Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare. It refers to the activity that is under taken to protect specific children who are suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm. Effective child protection is essential as part of wider work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. However, all agencies and individuals should aim to proactively safeguard and promote the welfare of children so that the need for action to promote children from harm is reduced. 1.2 2.3 Children should be raised in positive circumstances by providing safe and caring environments.
* Partnership: professionals and families must work together to ensure the welfare of the children. * Participation: that the childrens wishes and feelings should be taken into account so that they can contribute to any decisions which may affect them. * Protection: Children must be protected from serious harm. The local authorities have a duty to investigate any report that a child is suffering, or likely to suffer, from serious harm. * Provision: states that services that are necessary to safeguard children shouls be provided.
Task 1: Write an explanation of: * what it means to have a duty of care in own work role * How duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Duty of care is a requirement and obligation that a person in a caring role has to make sure that others are taken care of and not harmed. It includes watching out for potential hazards and trying to prevent mistakes and accidents. It is important because of a duty of care is not met then the responsible person can be held accountable if things go wrong. A carer in early years has a duty of care to protect the children in their care by following the legislation and the policies and procedures that are in place at the workplace. Policies and procedures are put in place so that there are rules and boundaries to make sure that people know how to work in the setting and what is expected of them to prevent harm and danger to others in the work setting.
Task 3 3.1 An explanation of why is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm within the work setting? It is important to ensure that children and young people are protected within the setting because it helps the child to learn and thrive. It only can happen it the child is healthy and safe and their welfare is promoted and also it gives the child to develop and achieve from an early age. Having a physical contact between the child and adult its important because it building and caring and trustworthy relationships only when handled in an acceptable and responsible manner. 3.2 An explanation of policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and adults who work with them?
1.1 Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Current legislation in place for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are Children Act (1989 and 2004), Every Child Matters Framework, Health & Safety at Work Act, Education Act 2002 and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006 and 2010). This legislation’s are in place to help safeguard children and young people and to try to prevent abuse. This Act includes two important parts, which states that the local authority has a duty to investigate when “they have reasonable cause to suspect harm to a child and that services must be put in place to protect such children. The Education Act sets out the responsibilities Children’s Act 1989 This act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of a child.
EYMP3: Promote children’s welfare and wellbeing in the early years. 1.1 Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early year’s framework. In a work place everyone should safeguard and promote children’s welfare. We need to make sure we take necessary steps to ensure it. We must promote good health of all children within our care and take steps to prevent the spread of any possible infections and make sure we take appropriate action when child is ill. Child protection should be one of the most important parts of working with children.
As a human being I think that our duty of care is to look out for other, be responsible for our own actions and help make our environment as best as it could be. The duty of care in an Early Years Practitioner is slightly different that an every days persons duty of care. As a practitioner you are looking out for slightly different things for the wellbeing and welfare of a child in your setting. As a practitioner we need to make sure that we are able to pick up on outside abuse to make sure that a child is not getting bullied by other children outside the setting or from
(UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, N.D.). Legislations are very important because it helps us to know the duties we have towards the setting and the children so for example, by knowing the legislation I now know that I have to respect children’s views. Legislations are there to stop us from making a mistake and getting into trouble. By not obeying the legislation (UNCRC and the Children’s Act) we can get a criminal record or lose our job. You could also put a child life in danger.
For the purposes of this assignment a child is a person under the age of 18 years as defined in the Children (NI) Order 1995. Throughout this assignment the term he, him should also mean she, her etc. The policies, procedures and practices to safeguard children should be based on the following principles: • The child’s welfare must always be paramount and this overrides all other considerations: • Children have the right to be heard, listened to and their concerns to be taken seriously. Taking in to consideration their age and understanding they should be consulted and involved in decisions that may affect their lives; • Parents/ Carers have the right to be respected and they should be consulted in matters which concern their families. • 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).
Steps to Reduce Gun Violence in School There are many steps that can be taken to reduce gun violence in schools; however in order to implement these steps the proper channels have to be contacted. It has been said that it take a village to raise a child. In order for a child to have the right upbringing the parents and the community have to be more involved. Parents as well as the child need to be held accountable for their acts. Not only do parents have to be accountable, the schools need to have a better system in place to insure the safety of our children.