1.1. Summarise current legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding, protection and welfare of children.
The term ‘child protection’ is increasingly replaced by that of safeguarding. Safeguarding is a broader definition of the range of ways in which adults and professionals who work with the child need to act to manage child protection issues. Each school must have in place procedures which are designed to proactively prevent risk of harm to the welfare of children and young people rather than simply respond to concerns noted by staff.
Schools are responsible for the safeguarding of pupils in their care, and also for identifying any concerns about mistreatment of a child outside the school.
Sharing concerns
Staff must always report any concerns, whether this is based on what a pupil has said or something that has been observed, and
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Its main aims were to: - achieve a balance between protecting children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention. - encourage partnership between statutory authorities and parents - restructure the framework of the courts, in particular with regards to family proceeding - redefine the concept of parental responsibility.
It remains an important piece of Legislation due to its focus on safeguarding children and the duties of Local authorities.
1.2. Identify policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of children.
All adults have a responsibility to safeguard children and young people from harm-as professionals we have a duty to ensure that children and young people are protected whilst they are in our care. The kinds of issues to be considered in school policies should include:
- Pupils’ physical health and safety and security whilst in school and off –site visits
- Pupils’ safety when in the home environment.
- E-safety and security when using the