Hi, welcome to silkysteps would it help to research a little more?
Maybe look at article
6 of the
UNCRC a child's right to life, article
2 a right to protection, article
7 a child's right to know & be cared for by their parents, article
19 a right to have organisations protect them from harm and article
28 a child's right to access education.
These all suggest a way of working together that supports children's welfare.
Safeguarding children protects them from injuring themselves, from coming to harm caused by others or the environment and provides an awareness for the danger of negligence. A
duty to care is a legal obligation that asks everyone to consider the well-being of those that they come into contact with and to have an awareness of the laws, standards, policies and procedures that relate to an area of professional work eg. In England, NI, Wales it involves the Early years welfare standards, NOS, childcare act 2006, children act 2004, ECM and its outcomes, national guidance 'working together to safeguard children' annd 'What to do if you're worried about a child', Common Assessment Framework and ensuring parents trust is maintained by having suitable people to care for them
the protection of children act 1999 on Devon.gov.uk
Through your role of safeguarding you are able to support self, colleagues, parents, carers and introduce issues that surround safety and protection:
Impact of smacking
Recognising
signs of abuse
Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs
Assessing risks and minimising them
You are able to work with a multi-agency approach to ensure all aspects of a child and their famillies needs are identified and supported appropriately.
Integrated working
Multi-agency working - on archived CWDC website
'Team around the child'
Safeguarding policies
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Hth xx