Gives guidance and support to school staff and ensure high quality service and the best practice possible. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations (amendment) Act 2000 Children’s Act 1989 Children’s Act 2004 Government strategy for SEN 2004 Code of practice to promote race equality 2002 Every Child Matters 2005 School Policies, safe guarding G&T, SEN diversity, bullying. 1.2 Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to participate and equality access. All children have the right to a varied and balanced education. This also must be supported by a high quality of teaching and learning experiences.
Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up.The early year’s foundation stage statutory framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children’s school readiness and give children a broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. The early year’s foundation stage was introduced in England in September 2008. It’s aim was to improve the quality of care and education for children from birth to the end of their first year in school. It is a statutory curriculum which means that all providers working with babies and children up to the age of 5 years have to follow it.
At the heart of every early years setting is the statutory frame work the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS, 2008) this is what early years settings are legally obliged to follow to deliver early years education. Early Year's providers have to follow a structure of learning, development and care for children from birth to five years old. This framework enables all children to learn through a range of activities. The EYFS (2008) ensures that all under fives in childcare benefit from a safe, secure and happy environment where they can play and develop. The EYFS (2008) is aimed to provide help that professionals need in order to give children the best start in life.
Equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1 Identify the current legislations and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. Every school/ nurseries must produce a range of policies outlining the procedures and guidelines of promoting equality in the school, taking into account the rights of all individuals, such as all staff, children and the wider community. The policies must show
TDA 2.4/1.1 Current Legislation and Codes of Practice relevant to promotion of equality and valuing diversity. There are many policies and guidelines within schools to make sure that all children are treated fairly, as individuals, and that all of their needs are met. This includes promoting equality and diversity for everyone. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 states the rights of all children so there have been many Parlimentary Acts written, as well as codes of practice, frameworks and policies produced in order to ensure that these rights are upheld and protected by law in the UK. This includes every child’s right to an education, and for every child to have their views respected.
Children's Act 2004. The Children’s Act 2004 provides the legal basis for how social services and other agencies deal with issues relating to children. These guidelines have been laid down so that all individuals who are involved in the looking after children, be it in the home, the work place, school or other locale are aware of how children should be looked after in the eyes of the law. The Children’s Act 2004 was designed with guiding principles in mind for the care and support of children. These are: To allow children to be healthy Allowing children to remain safe in their environments Helping children to enjoy life Assist children in their quest to succeed Help make a contribution – a positive contribution – to the lives of children Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures The Children Act 2004 provides the legal underpinning to 'Every Child Matters: Change for Children' (2004).
The two most important pieces of legislation covering home-based childcare are the Children Act (2004) and the Childcare Act (2006) Children Act (2004) This influential piece of legislation arose from the Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’ and identifies five outcomes for all children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being These outcomes should underpin all practice of a childminder. Childcare Act (2006) This Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum into England and Wales, and place a statutory duty on the local authority to work towards ensuring the five outcomes set out in the Children Act (2004) are being met. Other relevant legislation is: Equality Act (2010) The intention of this Act is to combine the fragmented discrimination legislation, bringing together the Sex Discrimination Act (1975), Race Relations Act (1976), and DDA (1995). Promotion of equal opportunities in all settings is essential, and relevant policies and procedures should be developed, monitored and assessed. Education Act (1997) This Act incorporates all previous Acts since 1944.
At my work experience (BCJS) it is important for the school to have a positive care environment as the children need to feel like it is a place where they are safe and comfortable which will hopefully lead them to do well in their school work. The main points in a positive care include, values and individual rights, barriers to access, creating a positive care environment and how society promotes service users rights. The main positive care environments include hospitals etc. (health), nurseries etc. (early years), day care and residential homes (care of older people) and specialist etc.
YP0006-03 SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKED AFTER OR LEAVING CARE. 1) Care matters 2006 Children in care must have a positive experience to achieve a good outcome. In order to do this certain standards need to be addressed and met. Such as: *Better support for those on the edge of the care system *Making sure there is a more consistent adult in each child’s life to fulfil the conutry’s responsibilities as corporate parent *Giving every child in care a stable, high quality placement *Getting every child in care a place in a good school and supporting them to continue in education post-16 *Securing support for all aspects of children’s lives outside school *Supporting children better to make the transition to adult life *Ensuring clear, strong accountability to make the whole system focus on the needs of these children. A Better Education for children in care 2003 The government’s long term policy objective is to ensure that every child in care is able to fulfil his or her potential.
Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up. The EYFS Statutory Framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children’s ‘school readiness’ and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework is mandatory for all early years providers (from 1 September 2012): maintained schools, non-maintained schools, independent schools, and all providers on the Early Years Register. The EYFS has three main sections * The learning and development requirements * Assessment * The safeguarding and Welfare requirements The learning and development requirements There are seven areas of learning and development that must shape educational programmes in early years settings.