They want to create a safe and secure learning environment in order to keep the children safe from danger and make them feel as though every child matters. Confidentiality in a school setting involves: * Reassuring the students their best interest is the schools priority * Encouraging children to speak to their parents and careers * Inform the students and parents about the handling of information. * Correct procedures are followed when the child’s safety is at risk. * To ensure that confidentiality is a whole school issue and that in lessons ground rules are set for the protection of all. Specific data can how determine how well the child will do in a given time or the success of communication between parents and the school.
CYP 3.3 Task 3 It is important that school and further education provide a safe enviroment for a child or young person to learn and thrive. This is only possible when theier health , safety and wellbeing is not being compromised. Education is important for a person to flourish and empower them to achieve a life outside of poverty and sometimes away from harm. To do this we need to follow policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people , and the adults who work with them. All adults with whom have contact with the children should be CRB checks, this checks and criminal records and background.
There’s no legal limit for pupils aged 8 or over. Light and noise in a classroom and throughout the school should be monitored frequently a very noisy environment can cause instructions not being heard increasing risks also if possible have a period in the day where lights are turned off and natural light is used this may reduce the number of headaches children may experience. Ventilation is also important, carbon dioxide can build up in classrooms with windows and doors are kept closed. This can be easily resolved by opening windows so there is a supply of fresh air When planning activities specific risks to individuals should also taken into account. For instance a pupil who is pregnant should have a risk assessment carried out to ensure they do not
In addition to have good manners e.g. saying please and thank you. Pupils should be kind, understanding, supportive to one another, and respect pupils who may have learning difficulties or disabilities. Additionally pupils should be aware that no form of bullying will be tolerated and there will be consequences for those that do. Furthermore pupils should come to school ready to learn and have the correct uniform and equipment.
I make sure I go by all these in my work role so I know I’m safeguarding the children to the best of my ability. Observing and assessing children’s development is essential so you are alert to anything that is not expected of that child at their development, we should also keep parents/careers up to date. Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by protecting them from any harm weather it’s physical or psychological. IN our nursery we safeguard children by * Setting clear boundaries for children’s behaviour and using strategies to discourage behaviour which could harm others. We do this according to their developmental stage.
Some of the standards covered are communication, equality and inclusion, pupil student development, school policies and curriculum. These standards can be applied to assessors as well dealing with learners in the private sector, who are responsible for guiding and motivating the workforce of today in their learning. 1. Data Protection Act is an important act for teachers and assessors as you need to gain the respect of the learner and you have a duty of care no to reveal any information passed onto you (without the consent of the person). If you are in a position of trust you must not break that trust without the student’s permission.
A legislation which implements a safe and secure environment is the Health and safety at work act 1974. You need to have a health and safety policy within an early years setting to ensure safety of everyone, coming in and out of the setting. It implements procedures like risk assessments and gates around the environment so children are secure and safe from risk with within the setting. There is a health and safety officer within every setting who will regularly inspect the setting. Another legislation is the food Safety Act 1990 as training is given to staff in childcare settings in order to comply with the legislation.
Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment Functional Area: Safe As a teacher working with children ages three to five it’s my responsibility to maintain the children safe while they are in my care. To make all areas in the classroom safe, they need to be open, able to see the children when they’re playing in all areas in the classroom. Create a clear passage ways in classroom; so children don’t bump into each other or into the furniture. Have the children check the floor in their areas regularly so they don’t trip on them. Make sure the areas have enough room for the children to be engage in the areas activities.
When a new member joins the nursery setting or school, a CRB check, this is to make sure they do not have a criminal record of any sort. This legislation also enforces that staff work well with parents and other professionals to keep everyone safe. There are three main points to the Childcare Act 2006 these are to reduce child poverty, to reduce inequalities within young children, and to improve the wellbeing of young children. It also supports parents to have the ability to work, and it also focuses on good quality childcare for working with parents, this act is based on the EYFS (Early years foundation stage.) Marian Beaver states “The Childcare Act 2006 includes specific updates on the Children Act 2004, the Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage and explains how this builds on previous documents” (2009:221) The Children's Act 2004 and the Every Child Matters act shows that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility, there are many procedures throughout this act, one of them including the welfare of a child, you have to take into
Analyse how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people. As well as having a safeguarding policy of our own at school, I am aware that Stoke-on-Trent City Council has its own safeguarding policy. This requires all organisations that work with children to co-operate to keep children safe from harm. The Stoke-on-Trent safeguarding children’s board is responsible for ensuring that all agencies and departments working within the area work in unity to support the welfare and safety of children. They monitor the success of the work that is done by local agencies to guarantee that all practitioners within the area have a clear understanding of safeguarding procedures, policies and requirements.