The Importance Of Working With Parents And Carers

Parents and carers place huge trust in professionals when leaving children and young people in their care. Legally practitioners have a duty to protect children and to care for them in the absence of their parents/carers. When pupils arrive on the school premises, teaching staff assume responsibility in taking care of all the needs of the children from the parents. Teachers are acting “in loco parentis” and it is their duty to ensure children’s safety and well-being. This can be seen within all contexts, from health and safety issues to those around safeguarding, Internet safety and safety on school trips.
As adults in positions of responsibility, professionals working with children or young people are responsible for their care and wellbeing and must be aware of the importance of protecting children and young people from harm. Practitioners need to ensure that the children under their care are safe both inside and outside of the setting. Not only does it make a child or young person feel safe in a learning environment but it also gives the child the security to develop and achieve from an early age.
Children are extremely vulnerable and can be exposed to all different kinds of harm on a daily basis. Due to this practitioners have to do their utmost to protect them from any risks while the child is in
Stress at school and home, emotional abuse or neglect in the family, or peers picking on a certain child can all be causes of emotional problems and behavioural issues. Safeguarding must also cover issues of mental harm and practitioners must be alert to the signs of any emotional problems and behavioural issues. Any signs of possible sexual abuse need to be recognised quickly by practitioners, and whether it has been committed by family members, school peers or teachers, immediate action is