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 separate or incorporated
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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 identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. This
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The Concerns of Obesity in Children and Young People Introduction Fat adults are fat because they eat too much fatty food and do not get enough exercise. Fat children are healthy and cute. Fat teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health
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Safeguarding Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of current provisions for safeguarding children and young people with Autism‚ whilst paying attention to proposed and current legislation and reports/ policy initiatives from a UK and Welsh perspectives. The rationale for this paper is because the writer has a nine year old autistic child. All children’s welfare is underpinned by legislation‚ leaving parents and adults
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UNIT: TDA 2.2 SAFEGUARDING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. Question 1. TDA 2.2: LEARNING OUTCOME 2.4 Describe in detail the actions that you would take response to the following emergency situations in your setting to include: • Fire • Security incidents • Missing children and young people *********************************************************************** EMERGENCY SITUATIONS FIRE: If i discovered a fire on the premises i would
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Policy and Practice for Children and Young People Discuss the ideology underpinning policy and practice for children and young people and demonstrate an awareness of constructs of childhood and adolescence from either an educational or care perspective. “The idea of belonging and membership‚ being part of a community‚ is a basic human need. It’s one of the principles of our democratic society. We all have the same needs‚ we want to be loved‚ we want to have friends‚ we want to feel that we
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or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Diversity: Diversity means that every individual is different and unique. No matter what your language‚ race‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ age‚ religion or physical ability‚ we all form one diverse group. You will never find two people exactly the same as everyone is from different backgrounds and walks of life. I see a diverse group in my setting as all the children are from different backgrounds. I personally think that children need to understand
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Certificate Children and Young People’s Workforce. Unit 007 (Assignment 008 ) Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People. Samantha Drinkwater. Outcome 1: Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and yound people including e-safety. 1. Identify one current and national piece of legislation relevant to safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young
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Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 1 ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS Explanatory Notes and an Explanatory Memorandum are printed separately. Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 [AS PASSED] CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Duty to have due regard to Convention on the Rights of the Child The children’s scheme Preparation and publication of the scheme Reports Duty to promote knowledge of the Convention
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Q.1 Understand the expected pattern of development for children & young people from birth to 19 years. 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth-19years. Emotional & social development 0-19 years Emotional development is the expected growth pattern of a child’s ability to feel and express an increasing range of emotions. Social and behavioural development is the expected growth pattern of a child’s ability to relate to others around them. Birth – 3 years
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