CHILDCARE LEGISLATIONS 1 Children’s Act 1989 The children’s act 1989 safeguards your rights to receive assessments if needed to ensure a child has a reasonable standard of health and development and also an assessment would take into consideration health social care and educational needs. The act was a definite shake up of children’s rights and protection for everyone to work together who works with children for the safety and safeguarding against any form of abuse and to take action if a child is at risk also the act stated that a child would be consulted and would have a say before final decisions were made. In my setting I work with the parents and schools and if there is any problems we work things out together as a team .The children in my setting are never
209 Support children and young people’s positive behaviour. 1.1 Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour. The policies and procedures in place in my setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s behaviour are, • Behaviour policy • Anti-bullying policy • Attendance • Dealing with conflict and inappropriate behaviour • Rewards and sanctions • Code of conduct Behaviour policy The behaviour policy is a guideline to staff on how pupils should behave. It is important for all staff to apply the behaviour policy for the safety of all pupils and staff. The behaviour policy should be clear for all staff, pupils and parents to understand and be followed at all times.
| Data Protection Act 1998 | Schools are required to keep information secure and it can only be used for the purpose it was gathered for. | The Children and Families Act 2014 | Intended to ensure that all children with Special Educational Needs are supported in schools | Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 | Designed to protect everyone within the school and give procedures to follow in the event of an accident. | Task 2 Complete the table below to show how the various pieces of legislation affect the day-to-day running of a school. An example has been started for you. Data Protection Act 1998 | Affects schools by having to follow the following guidelines: Schools must register all personal data they hold and state the purposes for which it is required to be held and all processing undertaken by schools must be fair and lawful, accurate and up-to-date, and the data held must be adequate, relevant, not excessive and be held for no longer than is necessary.
Anti-bullying policies are in place in school to ensure the children know that bullying is not acceptable behaviour but a child should feel confident enough to report an incident if one occurs and should know who they can go to within the school to discuss any such situations. * Make a positive contribution-A child should feel like they make a positive contribution to the school by being noticed and rewarded for their achievements. 100 square points, head teacher stickers, merit awards are all ways of boosting s childs confidence and can encourage positive behaviour. * Develop social and emotional skills-Through Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE) lessons, a school can ensure that all children develop these personal abilities and skills that will motivate them to strive for higher personal achievement, socially and academically throughout their lives, PHSE also helps a child to understand how they are developing personally and socially and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. Basic everyday good manners should be recognised and a subtle prompt given if missed to ensure the correct level of respect is both given and received.
208.1.1 Describe how current Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the school The key points of this act are to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons in the workplace. For protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of people at work. To find this information I researched HSE.gov.uk The School promotes Health and Safety for children and staff and others using the school premises. The school always sends a letter to parents to ask if their children have any disabilities, ailments or allergies that we need to know of, inhalers and relevant medication are kept in the school office. There is a strict rule that needs to be followed concerning children being picked up from school and if parents cannot pick their children up, meaning someone else picking them up, the school needs to know to avoid any risks of child abduction.
Behaviour policy is a guideline for all staff on how pupil’s behaviour should be managed. It is paramount that we constantly enforce this policy to ensure full safety for the children; all staff must be familiar with this policy. Anti-bullying policy explains to
All nursery staff must have regard to the standards and must also meet regulatory requirements and the conditions of their registration. The standards focus on securing positive outcomes for children under eight and reducing risks to their welfare and safety. Children deserve the best possible for their well-being and development. When parents leave their children with us in the nursery I am entrusted with the care of these children and is important that I give the best alternative care possible and that standards are maintained to ensure the safe and well-being of the child. THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE: The early years foundation stage is a
This regulator is important as they ensure teachers training are kept up to date, to allow children and young people the ability to gain the best education possible, meeting and providing for individual needs/requirements. OFSTED are also reliable as they give members of the public reinsurance of child safety, putting parents / guardians at ease. OFSTED must abide by the Data Protect Act (1998) to prevent leaking of information which may put children/young people at risk. Safeguarding is also a regulation OFSTED professionals need to consider when inspecting and regulating schools as children’s safety and educational needs is at the heart of their
Management of allegations made against staff- safeguarding policy Parenting contracts ( Personal , social and health education (PSHE) Recruitment and selection ( School security The head teacher is responsible for the implementation of the policy. That all staff appreciate the importance of security. Identify review and provide staff training,. Inform parents of the policy to encourage them to help provide a secure , safe school. Conduct risk assessments.
Safeguarding Policy Policy Statement: My responsibility as a childminder is to to ensure the safety and welfare of all children in my care in line with the procedures laid out by the local Safeguarding Children’s Board in England. I understand that child abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, neglect or a mixture of these. I must notify Ofsted in England of any allegations of abuse, which are alleged to have taken place while the child is in my care. Procedure: I will keep up to date with child protection issues and relevant legislation by taking regular training courses, by reading relevant publications, and by keeping good records which aids me with the awareness of the signs of abuse or neglect and what to do if I have concerns. I will implement the local Safeguarding Children Board procedures in England, without delay to minimise any risk to the child.