Unit 3. E1/E2. There are many pieces of legislation that influence practice within childcare provisions such as The Disability Act 2005, which influences practice by ensuring that practitioners adapt the learning environment to suit all the children and young people within that space. This piece of legislation ensures that settings have disabled access for children young people and other visitors so that they can move around the setting safely and comfortably. This piece of legislation also ensures that all practitioners meet both the physical and emotional needs of the children and young people in their care.
Working together to safeguard children 2006 - working together to safeguard children sets out how nurseries, parents and carers along with health care professionals, social services and other organisations can work together to help safeguard the welfare of children and young people. Vetting and barring scheme- the vetting and barring scheme was set up by ICS (independent safeguarding authority) their aim is to prevent children being harmed by preventing unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. At present due to the coalition some changes are being made to this system. Every Child Matters- the main focus areas for Every Child matters is early intervention, a shared sense responsibility, information sharing and integrated front line services. Every child matters believes that for a child to fulfil their potential, organisations, doctors, schools, nurseries and government agencies should help and
4.1 Summarise each law and codes of practice affecting work in schools listed below | 4.2 Explain the school policies and procedures that follow these legislations. | Children Act 2006/ A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children 2010; A good relationship between agencies andsharing of information between agencies | Child protectionEveryone in school has a duty to help keep pupils safe.The Academy has systems in place to prevent unsuitable people working with children. Disclosure and Barring Service. DBS forms are completed. Our Academy has Cause for Concern (CFC) forms to fill out for when there is a concern about the well being of a child.
Unit 4 E1 & D1 The Health and Safety Act 1974 Childcare Act 2006 Children’s Act 2004 COSHH Regulation 2002 RIDDOR 1995 The Health and Safety Act 1974 This legislation is important as it keeps everyone in a safe environment. There are policies and procedures set within all settings so that everyone is protected and know what to do in case of accidents or serious matters. There must be a ration of staff members to children depending on their age range. When joining a setting as a practitioner you will need a CRB check so that the supervisor knows that you don’t have a criminal record. This legislation is also about working with parents and other professionals and keeping everyone safe.
Encouraging learning and development of children and young people. Assessing observations to identify additional support needs a child or young person will need (CAF) which is a common assessment framework, this system enables multi agencies to access and add information about children. The safeguarding of children and young people is an integral part of our everyday activities: wearing ID badges to identify ourselves; not putting ourselves at risk to possible complaints when dealing with children i.e. getting them to change out of their wet clothes themselves or by having other adults around if you must assist them; signing in/out at the work premises; anyone in contact with children have an enhanced CRB checked to ensuring we comply with current legislation . Every Child Matters, Human Rights, Health and Safety at work, Data Protection etc.
1. Why is it important to safeguard children and young people? Legislation, guidelines and policies place a duty on all those working in schools to ensure the health, safety and security of children in their care.The importance of safeguarding children and young people is also significant in enabling them to develop and reach their full potential. Failure to safeguard children and young people can have a negative impact on a child’s development and health. Children and young people need to be protected from neglect and abuse and have a safe environment in which to grow up in with parents, teachers and any other close adult being approachable and accessible if needed, should a child develop a difficulty that concerns them.
They want to create a safe and secure learning environment in order to keep the children safe from danger and make them feel as though every child matters. Confidentiality in a school setting involves: * Reassuring the students their best interest is the schools priority * Encouraging children to speak to their parents and careers * Inform the students and parents about the handling of information. * Correct procedures are followed when the child’s safety is at risk. * To ensure that confidentiality is a whole school issue and that in lessons ground rules are set for the protection of all. Specific data can how determine how well the child will do in a given time or the success of communication between parents and the school.
CYP 3.3 Task 3 It is important that school and further education provide a safe enviroment for a child or young person to learn and thrive. This is only possible when theier health , safety and wellbeing is not being compromised. Education is important for a person to flourish and empower them to achieve a life outside of poverty and sometimes away from harm. To do this we need to follow policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people , and the adults who work with them. All adults with whom have contact with the children should be CRB checks, this checks and criminal records and background.
(2006) Childcare Act. (2006) The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act. (2001) All settings working with children and young people should establish and maintain a safe environment and deal with any circumstances where there could be a chance of any welfare concerns. Through all their protection policies and procedures for the safeguarding of children and young people, all settings have an important role in the prevention of abuse and neglect. This could include helping children and the young people to protect themselves from abuse as well as any sort of bullying.
When a new member joins the nursery setting or school, a CRB check, this is to make sure they do not have a criminal record of any sort. This legislation also enforces that staff work well with parents and other professionals to keep everyone safe. There are three main points to the Childcare Act 2006 these are to reduce child poverty, to reduce inequalities within young children, and to improve the wellbeing of young children. It also supports parents to have the ability to work, and it also focuses on good quality childcare for working with parents, this act is based on the EYFS (Early years foundation stage.) Marian Beaver states “The Childcare Act 2006 includes specific updates on the Children Act 2004, the Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage and explains how this builds on previous documents” (2009:221) The Children's Act 2004 and the Every Child Matters act shows that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility, there are many procedures throughout this act, one of them including the welfare of a child, you have to take into