| Data Protection Act 1998 | Schools are required to keep information secure and it can only be used for the purpose it was gathered for. | The Children and Families Act 2014 | Intended to ensure that all children with Special Educational Needs are supported in schools | Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 | Designed to protect everyone within the school and give procedures to follow in the event of an accident. | Task 2 Complete the table below to show how the various pieces of legislation affect the day-to-day running of a school. An example has been started for you. Data Protection Act 1998 | Affects schools by having to follow the following guidelines: Schools must register all personal data they hold and state the purposes for which it is required to be held and all processing undertaken by schools must be fair and lawful, accurate and up-to-date, and the data held must be adequate, relevant, not excessive and be held for no longer than is necessary.
The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is the teacher with overall responsibility for coordinating provision for children with special educational needs and is responsible for monitoring their progress. The SENCO must follow the SEN code of practice, this code of practice outlines their responsibilities and role including, liasing with teachers, parents of the children with special educational needs and liasing with external agencies such as health and social services and educational psychology services. Overseeing the records of the children and overseeing the day-to-day operation of the schools SEN policy. The SENCO is also
4.1 All schools have the Health and Safety policies to protect all adults and pupils while they are on school premises and on off-site visits. A Health and Safety policy will also show the procedures of how to deal with any accidents or emergency. Within the Health and Safety policy will also be information on control of substances hazardous to health, procedures for fires or bomb scares, school security and strangers and missing children. It may also contain other information with regards to hygiene, waste disposal, hot beverages and use of dangerous items such as glue guns and scissors. 4.2 The correct procedures for recording and reporting accidents, incidents, injuries, signs of illness and other emergencies will be in a schools’ accidents book.
Describe why Schools have policies and procedures All schools follow certain rules and procedures for the smooth and day to day running of school matters and to make sure that pupil receive quality education. Policies help define rules, regulations, procedures and protocols for schools. Schools policies are there for several reasons. • To establish rules and regulations for acceptable behaviours • To ensure that the school environment is safe for pupil • To create a productive learning environment • To make sure that the school environment is also safe for the teachers and other staff. Policies are oftenly created by the governing bodies of the school in order for rules and regulations to be in place and enforced.
* The right to be healthy. The Education Act 2002 There have been many educational acts and they will continue to be updated with each corresponding year. The 2002 Act brought in a few changes to school regulations, staffing and governance. The 2002 Act also included a provision (section 175) requiring school governing bodies, local education authorities and further education institutions to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It was further amended in 2006 to include a duty of schools to promote community cohesion.
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 These regulations require employers to notify the Health and Safety Executive, or other relevant authorities, of a range of occupational injuries, diseases and dangerous events. Control of substance hazardous to health regulation (COSHH) 2002 These regulations require employers to assess the risks from hazardous substances and take appropriate precautions to ensure that hazardous substances are correctly stored and used. Health and safety policies and procedures A health and social care organizations policies and procedures should always incorporate the key points of health and safety law. This means that a care practitioner will be able to put health and safety laws into practice simply by following their employer’s policies
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (amended 2008) RIDDOR - sets out what needs to be reported. Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 - emphasizes what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Health and safety policies and procedures are in place to protect those in social care settings. They are to ensure that I adhere and comply to health and safety rules and regulations. Responsibilities Manager/ Employer To provide a safe place to work Prevent risks to health Assess risks and take action to reduce them Provide information, training and supervision as needed Ensure machinery is safe to use Provide adequate first aid facilities Provide PPE (free of charge) Carer/Employee To take reasonable care of my own and others’ health and safety To report to my manager any potential and actual risks and hazards Take part in any training provided To understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures Others To understand and comply with
Key issues on working in schools E1 Legislations that support the teaching assistant in promoting safe working practice in schools are Health and Safety 1974 CRB (criminal records bureau) 2002 Riddor (reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurring diseases) 1995 COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health) 1999 Health & Safety at work 1974 ECM (every child matters) 2003 E2 Policies and procedures that the teaching assistant might use in relation to safety are First aid policy, this is used when a child has injured themselves (only qualified first aiders are able to administer first aid). Behaviour policy, in this will be the rules of the school along with the sanctions or consequences that would have to be followed if the rules were broken by any child, for example if two children were fighting in the playground, I would put them both on time out and then talk to each of them to find out what was the reason for fighting, then come to a resolve and make them understand fighting is against the rules. The behaviour policy needs to be adhered to, to be able to follow the safeguarding policy. Risk assessment policy is there to identify any risks within the classroom or outdoor area of the school environment, for example checklists can be done, make sure fire exits are clear and easily accessible, no hanging wires, chairs are stacked with no more than 4 in each stack. E3 When children are playing indoors or outdoors you need to supervise to make sure they are safe from any dangers.
Ministry of Education, Science & Technology POLICY IN DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SCHOOLS CONTENTS TOPIC 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 POLICY OBJECTIVE POLICY BACKGROUND RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND OTHER LINKS 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 PROCEDURES EFFECTIVE DATE REVIEW DATE KEY SEARCH WORDS APPROVAL APPENDICES 5 6 6 6 6 7 PAGE 2 2 2 4 1. POLICY OBJECTIVE This Policy aims to: • • • promote and maintain a healthy, safe and drug free environment in our schools in Fiji where the welfare of students is paramount; identify the role of the school community in the prevention of drug related problems; document the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (Henceforth called ‘the Ministry’) agreed position on, and accepted procedures for dealing with drug related incidents. 2. POLICY 2.1 The Ministry does not permit the possession, consumption promotion, distribution, or sale of all drugs including alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. These will not be tolerated on school environment premises or at any school function within or outside the school.
* The role of Local Safeguarding Children boards. * The process to be followed when there are concerns about a child * The action to be taken to safeguard and promote the welfare of child experiencing risk or harm. * The important principles to followed when working with children and families, * Training requirements for effective child protection. Above taken from: https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/00305-2010DOM-EN.pdf This act is supported in my school in the “safeguarding policy”. It states that “all staff are required to read chapters 1 & 2 of working together to safeguard children and to understand the principles in order to perform their roles effectively.