...Schools must abide by the law and strive to preserve a safe and secure environment where students can develop mentally and physically, explore new ideas, create good relationships with others and also create a healthy self-image. All school’s have safeguarding and anti-bullying policies which must be followed by all staff. All teachers and staff at the school must ensure that they are responsible in safeguarding the children. It is the responsibility of all staff to keep an eye out for any possible signs of child abuse and neglect. If they suspect anything, they must report their concerns promptly especially if they believe that a student is likely to be suffering any harm by another person. These matters include physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect by the family or also bullying by other children. Teaching staff must ensure that they do whatever it takes to prevent or stop this as all of these issues could cause a great amount of physical or emotional harm to the child. By making the children aware of dangers they can become better prepared for adult life. Some of these dangers include taking drugs because of peer pressure, or playing in deserted places, or talking to strangers....
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...It is imperative to safeguard children and young people as this results in a more secure and safe environment where children are able to develop to their full potential. Children achieve finest while they are healthy, safe and their welfare is protected. Guaranteeing that each child is achieving in this way. Whilst working in line with Every Child Matters. It is our responsibility to care for these children and protect them from any abuse such as physical, sexual, emotional, neglect and bullying. It is also vital to identify any signs and symptoms of abuse that may well be happening to a child, reporting any reservations straight away to the designated safeguarding officer, who will then communicate with other multi agency workers such as police, social services etc. Reporting these suspicions straight away may well theoretically protect a child from any more abuse. Early signs of abuse...
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...Legislations, strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of abuse to adults P4): Key legislations & regulations safeguarding adults work: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: This purpose of this act is to help protect vulnerable adults avoid harm and keep them safe from harm’s way, also people who are deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults from gaining access to them through their work. However this act gives vulnerable adults their independence. Equality Act of 2010: The importance of this act is to protect all individuals from discrimination within the workplace whether they may be physically or mentally unable. This act legally protects individuals no matter their sexual orientation, age, race, disability sex, and religion /beliefs etc. for example if a service user came from a strict culture and it was seen as against the religion to be washed by a man, managers would have to allocate a woman to her aid in order to respect the service user and prevent harassment and risk of abuse to the individual due to their cultural and spiritual needs. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: The purpose of this act is to enable some criminal convictions to be overlooked or ignored after the rehabilitation period. This act applies to individuals who are being re-introduced to society and it also applies to individuals who may not have a lifelong blot on their records because of a relatively minor offence in their past. The police Act of 1997: This act...
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...Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in recognition of children suffering neglect. To begin a definition of safeguarding will be explored from a range of sources. This will be followed with the importance of policy and its impact on our direct practice as SCPHN’s. Finally key terms will be addressed as follows “children, neglect” Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived (Fraser & Nolan, 2004) There is no mutually agreed definition, this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass, rather Powell (2007) perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection, safe conduct, duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is rather vague, unclear and subjective, this presents further queries who has the final say on harm, is it the parent, the child or the Health Professional. Public policy with reference to safeguarding children is rapidly having been brought in to sharp focus with recent well publicised cases including Baby P and Victoria Climbie demanding a blame culture (Corby,2006) Said culture has propelled Health Professionals into acting and this is represented in the increase specialist safeguarding teams within local trust (Ward,2012) This recommendation derived from the Laming review (2003) and the Children act (2004)...
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...Safeguarding children and young people and young vulnerable adults policy |Ofsted aims to assure the safe and secure provision for children, young people and learners across all remits through effective | |inspection and regulation. Therefore, safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and some vulnerable adult learners is part of | |our core business and all staff must be aware of their responsibilities in this regard. | Age group: 0-18+ Published: February 2015 Reference no: 150004 Contents Purpose 4 The definition of safeguarding – children and young people 5 Aims and objectives 6 Ofsted’s responsibilities 7 Safeguarding vulnerable adults 9 Ofsted’s responsibilities 10 Ofsted Safeguarding Group 10 Annex A: Assessment of risk in settings, where children attend, because individuals reside on the premises or have access to children and young people 12 Purpose 1. This document outlines Ofsted’s policy on identifying and responding to concerns regarding the safeguarding and protection of children and young people, with a specific section on protection of vulnerable adults. This policy, with the associated procedures, provides guidance for all staff who may come across concerns of this nature within the context of their work for Ofsted. These include: ■ all members of Ofsted’s workforce, both inspectors and office-based staff ■ additional inspectors ■...
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...and procedures within own UK home nation for Safeguarding children and young people. (REF 1.1) The main current legislation for safeguarding children and young people are: - Children Act 1989 - The Children Act (Every child matters) 2004 - Protection of Children Act 1999 - Data protection Act 1998 - Safeguarding vunerable group Act 2006 - Sexual offences Act 2003 - Criminal justice and court services Act 2000 - Equalities Act 2010 - Data protection Act 1998 non-statutory guidance - United Nations Convention on the rights of the child The main current guidelines for safeguarding children and young people are: - Working together to safeguard children The main current policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people are: - Child Protection Policy Child protection is part of the wider work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. It refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering from any form of abuse or neglect. It also involves protecting children and young people from maltreatment and preventing impairment of a child’s health and development by ensuring children are raised in positive circumstances by providing safe and caring environments. Parents or carers who fail to protect or care for their children could then be taken to court and the child be then removed from the home and placed into care. Wider forms of safeguarding also include; risk assessments such as providing...
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...that pledge. “Safe Hands” is reviewed and updated annually. Adopting and implementing “Safe Hands” remains a requirement of affiliation to the ECB, and the “Safe Hands” Safeguarding Programme continues to provide a core theme of the ECB club accreditation programme, ECB Clubmark. As the National Governing Body for cricket we take our responsibility for the well-being of the game extremely seriously. We want the millions of people throughout England and Wales who enjoy our national summer sport, across all ages and from a hugely diverse range of backgrounds, to have a positive experience, whatever their involvement. We also want to play our part in helping children achieve the best possible outcomes and we are confident of the important role sport can play in helping children be safe, healthy and involved in their communities. This Safeguarding Policy provides our sport with tools to ensure the whole game takes up the challenge of continuously improving the participation conditions for children. By participation, we mean not just playing the game, but being involved in their clubs, having their views listened to and being encouraged to take responsibility, with the help of the adults around them, for their own development as cricketers and as people. In addition, and of equally vital importance, “Safe Hands” helps us ensure the many thousands of volunteers integral to our game are supported. A vibrant and healthy club cricket infrastructure is important to...
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...The specialist skills of the Health Visitor are crucially important in safeguarding children (HM Government, 2010). In the past decade there has been significant change in nursing and healthcare that has led to a much wider remit for those involved in working with children and subsequently child protection (Hall and Elliman, 2006; Department of Health, 2004); indeed Health Visitors are responding to a national drive to further enhance their contribution to public health (Department of Health, 2009). It is against this backdrop that the critical need to develop the leadership role of the Specialist Community Public Health nurse within the process of recognising and referring child maltreatment emerges. This requires Team Managers to support staff to safeguard children, which highlights the need for effective clinical supervision, improved interagency working, and a change in organisational culture. Using a Case Study presented in Appendix One, consideration will be given to the significance of the role of the Specialist Community Public Health nurse in the recognition and referral of a child in need of protection. Consideration will also be given to the complexities of the recognition of abuse, and the barriers which may hinder the safeguarding process. For the purposes of this assignment the terms Specialist Community Public Health Nurse and Health Visitor will be used interchangeably. Elizabeth is clearly a ‘child in need’ as defined by Section 17(10)...
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...The Roles and Responsibilities of the Teacher There are many roles and responsibilities of the teacher, these have somewhat changed from my experiences at school. Teachers would stand at the front of the classroom and deliver a lesson using only the blackboard and chalk. The teacher was considered the knowledge fountain. As I explore the various roles and responsibilities of the teacher I will show the importance of ensuring the student is given varied tools and opportunities in order to learn and progress through education and life. A teacher is not just someone who delivers curriculum content to learner's. The responsibilities stretch as far as safeguarding children. For example if I thought a student was suffering abuse at home or was homeless it is my duty to report this to the safeguarding representative in college. I as a trainee teacher have a duty of care over my students and understand the duty of care expected of me as a teacher. Teaching needs to be a varied environment upon which learner's can experience different 1 learning strategies. This could be through group work or discussion based, whichever way the teacher deliver's the lesson the end outcome is generally more positive from the learner's point of view. The teacher has a very important moral responsibility, one that in the end is all that matters and that is to give students the knowledge and opportunities...
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...Analysis…………………………………………………………4 Data Analysis…………………………………………………………………………….4 Decision Analysis………………………………………………………………………..4 Design…………………………………………………………………………………….5 Importance of Safeguarding Information ………………………………………………………..6 Network Security………………………. ……………………………………………………….6 Advantages of Accounting Information Systems..……………………………………................7 Disadvantages of Accounting Information Systems……………………………………………..7 Conclusion………………………………………..………………………………………………8 References ……………………………………………………………………………………….9 Introduction The Accounting information systems network is an interactive human interface that enables organizations to make key business decisions. These decisions include strategies, goals and cost saving procedures. Companies must increasingly rely on evolving technology to help manage this data. Technology serves the Accounting information systems as a whole to help an organization and top management make informative decisions. The design of the technology in such a way that it accommodates each critical aspect of the organization - people, procedure and processes analysis, data analysis, decision analysis, and design - is paramount. This paper will look at accounting information system from a macro point of view and discuss the importance of safeguarding information (Carnal, 2007). Critical aspects of the Accounting Information System A basic Accounting information system has five parts that define it, including...
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...205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Define the following types of abuse: a Physical abuse Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Define the following types of abuse: b Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is when a person is forced or tricked into taking part in any kind of sexual activity. When sexual contact is non-consensual, it is an abuse. Define the following types of abuse: c Emotional/psychological abuse Emotional Abuse is where one person gains power and control over another through words and gestures which gradually undermine, the other’s self-respect. : Define the following types of abuse: d Financial abuse Financial abuse is stealing or defrauding someone of money, goods and/or property, allowing others to steal money or property, tricking or threatening individuals into giving away money or property, withholding money, refusing to allow individuals to manage their finances, etc. Define the following types of abuse: e Institutional abuse Institutional abuse happens when the lifestyles of clients are sacrificed in favour of the routines and/or restrictive practices of the home. Institutional abuse comprises neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, discriminatory abuse, psychological, emotional abuse and financial abuse. Define the following types of abuse: Self neglect Self-neglect is when a person does not pay attention to their health and well-being...
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...Rachel Dag. NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2. (A/601/8574) Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: 1.2 Identify the signs and /or symptoms associated with each type of abuse: .Physical abuse: The intended use of physical force that may results in bodily injury, pain or impairment. This includes the application of techniques or treatments, involuntary isolation or confinement, misuse of medication and feelings of intimidation. It can also include smashing of the residents furniture and belongings, pushing or shoving, holding against the persons will, slapped, bitten, kicked, pinched, punched, threats of becoming violent. Those are many signs and symptoms due to the physical abuse: some bruising can appear in wellhidden places, broken bones, sprains and dislocations, burns(friction/scalds), pressure sores, flinching when approached, weight loss, feeling depressed and in a low mood, angry. .Sexual abuse: this is when sexual contact is made without the consent of the person or when the person has been tricked or force into taking part in sexual activities. This can happen to males and females. This can include sexual penetration with any object, fingers or penis. Being exposed to pornographic elements, touching someone up or kissing is also a way of sexual abuse. Those are many signs and symptoms due to the sexual abuse: you can find some bruising around the person’s genitals and breast, urinary...
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...Unit 4 1.1 a) Physical abuse is the deliberate use of force that causes bodily injury or pain b) Sexual abuse is the involvement in sexual activity without consent; it can be direct (being forced to perform sex acts) and indirect (being forced to watch sexual activity). c) Emotional/psychological abuse, any action that damages an individuals’ mental health such as bullying which can result in distress. d) Financial abuse is the theft or misuse of an individual’s money or personal possessions. e) Institutional abuse is the mistreatment of an individual by the authorities or people within an institution. f) Self-neglect is when an individual fails to care for themselves and meet their basic needs for food, medical care and personal care. g) Neglect by others means failure to meet an individual’s needs for personal care, food, medical care, cultural or religious needs. 1.2 Physical abuse; multiple or minor bruising on the body, oddly shaped burns and scalds on skin, marks on skin from being slapped or bitten, broken bones of unexplained falls and misuse of medication. Sexual abuse; touching someone in a sexual manner without consent (contact), non-contact sexual abuse includes sexual talk, forcing a person to watch pornography without a person’s consent. The person may feel coerced because the abuser is in a position of trust. Emotional/Psychological abuse is difficult to identify as it usually hidden, any action that damages...
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...Unit 10: Caring for Children and Young People | 10D - Strategies used to safeguard children and young people from abusive and exploitative behavior | Abbie Williams | 02/01/2015 | P4: Explain appropriate responses when child maltreatment or abuse is suspected – There are a variety of different responses of which would be considered appropriate when you believe that a child or young person is being abused or facing maltreatment. You can observe the child over a period of time. Any and all information collected should be written or logged and should be considered carefully, for example listening to the child when he/she is at play. You can also observe the child’s relationship with their parents, carers or guardians and look out for any poor interaction between them. Things that may be said by the child: Mummy hit me Daddy touched me Daddy did this to me last night, but he told me not to tell anyone or he will hurt me again My aunt pulled my hair If you suspect that the child is receiving abuse or is being maltreated, (depending on whether the child is of developmental stage), speak to the child along with their parents/guardians in order to seek out some form of explanation. If you are going to speak to the child, make sure that he/she is comfortable. By feeling uncomfortable this may stop the child from disclosing any further information. By setting up various games for the child to play with, you will therefore be able to interact...
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...adults are aware of the health and safety issues. Within the preschool, the employer has a duty of providing induction training to staff which involves a clear and understandable explanation of health and safety concerns so that all adults are able to adhere to the policy and procedures as they understand their shared responsibility. The induction covers employees’ wellbeing, including safe lifting, and storage of hazardous substances. This also involves regular discussion of health and safety at staff meetings even after induction and there is a responsibility by the employer to ensure a written health and safety policy is adhered to, by appointing someone responsible to carry out this role. Also, under both the health and safety and safeguarding policies, employers are required to carry out thorough risk assessments before opening the preschool, and is essential to be updated regularly to...
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