Show children and young people how to take responsibility for their own health, safety and security?
 

Hi, I am doing the CACHE level 2 supporting teaching and learning. I am currently on assignment 4 - Support the Health and Safety of Children and Young
People. I am doing the course via a home learning college, so I'm really finding this challenging as I have no one else to discuss assignments with. I am struggling to think of a practical assignment I can undertake for the following questions:

1. Show children and young people how to take responsibility for their own health, safety and security within own indoor and outdoor environments,
2. Show children and young people how to take a balanced approach to risk


can anyone help give me some ideas. I would really appreciate it.
Thank you :smile:

Hi,welcome to the site and my apologies for the delay replying. I hope this is still a little bit useful.

Page 106 of the level 2 TA STL handbook states

AC 2.3 Show children and young people how to take responsibility for their own health, safety and security within own indoor and outdoor environments

For this assessment criteria, you will need to be able to show how you support childen and young people in taking responsibility for their own health, safety and security in all areas of the school or college.

As part of the curriculum, childrn and you g people will need to be taught about keeping healthy and safe. This will include lessons about caring for and respecting their own bodies, thinking about the food they eat and the exercise they take. The curriculum for personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education includes three core themes on health and well-being. These will run through each key stage in primary and secondary schools. Children and young people will be taught how to assess and manage risks and how to keep themelves safe, both physically and emotionally.

RESEARCH THIS: Look at the PSHE curriculum for the age groups you are supporting. What are children and young people taught about the following and what suggested learning opportunities are given?

• keeping healthy
• keeping safe
• use of drugs/smoking
• transitions
• being safe online

https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/curriculum-and-resources/resources/programme-study-pshe-education-key-stages-1%E2%80%935


AC 2.4 Show children and young people how to take a balanced approach to risk

Health and safety requirements will mean that adults are responsible for these kinds of issues in the learning environment and should do whatever they can to keep the environment safe and free from hazards. Bear in mind that a hazard is something that a child or young person may be able to see, but the level of risk is something that they may not. Whether they are able to do this for themselves will depend on their age, needs and abilities.

If a balanced approach is taken, staff will be able to consider how much responsibility to give to children and young people, according to their needs. In this way they will be able to develop their independence and confidence in managing hazardous situations and exercis their own rights and choices. Staff will need to talk to children and young people about the reasons for taking particular courses of action and weighing up the risks before acting in certain situations. As they grow older, pupils should also consider and discuss the impact of their actions on those around them.

Thank you for your help :)