care means in children and young people settings (Ref. 1.1) Duty of care in children and young people settings means that we as adults need to keep them safe and to protect them from sexual‚ physical and emotional harm by giving appropriate attention‚ watching out for potential hazards‚ preventing mistakes or accidents‚ and work within policies and procedures in place about Individual Rights‚ Children Act.‚ Safeguarding Policies‚ Confidentiality Policy. All people who work with children have a duty
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school When a child or young person moves school they may start to feel sad/upset and lost that they are leaving all their friends behind and may not see them everyday anymore. Moving school could make the child or young person feel nervous because they will have to make new friends and this could make the child feel anxious because they don’t know what will happen. When children have been to a small nursery for all of their life and they know all the staff and children they will be used to that
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how to support children and young people experiencing transitions 3.1 Describe the different transitions children and young people may experience Answer: Transitions that most children and young people experience: Being cared for by someone other than a parent‚ joining a nursery or pre-school‚ going into a reception class‚ moving from one class to another‚ attending breakfast club‚ after school provisions and holiday play schemes. Transition that only some children and young people experience:
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Unit 16 Understanding Safeguarding of Children & young people LOG 3 1.1 Unit 16 & 2.2 & Unit 14 AC 2.3 I have written the policy and procedure for Safeguarding Adults and Children (see log 3a) which demonstrates my knowledge of procedures. In terms of the safeguarding policies procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people‚ this commences at the recruitment stage. We check out at interview if the applicant has any gaps in employment and if they have any convictions
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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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Ensuring children and young people’s safety and welfare in the work setting is an essential part of safeguarding. While children are at school‚ practitioners act in ‘loco parentis’ while their parents are away. As part of their legal and professional obligations‚ practitioners hold positions of trust and a duty of care to the children in their school‚ and therefore should always act in their best interests and ensure their safety – the welfare of the child is paramount (Children Act 1989). The Children
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welfare of children and young people Task A 1. The Children Act 1989 - 2004 is the most relevant legislation for safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. It was first made to give boundaries and support for local authorities for the welfare of children. The act then also made changes to the law that are regulated for children and their safety if they are in foster homes‚ adoption agencies‚ babysitting services and also handling childcare crimes and crimes against children. The children act’s
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Legal and Institutional Framework Introduction The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992 recognized the entitlement of human beings to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature . The threshold of the Rio Declaration was the recognition of right to development and more importantly sustainable development. With the adoption of Rio‚ the global community committed to integrate environmental issues into mainstream
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legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act created a system for
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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 may be
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