Health and Safety

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CYP Core 3.4 Support children and young people’s Health & Safety Task 1 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. As an employer and\or employee, you need to have read, understood and signed the school’s Health and Safety Policy. The factors to take into account are that both indoor and outdoor environments are safe for the children and staff. This includes ensuring that playground or outdoor areas are clean and free from any potential hazards. This may include animal waste, litter, or damaged equipment. In an indoor environment, you need to make sure that any items of equipment that the children need t use within the classroom are age-apprpriarater, in good working order and therefore safe for the children to use. The furniture that the children need to use should be the right size for them so that they can sit comfortably in a way that supports their growing bodies. If you have children with SEN you need to be aware of their specific requirements, if any. In the Y4 class that I am currently working in, there is a child who has complex physical difficulties with her hand and wrist strength and this affects her ability to write for extended periods. She has a writing slope to aid her and I know that if she becomes tired, she can ask for me as a TA to scribe for her. I also ask her periodically if she needs my help. In this way her physical disability does not impair her capacity to achieve writing targets. This helps her retain a high level of self-esteem, as her intellectual capability is considerably greater than her physical ability. 1.2 Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people in the work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely There is a current health and safety poster in a prominent
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