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Understand how to work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing

Try to obtain and read pages 248- 249 of ‘Understanding Child Development: Linking Theory and Practice’ by Jennie Lindon, published by Hodder Arnold. The pages are about vulnerability and resilience. Your setting may have a copy of this book or you might like to look for it at your local library.

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Click this icon and read this article from The Guardian’s Penny Gregory about encouraging children’s choices. Includes suggestions for activities.
Click this icon and read 'Building self-esteem: children 1-8 years’ webpage on the Raising Children website. Click on the icon to the left to read this article.
Click to read ‘Excellence and Enjoyment: social and emotional aspects of learning’ by the National Strategies. This document was published under a previous government and may not reflect current policy, but much of the guidance is still relevant today.
Try to obtain and read pages 248- 249 of ‘Understanding Child Development: Linking Theory and Practice’ by Jennie Lindon, published by Hodder Arnold. The pages are about vulnerability and resilience. Your setting may have a copy of this book or you might like to look for it at your local library.
Click to read 'DfE and ACPO drug advice for schools' by the Department for Education.
Click to read 'An innovative approach to learning about healthy relationships, abuse and consent: Notre Dame RC School' by Ofsted.
'Coping with self-harm: A guide for parents and carers' by The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Click on the icon to read guidance which you may find useful for your role.
Visit the Child Development Institute’s webpage for parents about encouraging children’s self-esteem

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