We may notice physical signs or changes in a child’s behaviour, or the child may hint or disclose to us that they are being abused or bullied. We must also think about how we would respond if a child were to hint or disclose this to us. Always: * report concerns about possible signs or changes in behaviour to the designated person or manager * take what children say seriously – it will take a lot of courage to tell us and children will rarely lie about abuse * reassure children that they are not to blame if they tell us they have been abused * tell children that we will have to tell someone who can help them * write down what we have observed or what has been said – but keep
The wrong person could receive the information and put the adult and child’s safety at risk. • Every matter relating to safe guarding is confidential. • The staffs at the work settings need to know that they have professional responsibility to share information with other agencies in order to safe guard children. • The head of the centre or the designated member of staff will disclose any information about child to other member of staff on a need to know basis only. • All the staff at the work setting aim to ensure that all the parents and carers can share their information with confidence that will be used to enhance the welfare of their children • Development records ( observation, planning ,photographs,….)
LO 5.2 Outline the policies and procedures that should be followed in response to concerns or evidence of bullying and explain the reasons why they are in place Everyone has the right to feel welcome, secure and happy. Bullying of any sort stops members of the school from being able to achieve their full potential and prevents equality of opportunity. Bullying is anti-social behaviour and affects everyone: it is unacceptable and should not be tolerated. The Department of Education is clear that no form of bullying should be tolerated. The current anti-bullying guidance for schools is ‘Safe to Learn: embedding anti-bullying work in schools’ The following steps should be taken when dealing with incidents: * If bullying is suspected or reported, the incident will be dealt with initially by either the adult on duty or the Class Teacher of
Bullying in Schools Before we can discuss the different types of bullying, we must first have an understanding of what bullying is. Bullying is an aggressive behavior that involves unwanted negative actions; a pattern of behavior repeated over time and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Bullying has many different versions. It can include physical which consists of hitting, slapping, and shoving in a hurtful way, just to name a few. There's also verbal, and some examples of this are name calling, put downs, threats and intimidation.
It is an offence to keep children off school without a good reason and may result in the parents being prosecuted. Dealing with conflict and inappropriate behaviour The conflict and inappropriate behaviour policy is set in place because in order for your child to flourish the most is when they know how to behave properly and as expected. Children gain this by following the example set by adults both in the setting and at home. Making sure restrictions are
This training will be facilitated by the Company or contracted to an outside agency having expertise in this area. All Lead Supervisors shall be provided with Incident Investigation training prior to being promoted to that position. The Company shall provide the necessary measures, through the Hierarchy of Control Protocol, to ensure a safe environment for employees and customers alike. Responsibilities All employees who witness, or are informed of, an incident, shall report the incident to the Lead Supervisor for Investigation. All near-misses shall be investigated by the Lead Supervisor and reported in the same manner as any minor injury.
Preventing unsuitable people from working with children. Having systems and processes that ensure children are kept safe and allow for poor and unsafe practice to be challenged. Identifying instances in which there are grounds for concern about a child’s welfare, and initiating or taking appropriate action to keep them safe and contributing to effective partnership working between all those involved with providing safeguarding services for
All organizations have a responsibility to ensure staff have the right skills to target young peoples negative bahaviour independently without the use of restraint We have a restraint policy and physical restraints can only be used by staff that are c.p.i trained to B.I.L.D standard, we have also recently introduced a restriction of movement policy which allows the staff team to lock certain doors and windows to prevent harm or injury to the young people, and to reduce the risks of them hurting themselves. Restrictive interventions This is in reference to the intervention that is used to restrict the rights or freedom of movement of a person. Restrictive interventions should be only used to prevent serious harm to the young person, other young people and preventing serious damage to property The decision to use restrictive interventions should be made between all the staff on duty , and every other way should be tried first,
Duty of care means to so far as reasonable possible look after a child young person and protect them from harm under obligation of the law. In our holiday camp, we make sure that every child is safe and that any accidents or incidents that occur are reported, documented and checked through and signed by management and the parent or gaurdian of the child. We sit children down who we can see need guidance and help them to recognise the right choices, and the concequences of making the wrong ones. We never take sides and make sure that every child is listened to and supported in which ever way we can. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding of individuals.
But that it will only used where and when necessary. Parents and children need to know that their home details will be safe from others. Children and young people need to be able to know that their information will be kept confidential and they won’t be put at risk of teasing or bullying by other pupils. All adults need to feel secure in the knowledge that they or their children will not be the topic of gossip by other parents or children in the playground. Parents should be reassured that the school is providing correct care and support for them and their children.