Cypop5 Task 1

In addition, I agree with Bourdieu’s work that cultural background should be considered in terms of planning activities and resources only because every child has different abilities. According to the EYFS, it seeks to provide quality and consistency in all early years’ settings, so that every child makes good progress and no child is ignored. Moreover, a secure foundation which provides learning and development opportunities which are planned around the needs and interests of each individual child. In my practice, I was working with a child who did not understand the lesson outcome when delivered in class, I therefore simply explained differently, showing different strategies and examples as to how the teacher did and the child was able to …show more content…
The NSPCC has published child protection statistics for the United Kingdom and identifies that there are over 92,000 children in care and over 50,000 identified as needing protection from abuse; these statistics are based on figures supplied by the child protection register in 2013 (NSPCC, 201). In light of this and the Children Act (1989), this law explicitly protects children and it is significant for those working with children to be aware of these issues and the teacher’s role involves being vigilant for children at risk or in risk of potential harm. In other unfortunate cases such as Victoria Climbie or Peter Connolly where safeguarding broke down immensely and professionals failed to adhere to legislations and policies and failed to protect and save the two children, who tragically passed away due to severe abuse and neglect. When working with children who may be at risk it is important to adhere to the Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015), to share information with other professionals to gain the necessary provision, ensuring the child receives the appropriate support needed. (Goepel, Childerhouse, and Sharpe,