I make sure I go by all these in my work role so I know I’m safeguarding the children to the best of my ability. Observing and assessing children’s development is essential so you are alert to anything that is not expected of that child at their development, we should also keep parents/careers up to date. Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by protecting them from any harm weather it’s physical or psychological. IN our nursery we safeguard children by * Setting clear boundaries for children’s behaviour and using strategies to discourage behaviour which could harm others. We do this according to their developmental stage.
I will need to be able to not allow my personal preference or prejudges to influence them by putting the child’s needs before my own needs and preferences. I also need to be able to work well with other agencies including heath visitors, social services and also therapists. This shows you are effective with your communication and are approachable by children, colleagues and other services. I have to use my initiative and also my body language needs to be positive so I am seen as approachable. 1.2 “There are many standards and pieces of legislation that need to be followed in order for practioner to do their job well.
Ratios of Staff to Children should also be met to meet current requirements. Light: Classrooms should, where possible, have sufficient natural light, to ensure that children can work without discomfort. If this is not possible or natural light is not sufficient, then alternative light sources should be those that do not cause discomfort, after a prolonged period eg, fluorescent bulbs. Noise: The level of noise around a classroom should be taken into consideration, as this can cause distractions and cause an area of work to become unsuitable. If planning physical play the age and physical development will be the main factors to take into consideration, as older children usually need less stringent supervision than younger children who may still be unsteady on their feet and lacking in co-ordination skills.
E5. Describe the issues that affect the planning of a challenging environment for children. There are many issues and reasons that could affect the planning for the children; these include policies and procedures, health and safety, supervision, children’s rights, age/stage/abilities of the children, children’s choice, and resources available. Policies and procedures within a setting during activities are really important for example safe guarding policy, this is important because we need to make sure all the children within the setting are kept safe and no harm can come to them or is able to get to them for example, locks on doors, baby gates, finger trapping devices. To make this not affect the planning, staff know what to do to make sure all the policies and procedures are met and stay within the nursery.
Unit Number: SHC 34 Question 1.1: Explain what it means to have a Duty of Care in own work role. The standard definition of DUTY of Care is: A requirement to exercise a “reasonable” degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to harm to other people. But how does this translate to my own work role??? In my opinion My Duty of Care to the young people I care for is to evaluate and monitor that the young people are at all times in a safe environment. That they are treated with respect for themselves and their privacy.
Avoiding bias when observing children we must remain completely objective also having 2 people observing the child at the same time can produce a more accurate account. Overall there are 6 main factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development: • Confidentiality and when, for the safety of the child or young person confidentiality must be breached. • Children’s wishes
Children and young person should be equally treated and their views and opinions taken into consideration without judgemental approach. In addition, we should always respect a point of view and opinions of others in order to maintain the right
Unit 027 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Outcome 1- Understand how to plan and provide environment’s and services that support children and young people’s health and safety 1- Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning for the environment several factors need to be considered in ensuring that activities, equipment is suitable for use by the age group it is being provided for. Every child/ young person is an individual hence their abilities, age and needs should always be accounted for. The desired outcome of the activity should always be the primary focus with clear aims and objectives being clearly shown for that particular child /young person. The needs of carers and parents will involve what their views and understanding are of risk and risky play/ activities - if they support it, reject is as potentially too dangerous or maybe are less concerned about any type of play/activity.
They monitor the success of the work that is done by local agencies to guarantee that all practitioners within the area have a clear understanding of safeguarding procedures, policies and requirements. The S-O-T SCB identifies multi-agency success where there are concerns with regards to safeguarding issues and they assist with the recognition of training needs and requirements across the children’s workforce. Within the school setting we must be aware that we have a clear and defined role in relation to child protection. Professionals working with children and young people should be fully trained in safeguarding by a nominated safeguarding adviser and have the opportunity to receive training in order to develop their understanding of the signs and indicators of abuse or neglect, this training is offered every 3 years. In order for child protection to work effectively we need to ensure we have good inter relationships with other agencies and good co-operation from professionals that are competent in responding to child protection situations.
It can provide guidance to staff when dealing with inappropriate behaviour presented by a child/young person. It states how to encourage positive behaviour, the importance of being fair and consistent, I feel it is very important that all staff are consistent and apply the rules, rewards and consequences in the same way. Children’s behaviour must be managed effectively and in a manner appropriate for their stage of development and particular needs. Each school or setting should have a named person that deals with behaviour management. I feel it is important to remain professional and not label children as ‘Naughty’ instead we should be choosing to say words such as ‘un-acceptable or