The Importance Of Safeguarding Procedures

The sooner any issues or concerns are raised the sooner the child or young person can be monitored and help or assistance given.

There are many procedures, policies, legislations and statutory guidance to support the safety and welfare of children and young people. They have been developed over many years to recognise the rights of children and young people, protect vulnerable children and young people and after independent inquiries of fatal abuse cases, to recognise the failures of multi agencies and support services.

Following the death of Peter Connelly (baby P), a 17 month old baby who died in London after sustaining more than 50 injuries, over an eight month period. The child protection services and other agencies widely failed him which lead to the introduction of The Childcare Act 2006. This was the first law fully pledged to the care of early years. This introduced Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old. All schools and Ofsted register providers adhere to the guidelines set in the EYFS.

In 2006 a revised version of this document provided an update on safeguarding and national framework to help agencies work individually and together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It also reflects changes to safeguarding practice in recent years, especially in the light of the Laming and Bichard Inquires, where these two cases made a number of key recommendations for improvements to services and the formation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

M1 - Analyse how the above policy and procedures help children/young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.

Safeguarding policies are put in place for all staff working with children to be aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and how to follow the correct procedures. According to the safeguarding policy

Effective safeguarding systems are those that ensure the child's needs are paramount, where professionals who come into contact with children are alert to their needs and are aware of any risks of harm that individual abusers, or potential abusers, may pose to children. Only by putting children at the centre of the system can effective safeguarding be achieved. This must be done in order to save children from any potential risk or danger of harm and the earlier safeguarding issues are recognised then the quicker a child can be helped from any unnecessary

Child protection is linked to safeguarding and the definition is protecting the child that is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm or any kind of abuse or neglect and it involves in preventing it from happening. (RCPCH 2016)

The Whole School Policy for Safeguarding Incorporating Child Protection (Updated April 2015) from the school where I work (adhere to child protection procedures agreed locally through the Norfolk Children’s Safeguarding Board), clarify roles, procedures for managing concerns, training given to adults working there, guidance for safer recruitment and assistance for a safer working practice. All these procedures ensure the protection of children and of the adults working with them, by guaranteeing good support and training and by ensuring that everyone working on the setting is really aiming to protect the children as best as they can.

It is very important to recognise and respond to any concerns with child/young person development because children who are not reaching development norms may well require additional support, or help from a professional person, or it could be emotional distress or help at home they need.

• Working together to safeguard children 2006): A guide which sets out duties of different organisations and how they must work together to safeguard the welfare of children and young people. • What to do if a child is being abused 2006: A guide to help those working with children to safeguard and develop children’s welfare. This act also looks at the actions which adults working with children should take, who are concerned.

I agree that this policy was not written in a language that could be easily understood by the general public. I found this policy to be similar in wording to the procedural safeguards given to parents of students with disabilities at their yearly IEP meetings. The procedural safeguards is a document explain a parent’s legal rights in regards to their child’s specialized education. We do explain those safeguards to the parents to ensure they fully know their rights. I wonder if there is someone available to explain the policy and complaint process to the parent when they speak to an administrator about their concerns. However, it is good that it explicitly outlines the process to file a concern.

This fits into the assessment partnership with the parents by finding out information about their child. This will give a good idea of how well the child is used to following rules and having consequence of breaking these rules. I will know what triggers a child to become angry or upset.

. Will minimise the risk of harm which may be exposed to the child and establish criteria for the child’s immediate removal if sufficient protection cannot be provided.

When someone breaks into a network, people assume that it was by way of some complicated computer code or application. This is usually not the case, most of the time social engineering is involved, that is, someone has unintentionally allowed an unauthorized person access to the system. This is the main reason that security procedures must be implemented, and all employees must follow them. If these measures are followed, it makes investigation more easy for the forensic investigator, he or she has a starting place (South University Online, 2016). The best way to ensure that the employees are aware of these procedures is to have a mandatory online class that outlines what is and what is not considered sensitive, as well as who is