Children_Childcare

Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people 1-1 Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm. Children Act 2004 This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters. It includes the requirement for: A shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children Earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems A ‘common’ assessment of children’s needs Services to work more closely, forming an integrated service Policies which safeguard GET BETTER GRADES Settings must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety, security and well-being of their pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies may be separate or incorporated into one health and safety policy, but they must include sections which cover the following issues of: Safeguarding and protecting, and procedures for reporting E-safety Bullying, including cyber-bullying The Department for Education provides guidance for local authorities they use this guidance to develop their own policy and procedures which must be followed. Two of these are listed below. Working Together to Safeguard Children This is guidance which sets out the duties of organisations and how they must work together to safeguard children and young people. What to do if you’re worried that a child is being abused This is guidance to help those working with children safeguard and promote their welfare. It also looks at the action 1-2 If a child needs protection, our specially trained staff will normally investigate together with the police. We may arrange a child protection conference where the family of the child and professional staff can share information and agree ways to protect your child. One way of doing this is to agree a child protection plan which will outline what needs to change and what help will be recieved. The plan will also help to inform all the professionals working with the family so they too can support the family's needs. Across Sussex, there are a number of procedures in place on how to protect a child or young person if they are at risk of abuse Child protection procedures A Vetting and Barring Scheme was launched in October 2009 which aims to stop unsuitable people from working or volunteering with children or vulnerable adults: • Protecting children and vulnerable people • Child protection and safeguarding procedures Are you looking after someone's child' If you look after somebody else's child and are not a close relative, then this is known by law as private fostering. You must notify us if you look after this child, or have arranged for your own child to be looked after, if the child is under 16 and stays with the private foster carer for more than 28 days. • Private fostering Safe parenting Every family experiences difficulty from time to time and this can test parents. When more pressures come along, these can make a hard job nearly impossible. There are some ways that you can make it less stressful and a more rewarding experience: • Safe parenting. What is child protection and safeguarding' East Sussex Children's Services has a legal duty to protect children and young people who are at risk of abuse, whether this is physical, emotional, sexual, discriminatory or through neglect. The East Sussex Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) is working to ensure there are effective methods for identifying, reporting, investigating and managing the protection of children. We take all allegations of abuse seriously and believe all children have the right to be safe and secure. Under the Children Act 2004 we are working to ensure: • all those working with children and young people know what to do if they are worried about a child's safety • when concerns are reported, action is taken quickly and sensitively to support the child and their family • agencies working with children work effectively and follow legal guidelines. 1-3 All settings working with children and young people should establish and maintain a safe environment and deal with circumstances where there are welfare concerns. Through their protection policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people, settings which work with children and/or young people have an important role in the detection and prevention of abuse and neglect. This includes helping children and young people to protect themselves from abuse, as well as dealing with bullying (both physical and through communication technology) and understanding e-safety. Legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people All practitioners working to safeguard children and young people must understand fully their responsibilities and duties as set out in government legislation, regulations and guidance.