Unit 02 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. Using the headings provided‚ briefly describe the key points of each of the following guidelines and legislation. (1.1) and analyse how these guidelines affect the day to day work with young children (1.3) The Children act 1989 The aim of this act is to simplify the laws that are already in place‚ which protect children and young people in the UK. It was seen as a “serious shake up” of children’s rights and protection‚ and also
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Unit 025 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies & procedures: “The Children Act 1989 An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes‚ community homes‚ voluntary homes and voluntary
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people [TDA 2.2 1.1‚ 1.2] Understanding current legislation‚ policies and procedures is essential to ensure that safe guarding is carried out effectively. Knowing the risks ad possible consequences that children and young people can be affected by is important within a supporting role. It is also important to fully understand the responsibilities and when to take action. Legislations‚ guidelines and policies are put into place to help protect
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and policies: Children’s Act 1989 Education Act 2002 Children Act 2004 Working together to Safeguard Children (2010) What to do if you are worried a child is being abused (2006) E-Safety Safeguarding and Protecting Bullying The different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of Children and Young people are: NSPCC (national Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Children) The NSPCC’s work is focused on helping those children who are in greatest danger and distress. Their services
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from
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How to safeguard and protect children from harm. Actions to take to evidence or concerns that a child/ young person has been abused in any way Signs & Symptoms of Physical abuse. Unexplained bruises. Unexplained recurrent injuries or burns or scalds. Wearing clothes to cover injuries‚ even in hot weather. Refusal to undress for games. Bald patches of hair Repeated running away. Fear of medical examination. Aggression towards self and others. Fear of physical contact – shrinking
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problems‚ so will be used to having help. 1/3 describe how the experience of dementia may be different for individuals‚ A) Who have learning disability People with learning disabilities have a higher risk of developing dementia compared to normal people. People with Down syndrome have an increased risk of getting dementia at a much earlier age. People with down syndrome should be assed at about the age of 30 to compare changes in functioning‚ people with mild learning disabilities with dementia is likely
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Unit 331 understand child’s and young person’s development case study X is a five year old child in Year 1 in a class of 30 other children the same age. He attends school on a full time basis. He is described as having learning‚ behavioural and communication difficulties however has not yet been diagnosed with any formal condition. He was badly neglected as a baby/ young child. Social services and a large group of external support staff are giving him and the school support. He has a brother also
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Learning Outcome 2 : Understand how to communicate with children‚ young people and adults. Explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people. We communicate with people every day‚ but sometimes we do not adjust our communication style to the audience or situation at hand. This can lead to confusion‚ hurt feelings‚ or misunderstandings. Learn how to adapt the way you communicate to different situations by considering the many factors that influence the effectiveness of your
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Safeguarding Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of current provisions for safeguarding children and young people with Autism‚ whilst paying attention to proposed and current legislation and reports/ policy initiatives from a UK and Welsh perspectives. The rationale for this paper is because the writer has a nine year old autistic child. All children’s welfare is underpinned by legislation‚ leaving parents and adults
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