Unit 6: Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People 1.1: Children's Act 1989: This Act states the responsibilities of parents and professionals, who should ensure the safety of the child. Local authorities have the duty to ensure the safety and welfare of children, and have a legal requirement to investigate cases in which they believe a child is suffering from significant harm. They are also required to have services within the area which promotes the safety and welfare of children in need. Education Act 2002: Local Education Authorities (LEAs), governing bodies, head teachers, and those working within schools, have a responsibility to ensure that children are kept safe and free from harm. Children Act 2004: Local authorities and services have a legal right to share information regarding the welfare of the child, underpinning the legal framework for the Every Child Matters outcomes.
Unit 008 (Level 4) Roles, Responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning Learning Outcome 1 Understanding own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning 1.1 There are a number of regulatory requirements and legislation, as well as codes of practice that must be followed when teaching. A summary of these is as follows: • Children Act (2004) and Safeguarding which requires teaching to incorporate being healthy, staying safe etc, and having the responsibility for protecting the learners from harm. • The Equality Act (2010) is in place to ensure that no person may be discriminated against regardless of race, sex, religion, age or sexual orientation. • The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) provides the legislation for occupational health and safety at work. This puts the onus on both the employer and employee to work in a safe environment, and to protect others against taking risks that would put themselves and others at risk.
Unit 3 E1 When working with children there are many laws to come with it. These laws include: -Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 -Disability Discrimination Act 1995 -Race Relations Act 1976 -Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 -Data Protection Act 1948 E2 These five laws are the main ones that influence me when I am in placement. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, because you always have to make sure that when working with children, no matter what the surroundings are safe and suitable for the children. This includes and activities that are given to the children. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 influences me because this shows that you should not discriminate children and that if you need to make any changes to any activity or in the classroom so that they do not have any disadvantage to the other children in the class.
The main legislations affecting schools include The education (school promises) regulations 1999 The workplace (health safety and welfare) regulations 1992 The manual handling operations regulations 1992 The reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 The control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 The provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 The health and safety (first aid) regulations 1981 Sometimes there are codes of practice issued by health and safety executives to supplement these regulations. These codes of practice give guidance on compliance for regulations. Although failure to comply with the code of practice is not and offence they do have legal status so if an employee or employer was to face prosecution under the health and safety legislation and it was proven that code of practice was not followed then a court could use this as evidence of guilt unless there was proof that the employee had complied with the law in some other way. This is why it is best practice to follow codes of practice. The education and inspections act 2006 gives staff legal rights to discipline children in school.
Children cannot learn in environment that is not safe and teachers cannot teach in one that is not either. Providing safety is one of the most important jobs of a teacher. A variety of strategies can be used by teachers and administrators to assure that classrooms can be safe for all. Guidelines, rules, routines, consistency and knowledge are essential for these strategies to be successful. Without the understanding of each individual facilities policies and protocol, providing safety would be a difficult task.
E1 * COSHH 2002 * Child Care Act 2006 * Equality act 2010 * Human Rights Act 2000 * Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 E2 The control of substances hazardous to health regulation 2002 states that “substances which can make people ill or injure them must be stored and used properly” (CACHE level 3 child care and education, Tassoni, 2007) COSHH promotes children’s health and welfare by making sure the children’s environment is safe and the substances that could cause harm are locked away and are only used in COSHH is part of the health and safety at work act. Childcare settings have policies put into place about how to deal with substances that are hazardous to health. For example at my placement when changing a nappy they have to wear disposable gloves and aprons. They also have to dispose of the waste in a special bin. At my placement they have a number of special cupboards for example; for keeping all the cleaning fluids e.g.
The Education Act 2002 This sets out 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. Children Act 2004 This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters. It includes the requirement for: ● services to work more closely, forming an integrated service a ‘common’ assessment of children’s needs ● shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children ● earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems Policies which safeguard Schools must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety, security and well-being of their pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of
Along with protecting the children from any harm we also have to safeguard ourselves avoiding risk of accusations of misconduct in the work place, acting professional throughout the whole working day. 2.1: Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights. 2.2: Describe how to manage risks associated with conflicts or dilemmas between an individual’s rights and the duty of care. As a practitioner we have a responsibility for children as we take on a temporary role in their lives. When working in a nursery there are many dilemmas that could occur, such as a child having dietary needs whether it is through religion, allergies or just certain food or
The idea behind it is that children are best cared for within their own families. However, if this is not possible the Act makes provisions for times when parents and families do not cooperate with statutory bodies. The Education Act 2002 This Act sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authority [LEAs], governing bodies, head teachers and all others working in schools to ensure that children and young people are safe and free from harm. The aim of this Act is to place the education services for making child protection arrangements on a statutory footing and to further safe-guard against child abuse in any form. These bodies now have a duty to safe-guard and promote the welfare of children in relation to all functions relating to the conduct of a school.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: stipulates that it is the responsibility of the employer/organisation to protect people against dangers to health and safety in relation to their day to day activities at work. I will have to make the environment suitable for myself and the learners and make necessary adjustments depending on the agenda of the day. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995: I will make sure that disabled students are given access to the same facilities available to other student and in some cases make necessary adjustments to help them continue their education as required by this act. The Race Relations Act 1979 bans discrimination on the basis of race, colour, nationality or ethnicity in provision of services and facilities; education and employment which I will uphold and hence boost the confidence of pupils with low self esteem. Every Child Matters 2003; Children's Act 1989: protects and promotes the welfare of children.