Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Outcome 1: Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 The Children’s Act 1989 introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales and remains an important piece of legislation due to its focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. This Act identified the responsibility of parents and of those who might work with children, ensuring the safety of the child. Its main aims were: * Achieve a balance between protecting children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention. * Encourage partnership between statutory authorities and parents.
2.2(1.1) Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Legislation: Children Act 1989/2004 The Children Act 1989 is a piece of legislation intended to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount. It describes the responsibilities of professionals and parents/carers who must work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and protect the children from harm. The Act contain information about the child’s legal position and to give him/her equal rights. It includes the requirement for services to work more closely, share a database with information relevant to the safety and welfare of children, earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems.
The intention of this assignment is to explore the roles and responsibilities of professional agencies working with children and their families. In this assignment police, health care, and teaching services will be looked at. In addition to this, this assignment will look at possible dilemmas faced by professional services that work with children and families, and how the Every Child Matters agenda has influenced service provision today. Every Child Matters is defined as; a policy strategy which is a shared programme of change
CU1523 Working together for the benefit of children and young people 1.1 Multi agency working aims to support children and young people to enable them to have the best possible start in life. The objective is to collate all known information about an individual and structure a care plan based on this evidence to support the individual. It is important that all agencies connected to the individual input their information as this will give a greater perspective on what the individual needs and allow the support given to be at its best. The five outcomes state that, as staff, we should be liaising with the different agencies that are connected to the individual to meet the best standard of life as possible. Multi-agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions, such as the individual’s school teachers, social worker and GP.
Local authorities are required to provide services that meet the needs of children who are identified as being at risk. The goal of the 2002 act was to improve the lives of all children who receive informal or professional care. It covers all services that children might use such as school, day care and children's homes. The Convention on the rights of the child (1989) This convention introduced rights for
The children Act 2004 introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised in England and Wales. The children’s act 2004 provides legal basis for how multi agencies deal with issues relating to children. This was brought in after the Victoria Climbie case. It was designed for the care and support of children, some of these principles are: To allow children to be healthy, helping children enjoy their life, help children succeed, ensuring children are safe in their environments and to help achieve economic stability for their future. In my setting the policies and procedures for safeguarding are always put into place.
Section 17 states that services must be put in place to promote and safeguard the welfare of children who are in need. The Childrens Act (2004) - This aims to bring agencies closer together to form a net of services for all and it provides a legal framework for Every Child Matters. It also provides a common assessment of children’s needs. Another part of this act is to provide a shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children and to give earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems. The Education Act (2002) – This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities, Head teachers, those working in schools and the governing body.
Introduction In this essay I am going to discuss the constructions and the implications for measuring and responding to childhood needs. The government policy aims to secure the wellbeing of children, protect them from all types of harm and ensure their developmental needs are appropriately meet. Social and health services have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in their area who are in need and to promote the upbringing of such children. (Horwath 2001).The needs of a child cannot be met without considering the family and the world in which the child lives in. There is a framework based on an ecological model that provides a systematic way of analysing, understanding and recording what is happening to children and young people within their families and the wider context of the community in which they live.
Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children and young people’s settings Understand what is required for competence in own work role See job description Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out National standards are set to ensure that there are principles and values in place so that children receive the best possible opportunity to thrive, develop and grow in the child care setting. These include the: Children Act 2004 This Act aims to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people by: * Improving and integrating children’s services * Promoting early intervention * Providing strong leadership * Bringing together different professionals in multidisciplinary teams National Occupational Standards This describes the values, knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that are necessary to do a specific job. These provide the basis of national qualifications such as NVQs. The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) induction standards set out what new workers should be able to do after 6 months in the post. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) welfare requirements These are designed to support providers in creating settings which are welcoming, safe, stimulating, allowing children to grow in confidence, enjoy learning and fulfil their potential.
I will be explaining the importance of equality of opportunity and the government initiative such as Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to help me analyze the concept of children’s holistic development. I am doing this as I want to gain more knowledge and a better understanding of how children develop and learn. The development of children within the social context will be through many ways and through various people. The main people to help this will be parents and the wider community which includes: educators and peers. Educators help through the social context with development and learning.