Local Authorities have ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm’. The Education Act 2002 outlines the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs), Governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm. The Children Act 2004 highlights the need for all agencies involved in children’s services to work together to improve the well-being of children and young people. It is the responsibility of teachers and teaching assistants to be familiar with and implement policies regarding safeguarding children. The Every Child Matters agenda defines what is meant by the ‘well-being’ of children through the five outcomes that schools and teachers aim for every child to reach: be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, achieve economic well-being.
CYP 3.3 Understand how to Safeguards the well-being of children and young people. 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Current legislation, guidelines, Policies and procedures UK Home Nation for safeguarding children; The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 states children’s rights to protection from abuse; the right to express their views and be listened to; the right to care; services for disabled children, services for children living away from home. The protection of Children Act (1999), this act is designed to set out the child protection duties of local authorities; it defines the term ‘significant harm’. This must have provision for children and their families, every local authority has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their own area who are in particular need.
Assignment 026. Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people. Task A. Safeguarding Children Presentation for new workers. This leaflet is designed to explain to new workers in a childcare settings the importance of safeguarding children and young people, how we can help children and young people grow and develop in a safe environment, protected from harm, abuse and maltreatment. This leaflet also focuses on current legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines applying to settings in England, as some legislations, policies, procedures and guidelines may vary in Scotland, Ireland, Wales.
Unit 140 Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people Outcome 1, Ac 1 There are several main pieces of legislation that cover the safeguarding of children and young people. They are: • The Children’s Order 1995 (Northern Ireland) was put together to provide a practical guide to child care laws in Northern Ireland. It affects all those who work with children including parents or carers (paid or volunteers). All those who work with children should work together in the event of allegations of child abuse. If possible children are to be brought up with their own families and social services aim is to provide support to help families instead of moving children form their home.
All agencies and workers involved in providing services to children have an obligation under Section 11 Children Act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) is a mutli-agency body working within each local authority, the LSCB have a duty to produce safeguarding procedures. The LSCB will contact all other relevant professionals once a concern involving a child is raised to set up a case conference. As a childminder, you may be asked to provide information or a report regarding a child. You must ensure that any information you give is accurate, factual and can be backed up with evidence (for example copies of observations around the child, accident/incident forms).
September 2014 Janice Munden – Heathfarm School – Level 3 SSTLS Unit 11 : Section 1 – Understand the main legislation, guidelines policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people * 1.1 – Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of C/YP The key pieces of legislation that support the safeguarding of children are The Children’s Act 1989 : Children’s Act 2004, Childcare Act 2006 and others. I have listed several below. 1. Children’s Act 1989 – sets out principals to guide the work of local authorities and courts and also defined ‘significate harm’ and a child ‘in need’ of intervention. 2.
The EYFS specifies requirements for learning and development and for safeguarding and welfare. All early years settings must structure activities and experiences around the areas of learning and development. Providers must help children work towards their early learning goals and have arrangements in place for assessing and measuring progress and be able to fulfil the requirements for reporting to parents and carers. The EYFS covers the requirements that providers must take to keep children safe and promote their welfare. The EYFS has four overarching guiding principles that should shape early years settings these are defined as: *
The main purpose of this Law is to improve, in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey (except Sark) the rules in relation to children and their families. Precautions are made to ensure all the children’s adequate needs are met and to support Parents, Families and others caring for or working with children. Giving specific guidelines to follow for the protection of all children. This enables everyone involved with children the guidance of duties of care, powers and rights and sets out specific objectives for the care of every young person under 18 years. At St Sampson’s High school I feel our most important Policy relating to The Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008 is ‘The Child Protection Policy’ There are 4 Purposes within this policy.
We have to work with social workers and other outside agencies and share good practice to make the placement a positive situation for the child in our care. 302.1.2 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards Standards for foster carers are outlined in our yellow booklets for each pay scale. I am a core carer and the expectations are as follows: : To keep all information about the children in my care confidential at all times. : To contribute to child care reviews and other meetings as required for the children in your placement. : To plan and provide a safe, secure, stable environment which is stimulating to the child and also flexible in line with the individual child’s needs.
What is safeguarding? According to Working together to safeguard children (HM Government 2013), safeguarding is referred to as “the action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm - is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play.” (1) Which means that everybody who comes into contact with children whether it be in a professional capacity for example a teacher, a doctor, or a police officer who are legally obligated to care for vulnerable citizens, or in an everyday encounter for example a neighbour or family member is responsible for the protection of children from harm and reporting concerns to the appropriate body. How do we safeguard young people?