creation of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner chaired by the Children’s Commissioner for England Children’s Act 1989 The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child was paramount‚ working in partnership with parents to protect the child from harm. The Act was intended to strengthen the child’s legal position; to give him/her equal rights‚ feelings and wishes; and to ensure children were consulted and kept informed. Education Act 2002 The Education Act 2002 included a
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Safeguarding is the term that has replaced the term Child Protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens. It has only been developed in the past 50 years‚ and the need for improved legislation has been highlighted by cases such as Maria Colwell (1973) and Victoria Climbie (2000) as these cases showed weaknesses in procedures. The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (1989) is an international human rights treaty
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guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety. Within my workplace I am aware of the statutory and regulatory health and safety requirements for pupils‚ staff‚ families and visitors in the school. Health and safety legalisation places overall responsibility for health and safety with the employer. However‚ as an employee working within a school‚ you also have responsibilities with regard to maintaining health and safety. All employees
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treatment or administering any drugs. Keeping drugs safe is also a big regulation. For example Pyxis cabinets are used to help analyze and manage drugs. It allows health care facilities to keep close track of inventory and who is removing which drugs for which patient. Explain the repercussions that could arise from violating these standards. Health care workers take an oath that they will follow. They practice medicine under general standards and a code of ethics. When violating these standards it will
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Health and Safety Issues in Organisations 1. Introduction: One of the very unpleasant things is becoming ill or getting hurt at the work place. According to the HSE (2008)‚ more than 200 people lose their lives a year at work in Britain and also 150 000 reported nonfatal injuries each year. In addition‚ around 2 million people suffer from illness that could be made worse by work. One of the biggest mistakes is that any employer could do is to believe that such things rarely happen in unusual
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NCMA. Each childminder must ensure that they provide high quality childcare‚ within a positive‚ safe and happy environment. Childminders are responsible for planning and preparing a programme of play based activities and in the completion of all relevant record keeping‚ paperwork and administration. Responsibilities and Duties All Childminders have a responsibility to promote and demonstrate a high level of professionalism when carrying out their work. Quality Child Care To provide
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Policies & procedures applicable to my school setting | Unit/LO/AC Ref | What purpose it serves | Evaluate how these polices support the principles of every child matters and the importance of staff consistently applying boundaries (where applicable) | Child Protection Policy | A (Staff) | Ensuring safe recruitment by checking the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children. Creating a safe environment in which children can learn and develop. Raising awareness of child protection
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health safety and welfare of the workforce health and safety at work act 1974. Employers have a responsibility for the health and safety of your employees whilst they are working for you. This is set out in the health and safety at work act 1974. and other legislation. However‚ employees do also have a responsibility for their own health and safety whilst at work . As an employer‚ it is your responsibility to: provide up to date information that is easy to understand and follow so workers‚ contractors
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Outcome 5 - School Policies and Procedures Every school and business must have policies and procedures in place. A school ’s policies and procedures are adopted from laws passed by the Government. These are in place to ensure the school is run correctly‚ and that staff‚ pupils‚ and any other individuals involved with the school are protected and meeting expectations and guidelines. There are usually a large number of policies in place within a school. These can include policies such as Child Protection
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting. Answer – The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote and encourage high standards in the workplace. The Act‚ when first introduced
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