Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.Identify 3 current legislations‚guidelines‚policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Every school must develop range of policies‚legislations and guidelines to ensure the safety‚security and well-being of all pupils. This legislation and procedures must be followed by everyone who works with children and young people. The meaning of the term safeguarding is promoting children’s safety and
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Safeguarding the minor in a hospital setting Who is a minor? “A minor is any person under the age of eighteen” (Children’s First‚ 2011). What is safeguarding? “Safeguarding is best thought as an umbrella term for a number of different‚ but related actions that ensure the well-being of children and young people‚ all of which may be encompassed within the professional activities of nurses and midwives” (Powell‚ ch.1‚ p.3‚ 2007). In my assignment I am going to discuss the importance of safeguarding
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Safeguarding legislations‚ polices and guidelines are put into action so that children and young people are guarded from harm‚ abuse and any forms of mistreatment and so that their welfare is protected. The main current legislations‚ policies and guidelines are United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 is an international agreement that outlines the minimum requirements and standards for protecting the rights of children up to the age of 18 years. It states the basic rights of every
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Sophie Harrison Unit 4223-010 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection Outcome 1 Know how to recognise the signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse Physical abuse – contact indented to cause feelings of intimidation‚ injury or other physical bodily harm Sexual abuse – knowingly causing someone to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat Emotional/psychological abuse – a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that can result in psychological
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Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived. There is no mutually agreed definition‚ this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass‚ rather perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection‚ safe conduct‚ duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is
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1.1. An outline of the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Ans. There are many legislative acts that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. These are: • Children Act 1989 (England and Wales)/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: This act outlined the duties all who worked with children and they should coordinate in the event of allegations of child abuse. • Children Act
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children Act 2004 * Children Order 1995 – Northern Ireland * Working together to Safeguard Children 2006 * Keighley Community Nursery Safeguarding policy Question 2 Safeguarding is much more than just protecting children from direct abuse. The staying safe action plan recognises a number of important aspects in the wider view of Safeguarding including: * Keeping children safe from accidents * Crime and bullying * Forced marriages * Missing children * Actively promoting
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Physical abuse – is when someone hurts or injuries another person on purpose Signs and symptoms Cuts Bruises Burns Grip marks Black eyes Unusual pattern or location of injury Sexual abuse - refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don’t want to do. Signs and symptoms Pain‚ itching or bruises around breasts or genital area Torn‚ stained or bloody underclothing Sexually transmitted diseases Vaginal/anal bleeding Pregnancy Emotional/psychological abuse-
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Safeguarding is an important aspect of working with children as it ensures that children are looked after appropriately for example keeping children from having accidents and protecting them from any other unwanted behaviour in the nursery. It is also providing a safe environment with no hazards this could be by doing a risk assessment before the children play outside to stop them from being harmed. While playing outside or during an activity that use any equipment that they need to be supervised
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Unit 11 – Safeguarding and protecting independence Introduction to safeguarding First of all‚ safeguarding is protecting an adult from harm‚ therefore is working with vulnerable adults. However‚ there must be a good understanding of safeguarding‚ this will therefore enable the service user to be entitled to protection. This indicates if abuse is happening‚ or is suspected‚ it could therefore help to find if the individual is at risk‚ therefore the individual’s safety
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