Children in the country are being poisoned from lead painting used on homes‚ schools and other products. Lead is a toxic substance that is harmful to people for any age‚ especially young children. When the lead is absorbed into the body‚ it can affect their health systems and cause damage to the brain‚ vital organs such as nerves‚ kidneys and blood. Lead exposure may also cause behavioral problems‚ like learning disabilities and delayed people’s development. Lead in painting also used to create
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Unit 014 Maintain and Support Relationships with children and Young People Outcome1: Be able to communicate with children and young people. Assessment Criteria The learner can: Communicate with children and young people in a way that is appropriate to the individual‚ using both conventional language and body language. There are two ways of communicating with children and young people ‚ conventional and body languages ‚ communication may be formal (adult-led activity) or informal (playtime or
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202 Safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Within our school there are policies set in place and it is important that staff know the proceedures. The school has various policies and procedures including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Communicating Health and Safety Information Electrical Equipment First Aid and Medication Serious Injuries Fire Prevention Fire Alarm Procedure Security Confidentiality I ensure i always follow these policies and proceedures
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the physical and nutritional needs of babies and young children. 1.4 Explain organisational or regulatory procedures that protect babies‚ young children and practitioners when providing personal care and why these are necessary. Organisational Policies and procedures provide the setting with a set of expectations that employers and employees must follow in order to maintain protection and safety for all parties. There are a wide range of policies and procedures that protect babies‚ young children
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CYPW 024 Promote child and young person development 1.1 Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development. Firstly all development of each child will be child centred so their wishes‚ feelings and abilities are taken into account before planning anything to help their development (risk assessments / activity planners) When assessing a Childs development disability/special requirements should be made aware of this is because disability might slow their development
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Unit 8 Support Children and Young People’s Health & Safety Learning Outcome 1 Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health & safety 1.1) Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning any kind of activity with children and young people there are a number of factors you must take into consideration. You must make sure that the environment is free of
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Unit 7: Support Children and Young people’s Health and Safety. All schools in the UK have a health and safety policy‚ in which they have to adhere to requirements. There are many current health and safety legislations‚ policies and procedures. These include the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which was created to protect those at work by following procedures in order to prevent accidents. In a school setting‚ it is compulsory to follow the rules of this act. Schools must have an annual
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2. Opinion Essay Some people think that school children need to learn practical skills such as car maintenance or bank account management along with the academic subjects at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is true that children do not learn many practical skills at school. However‚ I completely disagree with the idea that schools should teach skills like bank account management and car maintenance. At present‚ most schools focus on important academic subjects such as mathematics
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CYP CORE 3.3: 2.1 – Explain the importance of safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding children and young people is everybody’s responsibility. It should be a concern of the whole community and all public services‚ not just ones providing directly to children and young people. As professionals‚ we have a duty to ensure that children and young people are protected while they are in our care and that where we have other concerns outside school‚ these are investigated fully. School
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COMMUNICATION The main focus of communication is in relation to the health and well-being of the child or young person. Particularly within my workplace‚ we attempt to establish the most effective methods of communication‚ and enabling children and young people to participate in communication. As well as communicating with children and young people‚ we also communicate with other professionals and non-professionals involved in their care. Communication is the sharing of information‚ ideas‚ views
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