It also ensures that children are kept safe “provider must obtain information about any special dietary requirements, preferences and allergies” additionally it ensures that settings are suitable and safe for children to be in. Little Gems Nursery: Safety and Policy and procedure This evidence states the role that practitioners have in keeping children safe. It outlines the practitioners responsibility in ensuring that all children are kept safe, the policy states the different ways practitioners have to keep children in their care safe for example “ensuring a staff member is in attendance on the front door at the beginning and end of each session” and “providing a room layout that ensures clear access to fire exits” Just Eat More I’ve included this picture in my evidence because it shows the different fruit and vegetables that children can eat for their 5 a day. Why I included
For example, a learning environment could be; classroom, science lab, art studio, playground or sports field. An important factor to remember when planning an activity, inside or outside, is that all children and young people should be given equal opportunities. All children, including those with special needs, need to be considered when planning the learning environment. This means the environment may have to be adapted to meet specific needs. Four factors that need to be considered when planning a safe learning environment are: Cleanliness – whilst outdoors it is important to ensure that the learning environment is hygienic to use, ensuring the area is clean, free of litter, animal excretion, etc.
* Make sure that their actions do not harm themselves or others. * Use any safety equipment provided. * Ensure equipment is safe and appropriate. (p122 Supporting teaching and learning in schools L Burnham, B Baker.) The school is required by law to have a health and safety policy, which gives information to all staff.
Keep reading to get a further understanding of how I personally run my class and the steps I take to make sure my class meets the competency goal. One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to maintain a current and updated list of phone numbers for contacting parents and emergency services, such as poison control, fire department, and medical help. I also ask parents/guardians to inform me of any phone number changes. I also maintain first aid supplies and know the basic first aid procedures for young children, such as choking and treating cuts and wounds. I ensure that all safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, are in place and operable.
All staff working in the education setting must follow Policies and Procedures set by school in order to provide a safe and secure environment, not only for the children but for the staff working in the school also. In order to do so there are safe working practices within a school to protect pupils and adults. These practices have been put in place to help staff establish the safest possible learning and working environment. Some of the safe working practices within the school to protect pupils and adults are for example CRB checks. All staff working with children needs to have a CRB check done on them as it is to certify that the adult has not been convicted in any crime in any shape or form.
It is also important that the class teacher uses a range of questions to draw attention to the display and encourage interaction. (016–K2) – How to protect the material on display from damage or theft. In order to protect the material on display from damage or theft, it is good practice to laminate the children’s works or pictures and to staple the display firmly in place. All the material items need to be labelled with the name of the person they belong to. It is also necessary to remind the children to not to fiddle with the material on display.
SHC 34 Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or Children’s and Young Peoples settings. 1.1 Duty of care means you have a role to care for and ensure others are not harmed. Within my setting we make sure we follow Every Child Matters which comes under the EYFS, following this means we make sure all children are safe, healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic wellbeing. 1.2 Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals as keeping them safe comes under the Every Child Matters framework. You can ensure this is followed by taking all the necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child, which are ensuring the building is safe and secure, this can be by having the school gates closed and locked so nobody can get in and out without permission and also having people sign in and out, having sensors doors around the school that can only be accessed with fobs.
The children who get their food in school should be provided only with healthy foods. This also provides the child with a balanced diet. The policies and procedures allow the practitioners know what they need to do to promote healthy eating throughout the setting to the
| Using specific strategies to stamp out bullying. | Health and safety policy. | Gives all involved the knowledge of how to stay safe. | Class monitors will help pupils gain the knowledge of what we expect of them e.g. keeping their own belongings safe and together.
Article 37 says no one is allowed to punish or degrade a child. Every Child Matters also state that children should be treated fairly and also given choices of what they want in life. the five out comes which mattered most to children and young people as stated in the Every Child Matters are: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contributions and economic well being. That is why it is important to have policies and procedures in all settings and it is our duty as practitioners to adhere by those policies and