516 1.1) The policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people all stem from the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. From this horrific act of evil the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 was born (see evidence ‘6’ – 520 1.3). Another public enquiry was set up to address the failure of the law after the death of Victoria Climbié. Within this enquiry‚ Lord Laming called for changes to be made in child protection policies. From this there was
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CYPCore32-3.1 Explain the features of an environment or service that promotes the development of children and young people. Play areas both indoor and outdoor always attract children and is an excellent source to encourage them to use their learning senses‚ abilities and skills. Number of different entertaining and creative play opportunities should be provided by the practitioners which make these areas interesting and virtually appealing. Practitioners and play areas should be well planned
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Working with Children & Young People with Autism The Austrian psychologist Dr Leo Kanner first used the term autism in 1943‚ but it wasn’t until 1996 that the phrase Autistic Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development
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inappropriate to the child’s age or physical condition. Many physically abusive parents and caregivers insist that their actions are simply forms of discipline—ways to make children learn to behave. But there is a big difference between using physical punishment to discipline and physical abuse. The point of disciplining children is to teach them right from wrong‚ not to make them live in fear. Mental/emotional abuse – someone severely and persistently ill treats you which can harm your confidence
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welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act created a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. This
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Importance of Planning Ahead One of the most important lessons in life is to learn how to properly plan ahead for any situation that one may encounter; from daily life to planning your career one must learn how to properly plan. Short term planning must take place so that immediate goals are achieved. As Well‚ as long term planning so that larger more distant goals can be reached. Without proper planning many of life’s daily tasks would not be accomplished. Having a plan is a good start but
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Extended assignment T7: Work to support children and young people in change and transition. D Criteria For this extended assignment I have decided to look at children transitioning from day nursery to school. Transitioning from one place to another can be scary for small children so it is important that we support the children through the transition. Moving from nursery to school can be quite scary for children because they are two different settings. A nursery is a much smaller setting that
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positions of individual children and addressing the physical needs of individuals. For example‚ if a child has any visual impairment‚ it would be important to seat that child in a well lit area‚ close to the front of the class where they can more easily see the teacherâ€TMs whiteboard. A child with a hearing impairment may also need to be close to the teacher. A child with SEN may need a desk in a bigger space than
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Explain the main differences when communicating with adults‚ young people and children: The main differences between communicating with a child‚ young person or adult is our tone of voice‚ body language‚ facial expressions‚ gestures and the vocabulary we use. We need to adapt these depending on the age‚ needs or ability of the person we are speaking too. If we are communicating with a small child we may do this by either playing a game‚ reading a story‚ using silly voices or playing with toys
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All children will have disagreements with other children from time to time and sometimes they will have disagreements with you. Disagreements usually occur due to a lack of communication‚ a misunderstanding or when someone has different values or ideas. How you handle this sort of situation is extremely important and you must remember that you are a role model and you need to demonstrate the correct way to deal with a disagreement. Everyone’s ideas and opinions are important to them and so it is
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