because it contributes to the cognitive‚ physical‚ social‚ and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was ratified by the UK government in 1991. Under Article 31 of the Convention it states that: “Children have the right to relax and play‚ and to
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children in this process would make the children more confident and feel more valued. Within our school we have a questionnaire that is given to staff children and parents/carers that helps us find this out. The Every Child Matters Frame work and UNCRC are embedded within our schools policies and curriculum and we believe that this helps all of our children so that they become positive‚ respecting‚ caring‚ competent citizens and lifelong learners. Inclusion is concerned with improving schools for
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There has been a significant change of ideas about children and childhood within our society for the past fifty years and across the centuries within different cultures. Therefore‚ I will look in further and explain in detail how society’s ideas about children have changed over time and why it’s important for those working with children and family. A child is legally defined as a ‘Minor’ which is used to ‘refer to a person who is under the age in which one legally assumes adulthood and is legally
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one of those‚ the upbringing of a child born in the UK compared to a child born in India‚ also how gender being an obvious key point in the experiences and expectations of childhood. Since recent years a lot has developed to support children‚ the UNCRC (United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Children) (1989) who have made 54 legally binding
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For this assignment I will be focusing on a child aged 7/8 entering local authority care‚ this is an emotional transition. I will be focusing on the the different key issues involved with this transition‚ these key issues include‚ planning and preparation of the transition and the effects of the transition. It is vital to prepare a child that is going into local authority care to ensure that the transition goes as smoothly as possible‚ if there is not much planning and preparation when a child goes
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1. Understand the policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. 1.1 Explain the policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. The Children Act of 1984 and 2004 set out the responsibilities of professionals working with children to report suspected abuse. Due to failures in the law to uphold the protection of vulnerable children (for example the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000) an Inquiry was carried out by Lord Laming
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services The document ‘Working together to Safeguard Children 2006’ - sets out the duties of organisations and how they must work together to safeguard children and young people. The United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child (1989) –(UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the rights of all children to be treated equally. It sets out the rights of every child under the age o 18 is entitled to. These include the full range of human rights - civil‚ cultural‚ economic‚ social‚ and
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reasons: • Children’s human rights: Children have the right to make choices‚ express feelings and wishes‚ be protected from harm and be respected and valued. This is detailed in The United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) “Article 19 - Every child must be protected from all forms of violence‚ abuse‚ neglect and mistreatment.” (http://www.crae.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=104) (Accessed 06/01/2008) • Children are vulnerable
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The first and possibly most important piece of legislation is United Nations on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This convention is split up into 54 articles that cover every part of a childâ€TMs life and explains how adults can work together to make sure all children can enjoy their rights. Every single child has rights regardless of their gender‚ abilities or religion. Dependant on where in the Uk you are based the Safeguarding of children is ever so slightly different. The document †̃Working
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well planned and pleasurable helps children to think‚ increase their understanding and to improve language competence. Play allows children to be creative to explore and investigate materials and to experiment. (DFES 1989‚ Cited in DFES 1990:11) UNCRC 1989 recognises the right of the child rest and leisure to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts. Schema According to Athley 1990‚ he describes Schema
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