305.3 Help Help Help

Hi I hope someone can help me, I am trying to get my head around 305.3. I am stuck on 305.3.7 Follow safe working practices that protect children and practitioners.

Is this done by follow the schools policy on reporting child abuse or am i totally missing the point.

Thank you

[babe]

Hi there

As an assessor, when I assess this unit, i look at how staff protect not only themselves but also children. So for example if they are changing a babies nappy, how do they ensure that they can be overseen by members of staff? Even though staff are CRB cleard, it's good practice to protect yourself from any allegations that could be made by children or vice versa. Also, do you inform anyone where you are, what you are doing, do you leave doors open, or change in the room whilst still protecting the childrens privacy? Can your hands always be seen by others. Also if you are accompanying older children to the bathroom - do you assist where necessary but depending on age of child encourage independence and self help skills? E.g encourage them to pull up their own trousers? What does your settings policy state regarding protecting yourself and the children? These are all things that i look for and question my learners when i observe anything to do with changing the children etc!
Hope this helps x

Hi thank you for getting back to me. That is a great help thank you. I wasnt thinking along those lines.

I am able to answer the other questions in 305.3 as we are going through a case of suspected child abuse at my setting that is in my class but i was tring to answer that question to fit in with that, hoiwever now i will answer it in my knowledge based assignment that my assessor has set for this.

Thanks againx

its nice to have an assessors reply!!!!

its helped us too

keep it up and thx sooo much 'babe'

I totally agree... you kind of feel there is light at the end of the tunnel, especially on this unit, all help is fantastic.

thanks xxxxxxxxxx