safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from
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Alise Clark Promoting Equality and Diversity of Service Users in a Care Setting. The society that we now live in has become increasingly more diverse over the years. A reflection of how diverse our communities now are is in our care settings‚ carers now have to be proactive in equally and fairly treating everybody in their care‚ despite having such varied people in their care environment. People such as Nurses‚ Health Care Assistants
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Unit 02 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. Using the headings provided‚ briefly describe the key points of each of the following guidelines and legislation. (1.1) and analyse how these guidelines affect the day to day work with young children (1.3) The Children act 1989 The aim of this act is to simplify the laws that are already in place‚ which protect children and young people in the UK. It was seen as a “serious shake up” of children’s rights and protection‚ and also
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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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Definitions of equality and diversity terms This document gives definitions of some of the words and phrases most commonly used when talking about equality and diversity in higher education. For a fuller list please refer to the booklet A to Z of equality and diversity cited on the last page. Assumptions Assumptions are the judgements made‚ or opinions held‚ about people. For example‚ assumptions can be based on experience of past behaviour e.g. ‘he has always let me know when
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Level 2 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
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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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p5 Understand safeguarding of children and young people 1. Understand policy‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. 1:1 Explain policies‚ procedures and practises for safe working with children and young people. In order to ensure the safety of the children and young people in our care there are a number of policies‚ procedures and practices that must be adhered to. Policies are documents within the work place put together‚ influenced by law
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Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Current legislation The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people is the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Act. This Act
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This essay will explore the terms and meanings of equality‚ diversity and rights and how they are relevant to Health and social care. This essay will also explore the social‚ cultural and economic benefits of equality‚ diversity and rights. The meaning of the word equality is that all individuals have the same value but it doesn’t mean that they all should be treated in the same way. Equality is an important aspect of society‚ everybody should have equal opportunities so they can reach their full
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