141- professional practice in children's care, learning and development. 1.1 analyse how values, principles and statutory frameworks underpin service provisions in children's care, learning and development in UK home nation. The principle of an early year sector is that the welfare of the children is paramount. Practitioners that work in early year sector contribute to children’s care, learning and their development, and protecting children who are in a safeguarding issue example, abuse. This is supported in every aspect of practice in the settings and the service provision practitioners will work with parents and their families who are partners in the care, learning and development, safeguarding of their children and are the child’s first and most enduring
Norfolk Adult Education C&G 5329- LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING Assignment 1. Unit 333 Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as *Protecting children from maltreatment. *Preventing impairment of children’s health or development. *Ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care. Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare.
Be clear about people’s responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. 3. Check that there are no known reasons or information available that would prevent staff and volunteers from working with the children. 4. Also there must be standard procedures for dealing with incidents or allegation of abuse against members of staff and volunteers.
Unit 4222-345 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people (CYP M3.3) 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation. The legislation, guidelines and policies that affect safeguarding children have come about due to the Children’s Act (1989). This act was updated in 2004 to include the principle of integrated children’s services and to also incorporate the five main principles of Every Child Matters. I will list the main legislations, guidelines and also my workplace’s policies and procedures: Children’s Act (2004) - The Act was created with a certain set of goals. Its primary purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities and/or other entities to better regulate official intervention in the interests of children.
Unit 25 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of Children and Young People. Outcome 1 1. Outline current Legislation, Guideline, Policy, Procedure within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Legislation, Guideline, Policy, Procedure. Brief Description.
Birth to Three Matters Framework The Birth to Three Matters framework was put together by Sure Start in England. The idea and purpose of this framework is to be able to provide the support, guidance and information for those who are working in a child care setting who need the guidance for the care and education of babies from birth to three. The purpose of the framework is so that parents and families are more aware of the well-being of the child, to ensure that relationships with both adults and children are positive, the key worker relationships with the child is essential to their well-being and also the babies and young children’s social beings. The framework’s purpose is also to ensure that all schedules and routines flow with the individual child’s needs. It is also important that children learn by themselves where they are given the opportunity to make errors, decisions and choices but to also be respected.
• Individuals and agencies should work together so that the best interests of the child are met; • Actions taken to protect children, including investigation, should not cause the child unnecessary distress; The Legislative context which children are protected includes: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The most important articles in relation to the child protection are: • Article 19 provides that children have the right to be protected from all form of physical or mental violence, injury or
Task A - Questions 1. Identify a current national piece of legislation relevant to safeguarding children and young people’s welfare Children Act 2004 2. Identify two current local policies, procedures or guidance in relation to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people a) Staffordshire County Council (SCC) Camera and Image Policy b) SCC Safeguarding and Promoting Children’s Welfare 3. Complete the following table with two examples Agency name (involved in safeguarding children and people) Role of agency (in own work setting) Social Services Social Services play a leading role in safeguarding children as they work with families and individuals Health Visitors Health Visitors visit families and are responsible in ensuring the child or young person is being cared for properly 4. Complete the following table Types of child abuse List THREE characteristics for each type of child abuse Physical • Bruises where you wouldn’t normally find them •
Unit 4222-345 Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People. Outcome 1 Understand the main legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 345.1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are a result of the Children Act 1989 and in Northern Island of the Children (Northern Island) Order 1995. The Children Act 2004 introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised in England and Wales.
The green paper ‘Every Child Matters’ was published in September 2007 in response to the death of Victoria Climbiē, which resulted in the Laming (2003) report. However the introduction of legislation and guidance is not enough on its own, as The Green Paper was published in 2007 did not prevent the tragic case of baby P. The Munro (2011) report is another example highlighting the need for multiagency working in responding to child abuse to prevent further harm. Every Child Matters aim was to ensure that the local authorities utilised a multi agency approach with the aim of developing plans to enable work with young people and children in that area. Children should be encouraged to share their views and to be consulted on changes, thus giving them a voice in parliament via the Children’s commissioner. Though not legislation, Every Child Matters is widely used as guidance in