Children Act 1989

BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in H&SC Unit Title 10 Caring for Children and Young people Level 3 Unit Number 10 Unit Credit 10 Assignment Title Caring for children, young people and their families Part Unit Whole Unit Whole unit Assessor Start Date Submission Date Feedback Date Vocational Context Task 1 (P1) Imagine that you are a researcher for a local radio station and you have been asked to put together a piece on looked after children and young people. Task 2 (P2,M1 M2, D1) Imagine you are

Introduction This essay explores how unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are oppressed in the UK. An unaccompanied asylum seeking child is a person under the age of eighteen who has left their country of origin in order to seek refuge and is ‘separated from both parents and are not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom has responsibility to do so’ (UNHCR, 1994:121). They are therefore applying for asylum in their own right. Discrimination is the process of identifying that

My Journey into social work thus far has been extremely challenging from the time I enrolled onto the Social Work programme. By this, I mean I have experienced a placement breakdown, which delayed my overall development. This led me to have a negative outlook on social work professionals. I also experienced high anxiety/delayed stress, within my final year of university, which brought on a whole host of physical symptoms, which has been difficult for me to express to others, and deal with personally

Legislation is as follows- The Children Act (19889) Key points- assigned duties to local authorities, courts, parents and agencies in the UK to ensure children are safe and their welfare is promoted, involved in the decisions which affect them and consulted about their feelings and wishes. The Childrenâ€TMs Act 2004 defines the duties as set out in the Every Child Matters framework 2003, that a child should be safe, healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution to society and achieve economic

The legislations that affects safeguarding children with in the UK is, Every Child Matters Education Act 2002 this act was and is to achieve health and economic wellbeing, stay safe and make a positive contribution for better outcomes for all children and young people, as well as narrowing the gap. There are also guidelines that must be followed within the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and the Special Educational Needs (SEN) code of practice. Within Schools and children’s car homes there will

The Children’s Act 2004 revised but does not replace Children’s Act 1989. The Act presents a legislative foundation which covers universal services in which every child can access, in addition to more targeted services for those children with added needs. The main aim of the Act is to promote a multi-discipline working including integrated planning, commissioning and provision of services, in addition to increasing accountability and improving the organisation of individual and joint services within

FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORKFORCE (QCF) GUIDANCE FOR UNDERSTAND HOW TO SAFEGUARD THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNIT CODE: CYP CORE 3.3 Unit content 1. Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people Current legislation, guidelines and policies regarding the safeguarding of children and young people relevant to own home country: Legislation: Children Act 1989; Children Act 2004;

safeguarding of children and young people. The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989 is legislation that exists but does not form part of English law. Although it is not English law Governments have said that they are bound by this convention. Its purpose is to ensure children are kept safe and looked after. Children have the right to be protected from violence, neglect, abuse, maltreatment by those people looking after them. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out

Unit 8- Caring for children E1/A1 The role and responsibilities of an early year’s practitioner follow a number of codes. When working with children there are many care needs of children, such as special needs, safeguarding children, children’s learning, behaviour, and working with parents. Early years practitioners have set responsibilities when working with children, like meeting the learning needs of a child, providing an environment which is welcoming and also they have to work together as

Woarking in partnership in health and social care Table of contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Task 1……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Task 2……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Task 3……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 INTRODUCTION Many references are available for health and social care agencies in order to work in partnership within the health and social care service. By doing