The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people includes the following. The Children Act 1989 (legislation) – this act focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It identifies the responsibility of parents and anyone working with children to ensure the safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Local Authority has a ‘duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely
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Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People ’s Services. Hachette UK‚ 2012. P5: Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) 1.1 Explain the policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. Prior’s Court are a provider that carries out a regulated service‚ we are registered with Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Office for Standards in Education‚ Children ’s Services and Skills (OFSTED). We have
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first piece of legislation is the United Nations on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UN‚ 1989). This was ratified in 1991 by the UK. Although different British governments have said they are bound by this Convention it has not become part of English law. Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and
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TDA 2.9: Support Learning Activities 3. Be able to support learning activities 3.4 Describe the sorts of problems that might occur when supporting learning activities and how to deal with these 1. Noise - Sometimes during class children can become distracted by noise from inside or outside the classroom things such as other classrooms‚ people on the hallway or teachers themselves. One way to try and stop this problem would be to close the doors and any windows in the classroom‚ and also trying
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Unit 025: Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People 1.1: Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally
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Policies and procedures are put into place to protect children and young people but also the adults/staff who work with them in the setting‚ it is very important that all professionals within the work place follow safe working practices to make sure that not only the children and young people are protected but also themselves and their colleagues. E.g. if a disclosure is made by either a child or young person to a member of the staff within the setting it is vital that the information they have trusted
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the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety 1.1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety The current legislation to safeguard children in England is “The Children Act (1989) and (2004)”. It is the main legal framework around which child protection procedures are orientated. This states the welfare of the
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Matters Every child matters is a UK government initiative for England and Wales. It was launched in 2003 after the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000 who was tortured and murdered by her guardians. Her death led to major changes in child protection policies in England. During her abuse Victoria was burnt‚tied up‚hit with bike chains‚ hammers and wires. Up to her death‚ the police‚ social services‚ local authorities‚ national health service and the NSPCC all had contact with her and had seen or noted
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Outcome 1 1. Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety? The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are there to protect and keep the children safe from being harmed or by any type of risk. The 3 main policies which i am going to talk about mentioning the children’s act 2004; children act 1989 which is every child matters. Children act 1989: This act was brought to simplify
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Safeguarding Children Outcome 1.1- Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Legislation and guidlines Some of the main legislations around safeguarding children begin with the Children Act (1989). This was updated with the Children Act (2004) which included the principle of integrated childrens services and incorporated the five main principles of Every Child Matters (2003)‚ which clearly
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