safeguarding the welfare of children and young people

Safeguarding the welfare of
children and young people

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Entitlement and provision for early years education........................................................1
1.2 Characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages...........4
1.3 Post 16 options for young people and adults....................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Strategic purpose .............................................................................................................7
2.2 Roles of external professionals who may work with a school.........................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 How the ethos, mission, aims and values of a school may be reflected in working practices
................................................................................................................................................8
3.2 Methods of communicating a school's ethos, mission, aims and values..........................9
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 Laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools.....................................................9
4.2 How legislations affects how school works...................................................................10
4.3 Roles of regulatory bodies relevant to education sector.................................................10
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................11
5.1 Why schools have policies and procedures ...................................................................11
5.2 Policies and procedures of schools.................................................................................11
5.3 How schools policies and procedures may be developed and communicated...............12
TASK 6..........................................................................................................................................12
6.1 Roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy........12
6.2 Roles of schools in national policies relating to children, families and young people. .13
6.3 Roles of other organisations working with children.......................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding can be defined as protecting individuals with different damages, harm and
so on. On the other hand, welfare of children along with young people is something that supports
them in different ways like improving their health, educating them and so on (Silverman, 2016).
In present report, different elements will be covered and some of these are provisions for early
years of education, roles of external professionals, methods of communicating a school's
mission, ethos, values and aims as well. Lastly, report will also keep it's focus on different codes
and ethics of practice affecting working in schools and so on.
TASK 1
1.1 Entitlement and provision for early years education
Types Description Age of children
Registered Childminder Registered childminders are said to
be the self-employed individuals
who comes under private or
statutory working sector that majorly
works from homes and serves
different services to other person's
child or children. It has also been
found that a registered childminder
in United Kingdom specifically
delivers services to 6 children at a
time (Lloyd, 2018).
Basically, care that is
specifically being given by
registered childminders is
under the age of eight only. It
has also been analysed that
only three of them can be aged
under five.
School Based Nursery School based nursery can be
considered as classes which
specifically provides childcare and
early education to the children and
works under statutory guidelines of
UK. In United Kingdom's education
department, nursery classes runs just
Children's age between three
to four years are being served
with school based nursery
services.
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like schooling hours which may vary
based on the educational and support
services offered by them (full or
half-day sessions).
Reception Class In Britain, a reception class is
specifically being defined as a class
where children are being served with
this type of services just when they
first start school at the age of four or
five. This type of services may come
under private, voluntary or statutory
guidelines.
Children belonging to the age
group of four or five are
specifically being given this
type of service in United
Kingdom (Carlson and et. al.,
2020).
Children's center In United Kingdom, children's centre
is said to be a centre which supports
local families with young children
that are looking forward to receive
any sort of support.
Child under the age of five can
be served with support under
children's center in United
Kingdom.
Day nursery It has been considered as a childcare
centre which offers different types of
support like development and well-
being to children belonging to the
age group from birth to five years.
This can also be voluntary, statutory
or private.
Children from birth to five
years.
Out of school club In United Kingdom, out of school
clubs are said to be the ones that
delivers services like breakfast and
so on to children before school. Also,
children are being served even after
school, during school time or
Children and adolescents ages
5 to 14.
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