An Explanation Of Policies And Procedures

It emphasises the important principles to be followed when working with children and young people: settings must provide a safe and secure environment, if any children are identified as suffering from abuse or likely to suffer the appropriate action must be taken.

In order to not only promote the welfare of children within a setting but also to protect them from harm and abuse there are a number of pieces of legislation and statutory guidance that must be adhered to. Both laws and statutory guidance are mandatory and so legally enforceable and must act as a foundation of which policies and procedures within any setting can be based upon.

This means keeping children safe from accidents (i.e. road safety), crime and bullying and actively promoting their well-being in a healthy, safe and supportive environment. It also encompasses issues such as pupil health and safety and bullying, about which there are specific statutory requirements, and a range of other issues, for example, arrangements for meeting the medical needs of children with medical conditions, providing first aid, school security, drugs and substance misuse.

Unit 14 AC1.3 Unit 16 AC 1.1 in the table below explain the following legislation and guidance in respect of safeguarding adult’s children and young people.

1.1. Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

2.3 All those working in the school have a legal duty to protect the rights of children and young people. It is important that you examine your own attitudes and values critically; to consider how these may impact on the way you work with children

3.2 Explain policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and adults who work with them.

Any individual who comes into contact with children in their daily work has a duty to ensure the safety and well-being of children. Safeguarding means protecting and promoting the childs welfare and putting measures in place to prevent abuse. Child protection is protecting a child when there is reason to believe that the child has suffered or is likely to suffer from abuse or neglect. In order to ensure this happens within a school setting, there are many laws that protect the welfare and safeguarding of children:-

National and local guidelines, policies, and procedures determine the nature of relationship and interaction with children and young people. The policies decide on the rights and privileges of children and young people in the society thus outlining how this group should relate to the entire community. National and local guidelines, policies, and procedures for safeguarding determine practice, planning, and organization of all activities in relation to children and young people. The policies ensure that the procedures for protection of children and young people are clear to all in the daily interactions. The policies enlighten the entire society on how to spot child abuse, violence, and exploitation. The policies also have the essence of creating positive and safe environment for the development of children and young people. Policies also

To be able to safeguard children effectively we need to be aware of the following policies:

Unit 333.3.2. Explain policies and procedures that are in place to protect children, young people and adults who work with them.

1 Understand the Policies, Procedures and Practices for safe working with children and young adults

An evaluation which shares on the ways in which concerns about poor practice can be reported is by following the correct procedures that your school may have in place or by law. We need to ensure that those who are reporting findings with in a school are protected and not shamed. The whistle-blower we take this action to protect children and ensure that others know what is going on, it is important for the school to take this information and question it. It is every staffs responsibility to raise concerns if they have any and then it is the schools job to ensure they follow up the concerns, or it may be an outside organisation or service that may need to follow up the concerns. I have come to understand how in some cases whistle-blowing can be put off by fears or getting it wrong, by fear of repercussions or not even being believed. I feel whistle-blowing is important and in some reported cases has be vital in prosecutions because or those in schools doing wrong. Such as a case where recently a list of schools where under investigation by Ofsted which where involved in the Trojan Horse cases. Schools that were not following laws and practices and ways of teaching as they should be. They broke rules and become head line news. Concerns were raised and then came an investigation, if this was not investigated then the schools could have carried on and this would cause damage to children and young poeople education and ways of thinking.

After searching the policy manual at work, I found the perfect topic that has a big effect on the residents. As the residents start to get older and their disease take over, some lose the ability to walk or have a loss of balance. Because of this, they are more apt to fall. The part of the facility where I work that is more prone to falls would be our Memory Care Unit. We have a gentleman who prior to coming to the facility was able to walk. Since he became a resident in our facility, he lost the strength to walk but in his mind he thinks he can still walk. Because of this thought process, he has had multiple falls.

Suzanna Jarrell, RN, BSN is the assistant director of nursing at Ochiltree General Hospital. She was interviewed in regards to development of policies and procedures within the facility. The findings of the interview are summarized below.