delete as appropriate):Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. | Where is this policy/information kept in your workplace?School office. | Who is your point of contact with regard to this policy/information? The designated person is Susi Whittome and deputy designated people are Claire Eastwood‚ Patrick Hill‚ Wendy Proctor‚ Mary Farley and Liz Nzekwe. | Units covered: | Summarise the main points of this policy:It identifies the responsible persons in the school and explains the purpose of the
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welfare and safety of all children and young people. There are forever changing and developing in response to current concerns and focuses - for example‚ the death of Victoria Climbié resulted in the Every Child Matters report being published and changes to legislation being made. In England there are a variety of legislations which affects the safe guarding of children and young people. The first being the Children Act 1989‚ which states that everyone that works with children (i.e. health and social
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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 child must be paramount in any
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for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection: while
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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 the Children Act 2004. We will look at the Children Acts later
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Children are gifts from God. So they need to be nurtured‚ protected‚ respect and most of all they need LOVE. We as teacher are said to be the second mother of every child in the school. We’re together for eight hours a day or even longer‚ five days a week‚ we even spend more time with them than their real parents. We got to laugh with them often‚ play with them and we contribute a lot in their total development as a person. For me‚ being a teacher is really not just teaching
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Safeguarding unit 25 1.1 current legislation guidelines policies and procedures in the UK affecting safeguarding of children and young people are: Children’s act 1989 – simplified laws that protected children‚ provided clarity to those working with children’s of their responsibilities and duties regarding keeping them safe. Children’s act 2004 – following the death of victoria climbie the children’s act was revised following the Laming Report in 2003. This report led to the production of ‘Every
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Unit 10 Safeguarding in health and social care
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Unit 301Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults Assignment 2 Introduction In this section I will outline the importance of confidentiality‚ the policies and procedures surrounding confidentiality‚ the Data Protection Act 1998 and why it can sometimes be necessary to break confidentiality. Assessment Criteria 3.2 – Explain the importance of reassuring children‚ young people and adults of the confidentiality of shared information and the limits of this
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being of children and young people Task 1 1.1 There has been certain legislation in the United Kingdom along with home policies and procedures that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are the result of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 brought more changes that affected the way the child protection system works here in the United Kingdom and so affecting the safeguarding of children
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