Know about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including e-safety.
This video from the Disclosure and Barring Service provides ‘A guide to DBS checks’. Many roles working with children and/or adults require a DBS check.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage' by the Department of Education
- ‘Child protection system in the UK’ from the NSPCC Learning website
- 'Keeping children safe' on the NSPCC website
- ‘Keeping children safe in education: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges’ produced by the Department for Education
- 'Ofsted requirements for safeguarding in schools in England' by the NSPCC
- Read your setting's policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Make a note of these for your reference.
- ‘The Prevent duty: Departmental advice for schools and childcare providers’ by the Department of Education
- Use the internet to research the safeguarding legislation and guidance for your own home nation.
- 'Advice on child internet safety 1.0' from UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read the United Nations ‘Convention on the rights of the child’.
- Click to read the policy papers on 'Safeguarding children and young people' on the Gov Uk website.
- Click to access this webpage on safeguarding from the Early Years Alliance website.
- ‘Safeguarding children’ webpage on the Get Safe Online website discusses the importance of a measured approach to keeping children safe when they’re online. Click on the icon to learn more.
- Find 'Cyber bullying: Bullying in the digital age’ by Robin Kowalski and others, published by Wiley-Blakewell and read: Chapter three ‘What is cyberbullying?’ Chapter six ‘What educators can do’ Chapter seven ‘Laws and policies’. N.B. You should be able to find a copy at your local library service.
- ‘Safeguarding disabled children’ by UK Government.
- Click to visit a good example of a safeguarding children board – North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership.
- Click to read the ‘Baby Peter Serious Case Review’, produced by the Haringey Local Safeguarding Children Board.
- Click to visit the Local Government Association website. The ‘Children and young people’ area contains news and various useful publications for download on the topic of safeguarding.
- Click on the icon to the left to visit the Stop Cyberbullying website, where you can find out more about what cyberbullying is, how it affects children and young people, and what adults can do about it.
- Visit the Childnet International website, an excellent online resource about children’s safety when using new technologies.
- Visit the webpage ‘Education and skills’ on the National Cyber Security website.
- If your role involves working with those in the early years then read ‘Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations’ from the UK government.
- If you work with school age children then read NSPCC Learning’s article ‘E-safety for schools’.
- Think And Challenge
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