is much more to Safeguarding than just protecting children from direct abuse. Any service that works with children and young people knows that they have a much wider responsibility than simply protecting the children from neglect and abuse. An action plan was put in place by Her Majesty’s Government called the ‘Stay Safe’ action plan‚ and it identifies a number of important features in the wider view of safeguarding including: • Keeping children safe from accidents • Crime and bullying - This could
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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. Overcrowded/inadequate
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025.1 Safeguarding children in Wales the Children Act 1989 legislates for England and Wales. The current guidance for Wales is Safe guarding children: working together under the Children Act 2004 (Welsh Assembly Government‚ 2006). The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act 2001 created the first Children’s Commissioner post in the UK. The principal aim of this position is to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children. In June 2010‚ the Welsh Assembly Government laid down the Proposed
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A child or young person’s development can be influenced by a range of personal and external factors. Personal factors include genetic inheritance‚ biological programming‚ maturation or disability. External factors include insecure early relationships‚ lack of parental care or control‚ financial problems/poverty and homelessness‚ sibling jealousy/rivalry‚ unrealistic adult expectations/limitations‚ transitions (such as moving house or schools)‚ inappropriate models‚ inappropriate learning activities
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Unit 1: Understand Child and Young Person Development Research and then explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of normal development from birth to 19 years. (1.1) When a child is developing normally the sequence is usually the same for most children however‚ the rate at which each individual develops will vary from person to person. The expected pattern of development from birth to 19 is usually categorised into stages referring to their age: 0-3‚3-5‚ 5-8‚ 8-12 and 12-19 years. There
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Child and young person development Outcome 3: Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people 3.1 Identify the transitions experienced by most children and young people 3.3 Describe with examples how transitions may affect children and young people’s behaviour and development Under each heading‚ explain how each aspect may impact on a child’s behaviour & development‚ giving examples. • Puberty: Puberty is a major transition that all children at some
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INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT Children will come from a diverse range of backgrounds including family environments cultures and circumstances. A child is at school from a very young age to late teens and during this time many families will go through significant changes. Sometimes however schools may not always be aware of these changes. Any one of these happenings may affect their emotional and or intellectual development‚ this in turn can affect their behaviour
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Unit 333 – Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 – Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. The safe guarding of children has only been developed in the last 50 years. However it is a vital part of working with children. The legislations‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding are updated all the time for the best interest of the children. The current legislations are as follows;
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support practitioners‚ children‚ young people and their families to recognise and respond to bullying at school. Responding to Evidence or Concerns: 5:2 Outline policies and procedures to follow in response to concerns or evidence of bullying. Explain why these are in place: As part of the Every Child Matters agenda set out by the previous Government (Education Act 2002 and the children Act 2004)‚ it is the duty of St Matthew’s Primary School to ensure that children and young people are protected from
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STLS Level 2 Award Please fill in in pen before handing in – NO tippex Main stages of development of children and young people Age Band Physical Development Communication and Intellectual Development Social and Emotional Development Birth – 3 years Little mobility to walking Lifts head on own Can grip (i.e. a rattle/bottle) Can rollover Puts things in mouth Raises arms for lifting Feeds themselves Starts to scribble with crayons Can kick a ball Start communication through smiling/laughing Making
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