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Safeguarding is when all child and young children’s are safe. For example all children must be safe and looked after properly .when they are having problem by having a sexual abuse, neglect or getting injured by someone. You will have to talk to someone about it in the nursery, tell the supervisor or the manager. Policies are really important they must set a responsibility to the staff and the procedures that they have to follow.
Health and safety act 1974 is when a persons at work should protects the risk in work setting if something serious goes on this will be against the law.
Legislation and guidelines
• Child 1989
• Care home regulations 2001
• Road traffic act 1999
• Sexual offences act 2003
• Transport act 2000
• Care standard act
• Health act 1999
• Equal opportunities act
• Sex discrimination act 1975
• Education act 2002
• Every child matters 2004
• Children act 1989
• Children act 2004
• Safeguarding of vulnerable adults
• UK cc is uk council for children internet safety
• Special education need and disability act 2001
• Mental health act 1983
• Public interest disclosure act 1998
• The religious hatred act 2006
1.2 Question
Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
Answer
All adult in nursery and school should have the responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children and young people. All children should know what acceptable and not acceptable behavior is and even they should know
Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB):
This Agency is a statutory body set up in local areas and they are responsible for protecting Children and Young People from significant harm, thus promoting their welfare. The Board is made up from experts from Children Services. The serious cases such as Abuse are reviewed by the LSCB.
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB):
This Agency exists to help identify People who are unsuitable to work with Children and Young People, giving Schools and Child Care Settings access to any criminal information that a Person may have. The CRB provides a disclosure service which is held by the Police and offers access to records held by them together with the Protection of Children Act 1999 and List 99 on anyone wishing to work with Children and Young People.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC):
This Agency is a charitable organisation and its role is to work to protect Children and Young People from harm. Their Vision is to end cruelty to Children and Young People. They have the power, alongside the Police and Children’s Social Services, to act on the behalf of Children and Young People who are at serious risk of Abuse. They also provide services to support Families and Children. They provide a Helpline for People to call if they are worried about a Child’s welfare and for Children and Young People to call if they are in distress or in imminent danger.
General Practitioners (GPs):
They have a duty and a responsibility to alert Children’s Social Services when they suspect that an Abuse has taken place with Children or Young People after they have carried out a medical examination or observation of a Child. As a result of non-accidental injuries, Hospital Staff are also involved in safeguarding issues if a Child or Young Person attends their Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). They too have a duty and a responsibility to report any such cases of Abuse to Children’s Social Services.
Social Services:
They have a responsibility to provide a service to help vulnerable Families who might be struggling to care for their Children, through challenging situations/issues such as imprisonment, alcoholism or an addiction to drugs. They will always be involved with Children and Young People in situations of Abuse and harm. There are also Family Support Workers who will work closely with the Local Children’s Centres and will do Home visits to monitor the Families where there are concerns about their safety, about their welfare and about their health.
Education Services:
They have a responsibility for the education and welfare of Children and Young People. The Teachers observe closely in their Classrooms the Children who are in their care where they can identify the signs and the needs of the welfare of a Child.
Criminal Services:
The Police have a duty and a responsibility for the safety and protection of the General Public more so Children and Young People. They work closely with the Children’s Social Services to protect Children and Young People from harm. Their role also includes making a decision on whether to investigate on the allegations of Child Abuse. All Police Forces will have a Unit called the “Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU)” where they will gather the evidence from the Children’s Social Services or other Agencies to see if an investigation is warranted and taking the necessary action to remove that Child from immediate danger and placing them with Social Services.
2. Know what to do when children or young people are ill or injured, including emergency procedures.
2.1. Question
Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses.
Answer
Symptoms indicating an illness may include:
Behaviour that is unusual for the individual child, such as child who is normally active and who suddenly becomes lethargic or drowsy.
High temperature or fever (38°C and above measured in the ear)
Loose bowels
Faeces which is grey, pale or contains blood
Vomiting
Discharge from the eye or ear
Skin that displays rashes, blisters, spots, crusty or weeping sores
Loss of appetite
Dark urine
Headaches
Stiff neck or other muscular and joint pain
Continuous scratching of scalp or skin
Difficulty in swallowing or complaining of a sore throat
Persistent, prolonged or severe coughing; or
Difficulty in breathing.
2.2 Question
Describe the actions to take when children or young people are ill or injured.
Answer
The responsibility of caring for a child who becomes ill is enormous: it is vital that carers should know the signs and symptoms of illness and when to seek medical aid. When a child is taken ill or is injured, it is vital that the parents taken ill or is injured, it is vital that the parents and guardians are notified as soon as possible.
• You should make sure that you follow the routines that help protect the children from illness e.g. washing your hands while handing with children.
• While you are waiting for parents to arrive read a story to the sick child to make them fell comfy.
• Most work setting have a policy of a writing consent form for their child to have the medication’s If the child is injured in my nursery first ask the child if he/she is ok . I would take the child to the first aider in the classroom and explain to the supervisor if had saw what had happen.
2.3 Question
Identify circumstances when children and young people might require urgent medical attention.
• When a child is ill or has any medical condition.
• When a child has fallen and hurt his/herself
• Bleeding heavy
• Need first aid assistant
2.4 Question
Describe the actions to take in response to emergency situations including:
• Fires
• Security incidents
• Missing children or young people
3. Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied.
3.1 Question
Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse.
Answer
Abuse, harm, or bullying of Children and Young People can be in different forms. Abuse is something, which happens to a Child, which is in Breach of their Rights and can often affect their health and their development.
Type of Abuse: Characteristics:
Physical Suffocating, hitting, beaten with objects, shaking and throwing about, burning or scolding causing physical harm or injury. This can result in pain, which can cause bruising, can cause bones to be broken and sometimes disability and can even cause the death of a Child or a Young Person.
Sexual Forcing a Child or a Young Person or even enticing them into sexual activities against their will. Letting them view pornographic material, be it on the Internet, on their Mobile Phones, or on their Personal Computers, physical contact, such as inappropriate touching or acts of penetration and sexual harassment.
Emotional Persistent ill-treatment which effects their emotional development, they can cause themselves self-harm by deliberately hurting themselves secretly, blaming themselves, negative criticism, shouting or swearing at a Child or at a Young Person, causing that Child to think that they a worthless and useless, can cause speech disorder, withholding affection and love, bullying, along with cyber-bullying, causing the Child or the Young Person to have a low self-esteem of themselves and can cause them to become fearful.
Type of Abuse: Characteristics:
Neglect Basic hygiene, care and protection, not providing shelter, warmth, clothes, food and medical care. All this can result in a Child’s or a Young Person’s failure to thrive or can cause developmental delay by not providing for their psychological needs – educational and emotional.
Bullying and Cyber-Bullying These types of Abuse are also recognised as a different form of Abuse and can be distressing for the Victim, which can have or cause serious consequences to a Child’s or to a Young Person’s emotional state, as well as their physical state. It can take place inside and outside of School, when a group or individual show hostility towards another individual, such as name-calling, intimidation, not talking to that individual, spreading malicious rumours, teasing, pushing, kicking, hitting, threatening to use physical violence, racist taunts or gestures, sexual comments and innuendos. Emails, text messages, putting information about an individual on Social Networking Sites such as racial or sexual are also another type of Abuse called Cyber-bullying which can cause distress to an individual caught up in this type of Abuse.
3.2 Question
Describe the risks and possible consequences for children and young people using internet, mobile phone and other technologies.
Answer
Internet:
The Internet is a very powerful tool and can pose as a risk to Children and Young People, exposing them to unsuitable sites causing them to give out personal information about themselves, causing Paedophiles to pose as the same age, different sex or same sex as them, seeking to exploit them. They can access inappropriate information, sometimes it could be accidental, as some Computers often get “Pop-ups” appearing on their screens or when innocent words are entered in the “Search Engine”. Schools should have a filtering system in place, so that they can minimise the risk of preventing Children and Young People from gaining access to inappropriate sites. Schools should also supervise Children and Young People when using the computers as well as Parents.
Mobile Phones:
Most Mobile Phones come with Internet access and most Children and Young People have access to a Mobile Phone. However, most Mobile Phones can be an instrument for Cyber-Bullying, where an individual can cause harm and distress to another individual by sending unfriendly text messages, unfriendly emails, threatening them, thus causing the individual and their Parents distress.
Technologies:
Children and Young People are increasingly using Social Network Sites, such a Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. There are also Gaming Sites that they can access, along with Virtual Reality Consoles, such as XBox Live, XBox 360 where Children and Young People are faced with inappropriate material, which can also cause them to become addictive too and can cause Children and Young people to act out these games on individuals thus causing a spiral effect.
3.3 Question
Describe actions to take in response to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed (including self harm) or bullied, or maybe at risk of harm, abuse or bullying.
Answer
Those working with Children and Young People have a great responsibility in following safeguarding procedures to keep Children safe.
I would report my concerns about any possible signs of Physical Abuse, or when I see changes in the behaviour of a Child or a Young Person to my Line Manager. Or if the Child or Young Person has hinted to me in any way about being bullied and if I see that they may be causing themselves self-harm I would take what the Child or Young Person say to me very serious and would pass those concerns on to my Line Manager, because I have a legal duty to share my concerns. I would reassure the Child or the Young Person that they are not to blame themselves and to let them know that I will have to tell someone about what they have shared with me. I would write down my concerns of what the Child or Young Person has told me and would keep the information secure and confidential.
3.4 Question Describe the Actions to take in response to Concerns that a Colleague may be:
Answer
• Failing to comply with Safeguarding Procedures
I would approach my Line Manager with my concerns letting her know that a Member of Staff has failed to comply with safeguarding procedures of the Setting. I would put these concerns in writing, outlining the incident of safeguarding issue, along with names, dates, place and history. In my Report I would also refer to the Policy and Procedures of the Setting and what it states with regard to safeguarding issues. Even though it may be hard to whistle blow against another Colleague, my first priority is to the Child. Failure to comply to the Code of Conduct of the Setting, I too may be putting that Child or Young Person at risk, but I must keep my findings confidential and should not discuss it with any Members of Staff.
• Harming, Abusing or Bullying a Child or Young Person
If I am concerned that a Colleague may be abusing a Child or Young Person, then I must act on my concerns immediately in order to protect that Child or Young Person by informing my Line Manager. Failure to comply here also I will be putting that Child or Young Person at risk. I would have to write up a Report and may have to give evidence if the Case is taken to Court. Once again, this matter must be kept confidential.
3.5 Question Describe the Principles and Boundaries of Confidentiality and when to share Information.
Answer
Confidentiality is essential in Schools and in a Child Care Settings, however, what I have been told about a Child or Young Person is highly sensitive information and should be kept confidential and not to be discussed or be disclosed with anyone whether it be about their health or other particular needs. As a Support Worker, some Parents may approach me and tell me some personal or sensitive information about their Child or Young Person. Even though they confide in me, I will have to let them know that I will need to share what they had shared with me to my Line Manager. It is important to note that I can pass on some information without the need of permission by the Parents, if I feel that a Child or Young Person is at risk of Abuse or harm. I would pass this information on to the specific persons only so that they can take the appropriate action to protect, support and provide the welfare that that Child or Young Person will need. Sharing this information early will ensure that the problems be identified and action taken when a Child or Young Person is at risk.
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TDA 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
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