The child must feel safe and secure in your care and by smacking them it will harm their trust/respect they have for you. This policy also gives every child the right to be fully educated to the best of their ability no matter what. United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child 1989 Children are entitled under this Act to be protected from all forms of discrimination. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often need special care and protection that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized
An analysis of how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people including, but not limited to: National and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding that affect a practitioner’s day to day work relating to; Childcare practice The Education Act 2002 poses a duty on education authorities to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people. This affects my day to day work as I must be aware of the child protection procedures at all times, such as how to spot the signs of abuse, how and who to report my concerns, how to maintain a safe school environment, be aware of the health and safety of children and to be able to undertake any training required of me. Child Protection policies and procedures for safeguarding states that all employees, volunteers and students should be properly vetted, which includes checks into the eligibility and the suitability, and that crb checks should be carried out. a crb check will make sure I didn’t have any criminal convictions or to check my suitability to work with children and young people then I would not be allowed to work in my setting. Risk assessment Risk assessments are an important factor in safeguarding children and in my day to day work, before carrying out any activity with children and young people I am required through my setting policies and procedures to carry out a risk assessment first to make sure all involved is safe, for example, if I were to plan an activity, such as an art and craft activity I would need to risk assess the potential danger of scissors, small objects, i.e beads and amend my plan accordingly to suit each individual.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 - which ensure that children are safe and looked after, children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect, negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them. Children Act 1989 - Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Legal framework in relation to safeguarding young person brings together all previous legislation. Section 17 focuses on children in need and is updated in the children’s act (2004) Part V relates to safeguarding children and young people.
NVQ Support Teaching and Learning In Schools Level 2 Unit TDA 2.2 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. 1.1 – Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Policies include:- The Childrens Act (1989) – This states that parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Section 47 states that the Local Authority has a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Section 17 states that services must be put in place to promote and safeguard the welfare of children who are in need.
This act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. Section 47 states that the Local Authority has a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering of likely to suffer significant harm. Section 17 also states that services must be put into place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within the area who are in need. The Education Act (2002).
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.
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.
Children Act 1989 The Children Act 1989 recognised that the welfare of the child is paramount and set out an overarching system for safeguarding children and the roles different agencies play. It introduced the concept of parental responsibility rather than parental rights. A key principle is that Local Authorities have a duty to provide services for children and their families and all children and young people should have access to the same range of services. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) covers disabled people’s rights in housing, employment and the provision of goods and services. It places a duty on play settings to not treat disabled children less favourably than those that are not disabled.
This was followed by the Children and Young People Act 1989, this act was designed to enforce a number of principles regarding child protection. One of its main aims was to make child welfare a priority when making decisions about that child’s life. The act was passed to make it clear to all who worked with children what their roles and responsibilities are with regard to child protection. It was also designed to enforce the rights of children and outlined how organisations should work together when abuse is alleged. It stated that courts should not make an order, unless it was deemed that it would be better for the child than not making an order at all, and that the courts should consider the feelings and wishes of the child and to try to maintain the child’s home and family links.
1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children. Current legislation is the result of the Children Act 1989 which was brought in to ensure that all people who work with children worked together and were clear about their responsibilities and knew how to act if allegations of child abuse were made. Following the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000 an independent inquiry highlighted many problems with how reports of neglect and child abuse were dealt with and found that vulnerable people in society were not being safeguarded. The learning report led to the governments Every Child Matters (ECM) paper and the Children Act 2004. The ECM paper is aimed at ensuring every child should be helped to have positive outcomes in life.