Location or Page No. Task 1 Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding
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Assignment 008 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task A 1. The Children Act 1989 - 2004 is the most relevant legislation for safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. It was first made to give boundaries and support for local authorities for the welfare of children. The act then also made changes to the law that are regulated for children and their safety if they are in foster homes‚ adoption agencies‚ babysitting services and also handling childcare crimes and crimes
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from 0-19 years old: Task 1:1 Child development is how a child is able to complete complex tasks/things as they grow. Development involves learning skills such as tying shoe laces‚skipping‚or kicking a ball for example. From birth to adulthood children are continually growing‚developing and learning. A child’s development can be measured through social‚emotional‚physical and language developmental "milestones". It is‚therefore important to apply an holistic approach to the child’s development in
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CYP CORE 3.3: 2.1 – Explain the importance of safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding children and young people is everybody’s responsibility. It should be a concern of the whole community and all public services‚ not just ones providing directly to children and young people. As professionals‚ we have a duty to ensure that children and young people are protected while they are in our care and that where we have other concerns outside school‚ these are investigated fully. School
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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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202 Safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Within our school there are policies set in place and it is important that staff know the proceedures. The school has various policies and procedures including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Communicating Health and Safety Information Electrical Equipment First Aid and Medication Serious Injuries Fire Prevention Fire Alarm Procedure Security Confidentiality I ensure i always follow these policies and proceedures
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that affect the safeguarding of children & young people. These are listed below. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) This treaty consists of 54 articles‚ each defining the rights & freedom of all children. Article 19 states that ‘children have the right to be protected from being hurt & mistreated‚ physically or mentally’. Article 34 states that ‘Governments should protect children from all forms of sexual exploitation & abuse’. Article 36 states that ‘children should
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what types of setting which provide care and education‚ you need to take into consideration the different types such as statutory sectors‚ voluntary sectors and private sectors. Statutory sectors are services which have to be provided by law for children and families‚ this requires the government or local authorities to provided them. A statutory sector is like school (private not included) it must be provide and must be attended to as this is a vital learning programme of life. E.g. you attend
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CYP3.4: Support children and young people’s health and safety. Lo1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning healthily and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services there are many factors that need to be taken in to consideration. Most importantly‚ every child has the right to feel safe and free from harm. A varied learning environment is essential to give a child the best opportunity to
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Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People Outcome 1 Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people 1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It
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