Cyp 3.4 2.3

The Common Assessment Framework 2009 aims to identify additional need and promotes information sharing and coordination of services. Working Together to Safeguard 2003 outlines legal requirements for safeguarding, promoting welfare, roles and responsibilities of professionals and working together to keep children safe. The Munro Review 2012 regards the rights, wishes and feelings to shape the provision of services. The Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements of the Statutory Framework for EYFS 2014 outlines responsibilities for childcare providers for children 0-5 years. Special Educational Needs and Disability Code 2014 provides guidance relating to promoting the welfare of children and young people with special educational needs and

This is vital for early identification and intervention and a core element to safeguarding and protecting children who are vulnerable, at risk including those who have a disability or additional support needs in line with the Equality Act (2010)

Practitioners have a legal duty of confidence with regards to person information that they hold about children young people and their families. Any information you receive about young people and their families. In my work setting information should only be shared with professionals, all information child protection records should be kept securely. These are kept behind the manager’s desk on a tall shelf so that children can’t access them. Personal information should only be disclosed to third parties such as social services after obtaining the consent to who the information relates to in some child protection matters but it may not be possible to obtain consent. The data protection act 1998 allow allegation without consent in some circumstances for example to detect and prevent crime, to apprehend prosecute and offender.

Why it is important to reassure children, young people and adults about confidentiality and why it may need to be breached.

Practitioners have to put the needs of children first because this will help keep children safe and encourages children to be independent. It’s important to show

It is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm within the setting, as the parents are leaving their children in your care with the expectation that they can trust you and your colleagues to keep their children from harm. It is difficult for parents to leave their children in an education or care setting and then go to work; they need to be confident that their children will be in safe supportive hands with people that will help them develop.

Adults who work with children and young people will come to know most of the personal information like date of birth, address and contact details and also sensitive information like behavioural issues, some medical information, family background, whether parents are divorcing and so on. It is the responsibility of the adult to keep this information confidential. They must protect the identity of the child they work with and that of their families and carers. They must do everything in their power to protect the privacy of every child and adult.

This is when sound cannot pass efficiently through the outer and middle ear to the cochlea and auditory nerve. The most common type of conductive deafness in children is caused by ‘glue ear’. Glue ear (or otitis media) affects about one in five children at any time.

Effective information sharing by professionals is central to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This sharing of information makes an important contribution to the shift to addressing children’s needs at an early stage rather than when serious problems have developed. In order to safeguard and promote children’s welfare, arrangements should ensure that:

We also should keep on top of the information shared so that the correct parties can ensure that child is protect and out of any danger. We have learnt that when information is shared it can be lost in a database of many different cases, but if I as a teaching assistant was concerned for a particular child then I would need to ensure and have confirmation that that information is being used and followed up by the right services. I would need to do this as a protection for myself and for the child. In previous cases information was put aside or consider less important, it was too late for those children that needed to followed up. We be able to identify signs of inappropriate relationships, domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation or suicide. We have come to learn that professionals and organisations should reflect on their quality of services to ensure mistakes do not happen or repeat themselves. We can look at cases where professionals and organisation did not communicate their concerns well enough and this left the authorities feeling their was not enough evidence to take action. So we need to ensure that we share information efficiently to the right people to make sure we build up a picture of any concerns alongside other services and organisations and their concerns. This build up of evidence can be vital in protect and ensuring the well being of a child or young

1. Confidentiality must be kept at all times. You must have the senior practitioner’s and/or the parents’ permission before making formal observations of children. Do not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Line of reporting-only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken when a child is at real risk.

As a practitioner working with young people and children will come to know many of the personal information like date of birth , address , and contact details and some sensitive information like medical issue , behavioural issue , family background, parents divorced or living separated and so on. It is the duty of the practitioner to keep the information confidentially. The identity of the child like their work with and that of their families and casers should be protected.

With Serious Case Reviews and the introduction of updated laws and regulations the importance of information sharing has become a much higher priority, and the importance of knowing what and how to share information with other professionals is vital. The Data Protection Act helps me identifies the ways in which I must handle all information on the children and staff that attend the setting such as keeping it secure, and not

There are many legislations and procedures to protect the privacy and welfare of children. Information should be held about a children to ensure they receive the right care in the time of their needs. Confidential information should not be shared with any agencies unless previously agreed.

Therefore an effective way to ensure confidentiality is by making appointments to see practitioners or parents face to face in a private area so only the necessary adults are involved and there is less danger brought for the child. In order to maintain confidentiality in the setting, practitioners should provide a use passwords on computers and files so that important and personal information will not be shared with people who are not involved with the family, or who could become a danger to a child and their family. To ensure and maintain confidentiality it is important to not speak about the children in a public place where there are other parents that may know the child or who may be offended by teachers 'gossiping'. It is also important for practitioners to make sure they don't speak about children or their families with other practitioners for example students, or practitioners from other agencies and organisations.