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In this tutorial you will learn:
- About the subtle difference between safeguarding and child protection
- That you need to take action if you suspect abuse or an allegation or disclosure is made to you
- How key pieces of legislation relate to the role of the childcare practitioner
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department of Education
- ‘Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers’ from HM Government
- Each Local Safeguarding Children Partnership will have its own procedures and although they will all follow the appropriate legislation and regulations they may differ slightly from one and other. You should find a copy of your LSCB procedures by doing a simple online search.
- ‘Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings’ from the Safer Recruitment Consortium website
- 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' published by the Department for Education
- ‘One-to-ones and lone working in educational settings’ from the education union ATL
- Read your organisation’s policies and procedures on:
- ‘Safeguarding’ from the Early Years Alliance
- ‘What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: Advice for practitioners’ from HM Government
- ‘Keeping children safe’ from the NSPCC
- ‘Confidence’ from Hands On Scotland
- Laser reading text 'Responding to evidence or concerns of harm or abuse'
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation 'Nothing to hide'
- Click to launch this lesson's second presentation on 'Children protecting themselves'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read more about health and safety, and how childcare practitioners can keep themselves safe. The leaflets have been created by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT).
- ‘Self-esteem’ is a collection of guidance on promoting pupil’s mental health and self-esteem from the Young Minds website.
- This collection of videos produced by Smart Mobile are guides for teachers and parents to the different social media applications that are available. Use these films to increase your knowledge on how to help children stay safe on these apps.
- Think And Challenge
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