The National Legislation and guidance has the influence on the development of the local policies and procedures that has to be implemented and how it affects the everyday work with children and young people. Every single school must have a written safeguarding policy following the government policies and guidelines and this is based on the code of practice and has to be written to cover the protection of all children and young people and has to be reviewed annually. LSCB: The local safeguarding children’s board is responsible for making sure that all of the agencies and departments working with children and young people work together to support the welfare and safety of all children in that area and must make sure that work carried out in an effective…
It sets out how organisations, agencies and individuals working with children should work together to safeguard and promote their welfare in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and Children Act 2004. From September 2009 a named member of the Senior Management Team (Head teacher) will have the responsibility of ensuring that the school does its best to deliver each of the five key issues. ·Must be and stay safe ·Must be healthy ·Must be able to enjoy and achieve ·Must be able to achieve economic well-being ·Must make a positive contribution Children act (2004) Largely in response to the Victoria Climbie inquiry.…
Based on the analysis from The Scale of Effective School Discipline and Safety (SESDS), it is recommended that Lacy Elementary is ready to implement a school-wide Positive Behavioral Support System (PBSS). An average score of 2.4 was calculated through averaging all five scales of measurement in the questionnaire stated above. This is a calculated number based on the responses from staff members on the readiness for implantation of a PBSS. According to Knoff, H. (2012), its staff is essential when planning, executing, maintaining, and sustaining a PBSS initiative. Motivating the staff to buy in to a new PBSS and implanting it is important to its success.…
In my position as an supervisor I was working in an child focus environment where ; hence, safeguarding children had upmost importance, I’ve learnt the policies and procedures within the organisation have huge significance in how I act upon a situation. Through encountering a number of safeguarding issues the value of my own knowledge base became ; knowing the procedures enabled me to act appropriate and handle the situation in the best interests of the child. Having an awareness of key people in safeguarding and knowing contact information is vital, for as it allowed me to maintain confidentiality and source help more efficiently. My experiences has shown me that I need to keep building upon my own knowledge base, knowing it’s my responsibility…
They are responsible for the health and safety of that person, before, during and after an activity and if the child has an accident and gets injured they are able to help and take them to hospital if needed. Statutory Law - is a written law that has to be followed by everyone e.g. coaches, teachers, managers, pupils etc. If someone doesn 't follow these laws they will face charges. Statutory law ensures that health and safety is followed everywhere properly.…
Giving feedback to the teacher on individuals. The teacher has to supply a safe and supervised classroom for the pupils to learn in and it will be my responsibility to maintain this. Question 6 Briefly outline the role and responsibilities of: The head teacher; deputy/assistant head teacher; SENCO; key stage co-ordinators; subject co-ordinators; class/subject teachers.…
Social workers and other professionals have a role in keeping children safe, they need to work together under the working together to safeguard children 2015 this replaced working together to safeguard children 2013. In order to keep children and young people safe from child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child sexual abuse (CSB). CSE is a form of CSB, children are exploited for money, power or status. CSE is seen as a hidden crime. Children and young people could be easily tricked in believing there in a loving, consensual relationship, they could be invited to parties, given drugs, alcohol.…
The Australian administrative body has realized the fact that there are certain parental responsibilities which are supposed to be performed by the parents, caregivers to the children as the necessities of life, and include – financial support, food, clothing, accommodation, healthcare and access to education. The children who are included under this provision are usually up to the age of 16 years; children of older age are also included under certain special circumstances like disabilities. The duties also include the protection of the children from any kind of harm which may affect them severely as a result of abuse and neglect. In Australia, the failure by a parent to provide the basic needs that a child is required, or to protect from any harm which is a consequence of abuse or neglect, amounts to an offence under the general law of land. The child protection law is strict enough to expose the abusive and neglecting parents or care givers to criminal proceedings as the consequences of the criminal conviction.…
The idea of best practice offers the belief that working together and multi-agency working is the key to a successful practice. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015) is a vital piece of framework used throughout the setting that guides professionals throughout a professional career, this includes the use of best practice. WTSC is the main framework the setting abides by and it is implemented immensely throughout, especially the use of information sharing, as it is vital to keep these vulnerable children safe. WTSC evidently works in this particular setting, all staff are given online safeguarding training, at least to level one standard, whereas the lead activity coordinator is trained to a level two standard and attends regular update workshops, this information and training is passed down to all staff.…
Each childcare professional will be required to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority, which will use information from several sources (the DBS check being one). Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 An updated document which expands on practices to safeguard children and creates a national framework for agencies to work individually or in collaboration with other agencies to protect vulnerable children. Policies and procedures individual to the setting…
Child Neglect Child neglect is when a parent or caregiver does not give the care, supervision, affection and support needed for a child’s health, safety and well-being. Child neglect includes: • Physical neglect and inadequate supervision • Emotional neglect • Medical neglect • Educational neglect Physical Neglect Children need enough care to be healthy and enough supervision to be safe. Adults that care for children must provide clothing, food, and drink. A child also needs safe, healthy shelter, and adequate supervision.…
Safety is a very important topic to teach students of all ages. Teaching students as early as possible should be encourage because the earlier they are taught the better. Safety can be broken into many different topics such as school bus safety, safety while walking home from school, stranger danger, and safety from sexual abuse. If I were a school nurse providing education about sexual abuse to children between 4 and 6 years of age I would make it relatable to them so that they can better understand. Teaching students is very important because children, especially students with special needs are taken advantage more often than not.…
There are two main acts that relate to the role of teachers and staff acting in loco parentis: firstly, the Children’s Act of 1989, states that teachers have a duty of care towards the children under their supervision, as well as promoting the safety and welfare of the children in their care. The second act is the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 These are both UK legislations not South African which puts a further obligation on the school as a whole to safeguard the wellbeing and safety of pupils in its care by providing and implementing safety procedures and instructions in harmful…
Schools should be a place of safe learning not only for the students but for the teachers as well. There are many advantages of having security within our schools. One of the advantages of security in schools is that fewer incidents, suspensions and expulsions happen when schools have security measures in place (Wren, 2013). Another advantage of having security within our schools is being able to identify information prior to an attack, communities across the country can effectively establish policies and security measures to prevent future incidences. Lastly, security within our schools improves academic performance, it has been proven that with fewer distractions and a safer learning environment it results in higher academic achievement Finn and Servoss (2014) conducted a study to answer two questions that pertained to school security policies.…
Keeping children healthy and safe is paramount as it is our duty as professional childminder to protect and prevent children from accidents and keep them safe all the time. Also, it is import to ensure that parents are happy with the service provided (Tassoni, 2007). For the children to be safe it is important to ensure that home safety is kept to standard. Safety of children can be achieved if childminder maintains things in the right place and making sure that children cannot access kitchen during cooking.…