of legislation that impact on how schools manage the health and safety of both their employees‚ and others who come into contact with the school e.g pupils‚ support workers and parents. These pieces of legislation are: The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees‚
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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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a)Safeguarding – this terms has replaced the term child protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens.This term of safeguarding has been developed in the last 50 years. Child Protection is the organisation which protects the child and his development needs‚ fallows and supervise the parent’s job on their child and all the factors which surround the child from birth till he become a major one. This organisation works with
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you will need to include all of the following – I will annotate the words for each criteria. Next Week - Assignment Workshop Make sure you do not come to my lesson without First lesson 12:45 – 2:00 – P2‚ M1‚ D1 · A print out of your legislation/ regulator – and an A4 handout with bullet points to photocopy and distribute to the rest of the group (P2‚ D1) Second Lesson 2:15 – 3:30 M1 / D1 · A SAFEGUARDING policy from a nursery
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3:4 Support children and young people ’s health and safety learning outcome 1: Understand how to provide environments and services that support children and people ’s health and safety. 1:1Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. It is important when planning and setting up learning activities that indoor and outdoor environments are hazard free and that staff and pupils will be able to work safely. The following
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Unit TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people – Task 2 2.4: Describe the actions to take in respond to emergency situations‚ including Fires‚ Security Incidents and Missing children or young people. Fire and other emergencies Buildings need to be evacuated quickly in the event of a fire‚ gas leak or bomb scare. There will be clear procedures on how to do this in our school/nursery. These procedures must be displayed in each area of the school/nursery‚ giving information
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