Explain why it is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm in the work setting

Explain how the procedures of the work setting protect both children and young people and practitioners.

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All practitioners and professionals working with children can complete a common assessment at any time for a child they work with. CAF was introduced to provide practitioners with children with an assessment tool that any 'frontline' worker such as someone working in education, health, children's social care and housing can use. The CAF is specific to England but the same approach of working together is recommended in all the countries of the United Kingdom.

The CAF should be carried out if a practitioner has concerns about the child and information from other agencies can be collected on the CAF to build up a fuller picture of the child. For example, a child may be boisterous at the setting and on talking to a Health Visitor the practitioner could learn that this is because there is not a lot of room to run around at home. So, “maybe they need to be able to do that in the nursery in order to unleash their frustration’ (Ingrid Small, Pre-school Manager quoted in The Common Assessment Framework for children and young people: A Guide for Practitioners (http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/caf/). The CAF also means that children and parents only have to share the information once rather than repeating themselves to different agencies and on multiple forms. The CAF makes use of ‘shared assessment”. However, “shared assessment” can be used by practitioners outside of a CAF to gain a fuller picture of a child’s needs. There is also a Team Around the Child (TAC) meeting where different agencies will attend a meeting concerning a child or family who have a CAF. The parent/s, child/ren (if age appropriate) and social worker will also attend the

The Whole School Policy for Safeguarding Incorporating Child Protection (Updated April 2015) from the school where I work (adhere to child protection procedures agreed locally through the Norfolk Children’s Safeguarding Board), clarify roles, procedures for managing concerns, training given to adults working there, guidance for safer recruitment and assistance for a safer working practice. All these procedures ensure the protection of children and of the adults working with them, by guaranteeing good support and training and by ensuring that everyone working on the setting is really aiming to protect the children as best as they can.

All staff working in an education setting have a responsibility to ensure that children are cared for and safe. The Children Act 2004 also requires that practitioners protect children as far as possible when placed in the practitioners care i.e. at school. This includes preventing any risks which may occur. Everyone who comes into contact with children, young people and families have a role to play; local agencies, including the police and health services, also have a duty under the Children Act 2004 to ensure that they are aware of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children when carrying out their functions or duties. Under the same act a similar range of agencies are required to cooperate with local authorities to promote the safeguarding, well-being and protection of children in each local authority area. This cooperation should exist and be effective at all levels of the organisation.

All staff will have a specific responsibility to the children they work with; a code of conduct provides them with a clear guideline on the types of practice that will meet these responsibilities. Good conduct not only prevents incidents and allegations that we find ourselves being an element of, but will also help to highlight any conduct that is unsafe and unprofessional. When supporting children, young people and others who may be expressing concerns it is important to listen and have empathy, to reassure the child and seek support and advice from the designated child protection officer. There are several policies to take into account dependant on the concern. The child care in practice policy helps develop the knowledge of professionals delivering child care services and to promote the highest standards, this is to raise awareness of often neglect issues that may occur with students in school. Child protect is a statement that makes clear how to keep children safe and to ensure that the school is committed to protecting every single child. Every activity or lesson within school must have been risk assessed, this is for the safety of both staff and students and is in place to minimise any risks that may

The child protection policies in the setting help the practitioners to have responsibilities as an early year practitioner and know what to do if the situation comes up. The policies protect the babies from impairment within the setting and this done by having policies where the students go to placement: they have to where badges and sign in and out of the setting. Also visitors have to sign in and out on the visitors’ book at the reception. The Children Act 1989 amended in 2004 and 2006 set up a register of people names who where unsuitable to work with babies. According to P.Tassoni, “it requires setting working with children to ensure they do not offer employment or volunteer work to anyone before they have been vetted by the criminal records bureau” (Page 117). This policy and procedure is effective way for the practitioner to identify babies that been abused or harm in anyway. Child protection policy helps the practitioners step-by-step when dealing with the welfare of the baby. While observing the babies through activities practitioners must take cautions to

The case of ‘Katelynn Sampson’ is one of the several sad cases that we often hear of which always leads to the laws surrounding children’s safety be amended or developed. I find it disturbing that a young child’s life had to be taken for proper recommendations ensuring the safety of children is done. I deem the suggestions to do compulsory training for children’s aid workers and law enforcement; extension to children’s aid society hours and corresponding communications between them and others involved in the child’s life are great. However, the recommendation for social workers to work with students without parental consent seems a little extreme to me. I consider this proposal should be based on the students age as many parents will

| 1. Make a booklet• an outline of current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people• an analysis of how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people• an explanation of how the processes used by own work setting (Link to placement) or service comply with legislation that

Safeguarding of children and young people throughout their school years can only be provided by a strong relationship between the individuals and organisations that are responsible for their development in the different age groups. All children should be dealt with as individuals as they all have different problems. Some children have to be dealt with by specialists who have training in a specific area. Teaching staff must be able to recognise when children require specialised help, and they must support the work of these specialists. Staff at the school and specialist support workers must work together in partnership to ensure that the best service is being provided for students. Teachers must share all applicable information about children

It is every staff members job within the work setting to ensure children and young people in their care are happy and safe. If a safe environment isn’t provided for them to develop and thrive in, then the work setting is failing as a child service provider. If a child or young person does not feel safe at school, or where they live they will not progress and could find the transition into adult life more difficult. If a child is protected from harm, they will have the confidence to try new things a develop their life

The Children Act (1989) and (2004) – Established care workers should see the needs of a child as paramount when making decisions that could affect a child’s welfare. The Act of 2004 resulted in a report called Every Child Matters. The aim is that all children should be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.

The course has taught me that it is of paramount important to ensure I safeguard children and young people. I have learnt that it involves so much more than just protecting children from abuse – it also includes promoting their interests, keeping them safe and protecting their rights. In line with the settings child protection policies and procedures, schools, and thus I as a teaching assistant, have an important role in the detection and prevention of child abuse and neglect. This would also include helping them to protect themselves from abuse and dealing with bullying.

When working with children or young adults the practitioner needs to be aware of the current legislation, as they may affect how they work. It is always very important to recognize that every child is unique and respectful to their human rights. The practitioners need to read related publications as the legislation constantly under reviewed. According to the every child matters (England 2003) based on the children act 2004, the green paper stresses the importance of more of integrated services and they sharing of information between the professional. After the tragic case of Victoria Cimbie, this legislation has been into effect, where there was no communication between the health and social worker.