Anne-Marie Whitlock MU 2.9 1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people? When working with children and young people in your setting it is very important to work in a team as it can be positive for the children to see. If you work well in a team you will enjoy your work and the children will benefit from that, it should improve their learning and development. It is also important to work in partnerships to build a relationship and to gain trust from the children and their families. You will learn a lot from working together such as the children’s likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, the way they need to be looked after and there education.
The behaviour policy should be clear for all staff, pupils and parents to understand and be followed at all times. Anti-bullying policy The anti-bullying policy is something all pupils should follow; staff should encourage good behaviour and respect for others and prevent any form of bullying. Any child that feels they are being bullied should feel comfortable enough to talk to any member of staff and all parents should feel equally as comfortable in talking to a member of staff knowing that it will get dealt with in the right way following the policy put in place. Attendance For children and young people to get the best out of their education it is vital they attend school regularly; regular time off school will seriously affect their learning and routine. It is an offence to keep children off school without a good reason and may result in the parents being prosecuted.
The behaviour policy should be clear for all staff, pupils and parents to understand and be followed at all times. Anti-bullying policy The anti-bullying policy is something all pupils should follow; staff should encourage good behaviour and respect for others and prevent any form of bullying. Any child that feels they are being bullied should feel comfortable enough to talk to any member of staff and all parents should feel equally as comfortable in talking to a member of staff knowing that it will get dealt with in the right way following the policy put in place. Attendance For children and young people to get the best out of their education it is vital they attend school regularly, regular time off school will seriously affect their learning and routine. It is an offence to keep children off school without a good reason and may result in the parents being prosecuted.
1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. 2.1 Explain the importance of safeguarding children and young people 3.1 Explain why it is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm within the work setting. Safeguarding use to be known as child protection, it is described as a much broader range of how practitioners working with children should act when dealing with child protection issues. By safeguarding a child or young person, we are ensuring that they have the right and opportunity to achieve their full potential. That they are protected from any physical harm, including sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and even exploitation from anyone, including professionals
To emphasise and reward positive behaviour . To respond to, and deal with, unacceptable behaviour in a firm and consistent . To involve and inform parents of all aspects of this policy All children . To understand that they are a valued part of the community . To understand their role .
For example, learning environments and learning activities are adapted to ensure that all children are able to access all areas of the curriculum and all children have the same learning opportunities. All children are encouraged to be active participants in their own learning. This means that all children have and can make the same choices in a setting and the needs and interests of all children are considered and catered for. This ensures positive, successful learning outcomes. Services and practitioners counter conscious and unconscious discrimination that may prevent children from thriving, and their carers from being able to fully and actively participate in the setting/services.
TDA 2.9 1.1 1.2 1.1) Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people's positive behavior. In every setting the must have a behaviour pocily as it is a legal requirement.This will tell what the staff will do if any situation occurs within the setting. These guidelines are in place for the staff and parents to understand all the codes of condust that are in place.The behaviour pocily needs to be read and understood by staff to be consistent with all techniques to encourage positive behaviour and be consistent in the use of intervention techniques and set a good example to the children and be good role models.In my setting they have many different guidelines e.g Safeguarding children (
• Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice are actively promoted. • Children and young people’s health and well-being are actively promoted. • Children and young people’s educational needs are given high priority to ensure that they reach their full potential. • Children and young people’s personal and physical safety is safeguarded, whilst allowing for risk and challenge, as appropriate to the capabilities of the child or young person. • Self-esteem and resilience are recognised as essential to every child or young person’s development.
Every child has the right to be treated equally and know their worth. Every child has the right to feel safe, live in a safe environment and be protected from neglect and abuse. Every child has the right to speak freely about matters that affect them and the right to have access to good health care, nutritious food and clean water. Every child has the right to an education that respects them and for their opinions to be listened to. That we respect their culture and customs or their families and they also has the right to know and grow up with the support of their families and recognises children’s rights to play and to be active participants in all matters of their lives.
Child protection policy: Being alert to signs of abuse and to understand my responsibility to report any signs of abuse to the designated safeguarding officer. Reason: To establish and maintain an environment that is safe and secure for all of the young people. Equal opportunities policy: My role is to deal with any prejudice-related incidents that may occur, to support all pupils in the classroom including those with disabilities and those whom English is an additional language and to keep up to date with equalities legislation relevant to my work. I must also report any incidents in which I believe do not follow equal opportunities legislation. Reason: To see that all students are of equal value, to respect differences, to share a sense of cohesion, to ensure staff retention and development, to remove inequalities that may already exist, to consult others widely and to benefit society as a whole.