Question 1 Outline current policies and legislation relating to children and how these affect your practice. Whether you are a headteacher‚ teacher or teaching assistant you have a vital part to play in protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people in your care. Below are some of the policies and legislation that all education professionals should be aware and inform their practice accordingly. The ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ document (2006 revised 2010) looks
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The five positive outcomes for children and young people. 1. Being healthy - this outcome deals with the extent to which providers contribute to the development of healthy lifestyles in children. Evidence will include ways in which providers promote the following: physical‚ mental‚ emotional and sexual health; participation in sport and exercise; healthy eating and the drinking of water; the ability to recognise and combat personal stress; having self-esteem; and the avoidance of drug taking including
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of children and young people 1. Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. To be able to understand what ‘safeguarding’ means you must first understand what ‘child protection’ is. Child Protection = is the process of protecting children/young people who are suffering or who is at risk of suffering significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect. The Safeguarding of children as only
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2.9 Support children & young peoples positive behaviour 1.1 Describe your settings policies and procedures relevant to promoting childrens positive behaviour: My setting has a ‘Behaviour Policy’ that was recently updated/revised. The main aim of the policy is to promote good behaviour and respecting others through the promotion of self discipline‚ consideration for others and collective responsibility. The policy includes a code of conduct‚ and sets out the boundaries of acceptable behaviour
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People. L.O 1 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All children have the right to be kept safe and looked after. The United Nations Convention on the rights of a child (1989) is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles. Children’s Act 1989: Identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who
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neglect make today’s families more susceptible than ever to splitting apart (Kirst-Ashman‚ 2013). In this chapter there is so much information to try and share. Social workers bring their unique skills to helping two increasingly vulnerable groups: children and families. Families structure is the “the nuclear family as well as those nontraditional alternatives to nuclear family which are adopted by persons in a committed relationships and the people they consider to be ‘family’ (Kirst-Ashman‚ 2013)”
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CACHE Qualification Specification Optional Units CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE © Copyright 2011 All rights reserved worldwide. Reproduction by approved CACHE centres is permissible for internal use under the following conditions: CACHE has provided this Qualification Specification (Optional Units) in Microsoft Word format to enable its Centres to use its content
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to children and young people. This results in them feeling valued and secure in the school environment. The Government prospectus Common Core of Skills and Knowledge describes communication as ‘not just about the words you use but also the manner of speaking‚ body language and above all‚ the effectiveness with which you listen.’ Communicating positively involves actively listening‚ maintaining eye contact and being aware of our body language. A calm‚ clear tone of voice will help children and
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TDA 2.4 Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in work children and young people. Unfortunately some children‚ at some point in their life will experience some form of discrimination. This could be anything from being called names because they wear glasses or being shunned in the playground because they aren’t wearing the latest fashion in coats or trainers. Sadly as children become young people this could also grow into discrimination due to their race‚ colour or even sexual preferences. Whatever
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with children and young people and their families. 1.1 There are several key approaches to developing professional relationships with children and young people such as psychological‚ behaviourist‚ humanist and psychodynamic theories; family therapy/systems approaches; and the principles of restorative justice. Psychological approaches‚ thinking about ways of working that are based on theory and research on what psychologists discover about anything that might actually help people. Behaviourists
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