Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are the result of the Children Act 1989 and Northern Ireland of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. The children Act 2004 introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised in England and Wales. Children Act 1989 (England and Wales)/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 These Acts aimed to simplify the laws that protected children and young people in the respective UK
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legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people The main points of legislation that support the safeguarding of children are the Children Act 1989‚ Children Act 2004 and the Childcare Act 2006. The Children Act in 1989 set out principles to guide the work of local authorities and courts and also defined ‘significant harm’ and a child ‘in need’ of intervention. The Children Act 2004 provides the legal basis for children’s
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Unit 201 Outcome 1 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19yrs Physical Development Communication & Intellectual development Social‚ Emotional & Behavioural development 0-3 New babies have little control over their bodies‚ their movement depends on a series of reflexes as they get older they start to develop more gross monitor skills such as crawling‚ sitting‚ running‚ rolling. In their second year‚ children should have a better
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-3.1 Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse. There are four categories of abuse: - Physical‚ Neglect‚ Emotional and sexual. Physical Abuse Physical abuse is the intentional deliberate use of physical force or violence to hurt or injure a child. It may include slapping‚ punching‚ pulling hair‚ hitting‚ beating with objects‚ burning with cigarettes/cooker rings‚ scalding‚ shaking‚ biting‚ squeezing‚ cutting‚ throwing‚ poisoning‚ attempting to suffocate/drown or giving inappropriate
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Explain ways of empowering children and young people to make positive and informed choices that support their well- being and safety. 6.4 When working with children we need to support them to help keep them safe and help support their own well -being. There are different ways to do this such as helping them to understand boundaries by reinforcing issues when they arise in a positive manner such as taking turns ‚ being patient and no pushing. We must understand that some children take more time
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Unit Title: Communication and professional relationships with children young people and adults OCR Unit 1 1) 1.1 Effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children‚ young people and adults in all walks of life and at any age whether it be with relatives‚ friends‚ neighbours‚ colleagues‚ associates or even total strangers. Also‚ effective language skills are essential for children to access the curriculum. In the classroom‚ spoken language is the main way that
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Introduction This essay will discuss the legal and ethical concerns when working with children and young people. Confidentiality and safety issues will be discussed with relevant consideration as to how these issues may be addressed when forming a relationship with a child and their parents or caregivers. The influences of power‚ gender‚ ethnicity and cultural differences when counselling children and young people will be mentioned‚ with relevant aspects of key human development theories outlined.
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1. Identify a current a national legislation relevant to safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. The children act 2004 - This act requires every child‚ whatever their background or circumstance‚ to have the support they need to be healthy‚ be kept safe and to enjoy and achieve. 2. Identify two current local policies‚ procedures or guidance in relation to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. - Child protection policy - Health and Safety policy 3. Complete the following
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Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety 208 Outcome 1 Know the legislative and policy framework for health and safety 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation; policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. Any policy or procedure‚ which defines or relates to the health and safety of all individuals in a school‚ is written in compliance with the Health and Safety at work Act 1974 as this is the legislation and by law must be abided by. Legislation Legislations
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Unit 333 outcome 3 Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting 3.2 explain policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and adults who work with them Policies and procedures in place at Northfield primary to protect the children and those that work with them are the child protection policy‚ equalities policy‚ PSHE and citizenship policy safeguarding policy and anti-bullying policy. Strategies from
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