Supporting Children and Learning Assignment PDF
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Running head: SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLSSupporting children and learning in schoolsName of the studentUniversity nameAuthor’s note
1SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLSContentsTask 1:........................................................................................................................................31.1 Present UK based legal guidelines and policies influencing the safety of children andyoung individuals:..................................................................................................................31.2 Understanding of child protection as a part of the wider aspects of safeguardingchildren:..................................................................................................................................31.3 Analyses of national and local guidelines........................................................................31.4 Sharing of findings informs practice................................................................................41.5 Compliance of work process setting with legislation......................................................4Task 2:........................................................................................................................................42.1 Significance of protecting children and young individuals:............................................42.2 Significance of an approach centred towards a child or young person:...........................52.3 Partnerships in the context of safeguarding children and young individuals:.................52.4 Roles and responsibilities of different organizations involved in protection of abuse....6Task 3:........................................................................................................................................63.1 Importance of workplace protection harm.......................................................................63.2 Rules and strategies to prevent children and adults at work............................................63.3 Evaluation of strategies by which bad practice could be identified and reported:...........73.4 Steps taken by practitioners to protect themselves at workplace setting.........................7Task 4:........................................................................................................................................74.1 Probable indications that should raise safety concerns in the context of child safety:....7
2SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS4.2 Actions that can be taken (as per the policies and procedures) in the instance a childreports of abuse or harm:........................................................................................................84.3: Children’s Rights:...........................................................................................................9Task 5:......................................................................................................................................105.1 Types of bullying and its effects:...................................................................................105.2 Policies and procedures to be followed about incidents of bullying:.............................105.3 Supporting a child or their families during the suspicion or allegation of bullying:.....12Task 6:......................................................................................................................................126.1 Strategies ti foster self esteem and self confidence of children::...................................126.2 Significance of fostering resilience:...............................................................................136.3 Importance of strategies to ensure children can protect themselves and make decisionsregarding their own safety:...................................................................................................136.4 Strategies to empower children to make e positive and informed decisions which fostertheir safety and well being:..................................................................................................13Task 7:......................................................................................................................................147.1 Adverse effects on children being online and using mobile phones:.............................147.2 Strategies to reduce the risks posed to children being online:.......................................15References................................................................................................................................17
3SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLSTask 1: 1.1 Present UK based legal guidelines and policies influencing the safety of children andyoung individuals: A number of policies and effective guidelines could be stated over here to ensure thesafety and protection of children and young indivuduals. Some of these is discussed over herein the context of the UK based legislation such as- Children Act, 2004; Safeguardingvulnerable Groups Act, 2006; Children and Young Persons Act 2008. The Children Act, 2004 places opportunities on the local administration andstakeholders to ensure their safety and well –being. The safeguarding vulnerable Groups Actis aimed at removing children from the proximity of people who could inflict serious harmupon the children. The Children and young Persons Act, 2008, places responsibilities on theregistrars to intimate the local authorities of the death of the children.1.2 Understanding of child protection as a part of the wider aspects of safeguardingchildren:In this respect, safeguarding means protection of children from maltreatment andhealth deterioration. As mentioned by Pecora et al. (2017), the implementation of thepolicies and procedures helps in ensuring that the children grow up in a safe and effectiveenvironment. It could be further guaranteed by reporting of any ill treatment or misbehaviourwith children to the local authorities. The safeguarding Act further states that the values andbeliefs of the children need to be acknowledged as children are emotionally fragile (Roberts,2017). Hence, not responding to them effectively could evoke strong and negative feelings.
4SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS1.3 Analyses of national and local guidelines There are a number of policies and legislations which are implemented for theprotection of the vulnerable age group. Some of these are implemented both at the local andnational level. Some of the policies are – Children and Young Persons Act, 2008; ChildrenAct, 2004. However, due to the lack of sufficient support from the federal and national levelsome of the policies are not implemented equally at the local level. Additionally, the lack ofknowledge regarding child protection further makes the effective implementation of thepolicies difficult, which could affect the quality of support care services delivered to thechildren in homes (Bradshaw, 2016).1.4 Sharing of findings informs practice In case of incidents of abuse inquiries and care reviews could be conducted. Some ofthese particularly depend upon the aspect of whistle blowing. For the purpose of which riskassessment could be conducted from time to time. Additionally, the sharing of information inbetween care professionals could improve the quality of care. In this respect, the trainedprofessionals are expected to pass on the required amount of knowledge pertaining to childcare to the subordinates (Parsons, Abbott, McKnight & Davies, 2015).1.5 Compliance of work process setting with legislation The work processes implemented and followed within the care homes follows theparticular Data protection and confidentiality act, 1998 as per which the confidential andprivy details of the support users should not be leaked and could only be shared in case ofemergency with informed consent.
5SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLSTask 2:2.1 Significance of protecting children and young individuals: Incidences of abuse against children and young individuals have grown at a rapid rateall over the world. The children are seen as soft targets and could be easily lured andmanipulated. On the other hand, the youth often fall prey to peer pressure which makes takeup illegal and wring activities such as addiction to drugs and alcohol. There are several formsof abuse against children and young adults such as physical abuse, mental abuse etc. sincechildren have developed decision making and reasoning skills they often fail to recognize theones who may harm them (Hagger, 2016).2.2 Significance of an approach centred towards a child or young person:This type of approach can help in implementing a friendly attitude towards thechildren within the care setting which helps in understanding their grievances. Asmentioned by Vagni, Maiorano, Pajardi and Gudjonsson (2015), a child centred approachhelps in being sensitive to the feelings and emotions of the children. Therefore, byunderstanding the feelings expressed by the children further abuses against them could beprevented.2.3 Partnerships in the context of safeguarding children and young individuals:With regards to safeguarding of the vulnerable population group a multidisciplinaryapproach needs to be undertaken where more than one agency or person is involved. In thisrespect, more than one agency or channel is required such as social services group, generalphysician and psychology services.The social services employed in the protection and care of vulnerable people could belocal or national level in origin. In this respect, the local healthcare channels are dependentupon the government and federal government agencies for funds. They social services and
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