There are many Acts that schools have to comply with as a legal requirement but which also offer protection to everyone in the school environment‚ children‚ staff and visitors alike. This protection can mean the safety‚ well-being and protection of rights. These following Acts are always subject to change to reflect an ever changing education environment. Education Reform Act 2002 This Act was introduced to provide schools with a National Curriculum‚ which gave schools guidance on compulsory and
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There are a number of laws and codes of practice that affect work in schools. i. Data Protection Act 1998 – Regulates the process of information‚ i.e. use‚ obtain‚ hold and disclosure‚ relating to an individual. ii. Children Act 2004 – Places a statutory duty on key agencies e.g. schools to safeguard and promote the welfare of children iii. Childcare Act 2006 - Reforms and simplifies early years regulation and inspection arrangements. iv. Freedom of information Act – Public have a statutory right
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E6 A summary of the key laws and codes of practice affecting schools and how these may affect how a school works. The data protection act 1998 is an act that was passed by UK parliament that defines ways in which information may be legally used and handled that is about living people. The main aim of the act is to protect individuals against misuse or abuse of information about them. Because it is the law to protect information about people records that contain information about staff pupils and
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Legislation and codes of practice affecting work of teachers and how these relate your specialist subject. My specialist subject is recruiting for Educational professionals and working with local educational authorities to ensure that educators are in post‚ with the responsibility for their professional development The Children’s Act 2004 emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a learner discloses neglect or abuse; an establishment
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E1 The five pieces of current legislation I have chosen are; Children Act (2004)‚ Childcare Act (2006)‚ Disability Discrimination Act (1995)‚ Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). E2 Children Act (2004) This legislation links in with the every child matters policy. This means that in a setting the practitioner will make sure the child is healthy. They will do this by promoting 5 a day and at snack time have fruit. The practitioner
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Legislation and guidelines The UN convention on rights of disabled people This agreement was opened for signature on March 30th 2007 at the United Nations head quarters‚ in New York. There are 82 signatures to the convention‚ the UK being one of the first to sign it. The agreement sets out what countries that have signed have to make sure disabled people have the same rights and opportunities has non-disabled people. Although they are covered by normal human rights the UN convention on the
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UK’s new Work at Height Regulations – what the new fall protection hierarchy means in practice. by M.E. Holden Msc‚ Bsc.‚ C.Dip A.F.‚ C.Eng.‚ MICE‚ MIStructE‚ MICArb‚ MIWEM‚ Principal Specialist Inspector with lead on Technical Work at Height Issues in HSE’s Corporate Topic Group‚ Member of HSE’s internal sub group drafting the Regulation and chairman of ACWAHT When they came into force the Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) implemented the Temporary Work at Height Directive1 in the UK. The key
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Summarise the key aspects of current Legislation requirements and Codes of Practice relevant to your subject and the type of organisation within which you work In education there are certain Legislation requirements and Codes of Practice that must be abided by. In this essay I will be looking at some of the general Legislation and Codes of Practice; I will also relate this to my specialist area of Physical Education. Legislation requirement is enforced by the courts and is ‘a duty
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BSBWRK410A – Implement Industrial Relations Procedures - Assessment 1: Portfolio The major workplace legislation in Australia is the Australian Government who regulate the workplace legislation via Fair Work Act 2009 (Commonwealth). My work organisation operates under Federal jurisdiction‚ or where applicable‚ Queensland jurisdiction in line with the Fair Work Commission (FWC). The FWC’s functions include the setting and varying of modern awards‚ minimum wage fixation‚ dispute resolution‚ the
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Unit 6 – A4 Legislation affecting schools Legislation Summary Impact on schools Human Rights Act 1998 Linked to the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Under this Act individuals in the UK have particular rights and freedoms however these have to balance against the rights and freedoms of others. Some articles which have a direct link to education/schools are: Article 2: The first protocol – the right to education (however this does not mean the right to a particular school). Article 8: The
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