Why is it important to have a policy protecting children? This is a statement of intent that demonstrates a commitment to safeguard children involved with a charity from harm. The essential inclusions for a child protection policy are outlined below: the welfare of the child is paramount; all children without exception have the right to protection from abuse regardless of gender‚ ethnicity‚ disability‚ sexuality or beliefs; the policy is approved and endorsed by the board of trustees; who
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Deborah Brown Feb. 20. 2012 BBST 306/Acts M. 6-8 PM Reflection Paper Peace Child I never imagined that people such as the Sawi actually exist. I heard stories about them but in the book‚ Peace Child‚ written by Don Richardson‚ the issue has never been more personal. A question that kept arising as I read through the books‚ was why is treachery so valued? The people were obviously affected and each act of revenge or violence just stimulated more fear among the people. Yet‚ it was obvious
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Ecclesiastes is a much debated book of the Bible. Many ancient scholars viewed its theology as unsound and found the topic of the book to be too cynical to be of any use. Ecclesiastes is thought to be a book full of negativity that is not a favorite of Christian teachers. However‚ Ecclesiastes is full of insight and important theology that is incredibly useful to the Christian church. To understand the value of Ecclesiastes to the Christian church‚ one must first understand the writing of the book
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AO1 – Patterns of Development This coursework will describe how children develop according to milestones from birth to eight years old. Activity 1 Emily is 17 years old and lives on the outskirts of Woking. She is currently living with her mum and attends St. John the Baptist Sixth Form College in Old Woking. Emily is a conscientious and hard working individual and her qualifications clearly support this. Having achieved excellent grades at GCSE and AS level‚ Emily is eager to continue with
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Unit 1: Child and Young Person Development 1.1 The main stages of child and young person development. Birth to 3 years: (Physical Development) A baby can hold their own head up‚ can eat solids‚ and can sit up without support. They will start teething‚ learning how to crawl‚ try to pull themselves up using furniture and other surroundings to help them balance‚ start trying to walk alone. They will like to climb things like their crib and will be able to run. Fine Motor Skills a child will start
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Theories of Development Lacey Thomas Arkansas Tech University Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth‚ development‚ and learning. According to Santrock‚ theory means “an interrelated‚ coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitate predictions.” (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p.21) Having an understanding of child development is important for implementing developmentally appropriate practices. As educators‚ understanding
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Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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STLS ASSIGNMENT : UNDERSTAND CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT Understand child and young person development Name : _______________________________ School :___________________________ Learner Signature: ____________________________ Assessor Signature: ___________________________ Date: ______________ CHILD DEVELOPMENT This booklet can be filled in by referring to your text book‚ internet research and by using your own first hand experience of working
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Social Development Reflection Teachers need to be in tune with their students‚ they have to be able to relate to them at an age appropriate level. Understanding the stages of social development‚ and the particulars relevant to each of those stages‚ plays a large role in how a teacher interacts with students‚ relates the material to them‚ and evaluates them. Teachers of children in pre-school up through second grade spend nearly as much time teaching about social behavior and social interaction
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CHAPTER 1: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS A. CHILDHOOD Refers to the time or state of being a child Early stage in the existence or development or something Connotes a time of innocence B. ADOLESCENCE Came from a Latin adolescentia‚ from adolescere‚ “to grow” Period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood A stage where a person experiences dramatic changes in the body along with developments in his psychology and career STAGES OF ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL
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