Explain How To Stay Safe When Working With Children And Young People Safe

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.

When working with children and young people it is important to know the aims and responsibilities for your setting.

To begin making schools a safer environment, prevention measures should focus on educating children and parents about the

Identify the positive outcomes for children and young people that practitioners should be striving to achieve

They may also find it difficult to concentrate and manage during times of excitement therefore you should be aware of what’s going on around them and try to calm the environment down or make transitional periods flow a lot smoother into the next activity. Remember to stay calm and use a non-threatening voice and try not to shout. Getting into a routine of capturing their attention by getting them to follow a pattern of hand clapping is an effective method.

It is important to safeguard children and young people because no one deserves to be abused whether it be emotional, physical, sexual abuse and no young person deserves to be neglected and we have a duty to protect them from harm.

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

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.

The extent to which children can be allowed to take responsibility for themselves will vary according to the age and abilities of each child, but by allowing an adult to monitor this process, it will facilitate in some cases children being able to play a part in their own Health and Safety. An example of children playing an active role, is where for instance one child notices another child about to embark upon a dangerous endeavour such as climbing up a fence, or running on icy ground. The child who notices this situation can then report back to an adult of the impending danger, and that adult can then take appropriate steps to remove the danger. In this

As a level 3 practitioner it is important to take a balanced approach to risk management so that children are able to learn and develop. Practitioners need to be aware of the risks, however “if the activity is well planned and organised, with thought given to possible risks, the likelihood of an accident or injury should be minimal” (Tassoni et al, 2010, p144). Practitioners working with children have a duty of care towards the children and must make sure that they are safe at all times. They should plan the play environment and activity which is safe for the child, but there also needs to be a balance between the risks a child is able take. Children should be allowed to take risk they think they are able to achieve with adult support but not too much intervention, If they are not allowed to take risk they will not be able to develop the skills required to deal with risks and make judgement about their own strengths and skills which may affect their development, self-esteem and confidence. Avoiding risks and challenges may result in a very timid adult lacking in every day skills and abilities. Children can take risks in all different areas by following the seven areas of development which was introduced by the foundation phase, these areas are as follow:-

Ensuring that children are growing up in safe circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

All children and young people have to maintain a positive self-image and be confident about who they are and what they want so that they are not so easy to be influenced by negative peer pressure. As well as encouraging their awareness of health and safety issues, practitioners should support their development by helping them to have a positive self-image. Children need to have plenty of opportunities and encouragement as they grow up in order to develop their independence and learn about their likes and dislikes. They should also be aware that they have a right to be safe and know what to do if they do not feel safe.

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It is very important to let children asses’ danger for themselves in a secure environment. It is not good for them to be cooped up and have somebody tell them that one thing is bad and will hurt them and another will keep them safe they need to identify these things for themselves to enable them to live a positive life as an adult and to gain confidence in themselves and their own abilities. At the same time the children need to be given this chance in a safe and secure place whereby I as the carer know they will not come into any danger.

Children are not always able to make safe choices as they may not be aware of dangers or they may purposefully take a risk in order to push themselves or their friends. This could flag a risk in health and safety or go against regulations. However it is important to allow a little risk to enable the child to learn from it.