Q4a) Summarise the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools There are a number of pieces of current legislation which govern the work in schools and although these are large in number it is important to recognise the key pieces of legislation and how these affect work in schools. The key pieces of legislation are listed below with a brief outline of how each piece affects work in schools: a) The Data Protection Act 1998 This Act sets out the guidelines in relation to how schools use and
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• Children Act 2006 – Is an Act that defines the new duties imposed on the Local Authorities in respect to improving the Every Child Matters outcomes for pre-school children. The Act also defines new rules in relation to childcare for working parents as well as parental information services. It is aimed at improving the well-being of young children. It emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a child discloses neglect or abuse; an establishment
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There are a number of laws and codes of practice that affect work in schools. i. Data Protection Act 1998 – Regulates the process of information‚ i.e. use‚ obtain‚ hold and disclosure‚ relating to an individual. ii. Children Act 2004 – Places a statutory duty on key agencies e.g. schools to safeguard and promote the welfare of children iii. Childcare Act 2006 - Reforms and simplifies early years regulation and inspection arrangements. iv. Freedom of information Act – Public have a statutory right
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4.1 (2) Summarise the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools and explain how legislation affects how schools work. The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child 1989 – in 1989 the world leaders decided children needed a special convention just for them to give them special care and protection that adults do not need. All children up to the age of 18 have the rights in the convention. Some groups of children eg those living away from home or disabled children have additional rights
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Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015). It is a guide for all professional who work with children and their families (doctors‚ social workers‚ school staff‚ etc)‚ which explains their roles and responsibilities on keeping children safe and gives support to know how to do it. Safeguarding on this text covers protect “children and young people from maltreat‚ enable them to have the best outcomes
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The Religious Hatred Act (2006) 4.2 Describe how laws and codes of practice promote pupil well-being and achievement. All these laws influence the rights of individuals. Every early years‚ childcare and educational organisation needs to have policies and practices that put these laws into action: Codes of practice- Codes of practice provide guidance and rules on ways of implementing legislation and good behaviour. The purpose of the code should be to promote positive behaviour‚ so rules should
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17/06/2013 1:1 Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own area of responsibility:- The key aspects of current legislation and codes of practices within my area of responsibility would be the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSAWA) which allows further regulations to be enabled the key one of which would be the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation (MHASAWR). Both these pieces of legislation have accepted codes or practices (ACOPS)
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Knowledge Children Act 2006 – Is an Act that defines the new duties imposed on the Local Authorities in respect to improving the Every Child Matters outcomes for pre-school children. The Act also defines new rules in relation to childcare for working parents as well as parental information services. It is aimed at improving the well-being of young children. It emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a child discloses neglect or abuse;
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Essay #1 “Hittite Law Code” and the “Code of the Assyrians” In this paper‚ I’ll compare both law codes of the Hittites and Assyrians by comparing the two aspects dealing with sexual conduct and relations. Also‚ I’ll examine their differences and similarities and consider why regulating sexuality was so important to both the Hittites and Assyrians. When examining the Hittite and Assyrian law codes‚ I thought there was a big difference. The first thing I noticed was that the Hittite laws were stricter
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Disability Race Religion/belief Gender Sexual orientation For example: Having a training session in a room only accessible by stairs would discriminate against a person with difficulty walking due to disability or age. Unnecessarily strict dress codes could discriminate against a person who wears a turban‚ hijab or sari. In most cases‚ such inadvertent discrimination could be avoided by ensuring that full details of any requirements are obtained at registration. It is vital that the reasonable
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