1.2 Explain The Role Of External Professionals In Education
There could be any number of different external professions called in to support a child during their education depending on the individual needs of the pupil. The more common professionals who may be called upon are educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, specialist teachers, education welfare officer and physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists. These specialists will be called in to assist a pupil with Special Educational Needs. They will work closely with the pupil, the parents and the other members of the team around the child.
The School Improvement Partner (SIP) works with the Head Teacher to develop the school through school self-evaluation and pupils progress. They will have good experience having either held a leadership role in a school or the local authority. They review both the schools educational abilities and also their extended provision, such as breakfast and after school …show more content…
The Data Protection Act: Use information only for the purpose that it was intended and to keep that information secure and CONFIDENTIAL. For example, people who are working closely with a child need to be provided with the information with which they need to be able to work alongside the child, people who are enquiring for their own desire for information do not need to be given access to that information.
UN Convention on Rights of the Child 1989: There are 54 articles contained within the convention and those that are directly related to schools are as follows; 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 28, 29.
In summary, these set out a number of rights which the child is afforded. Right to protection of discrimination, best interests of the child being the primary consideration, right to receive information (which doesn’t damage others), Right to freedom of religion, equal right to education and the right to develop to the fullest and learn to live in
The School Improvement Partner (SIP) works with the Head Teacher to develop the school through school self-evaluation and pupils progress. They will have good experience having either held a leadership role in a school or the local authority. They review both the schools educational abilities and also their extended provision, such as breakfast and after school …show more content…
The Data Protection Act: Use information only for the purpose that it was intended and to keep that information secure and CONFIDENTIAL. For example, people who are working closely with a child need to be provided with the information with which they need to be able to work alongside the child, people who are enquiring for their own desire for information do not need to be given access to that information.
UN Convention on Rights of the Child 1989: There are 54 articles contained within the convention and those that are directly related to schools are as follows; 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 28, 29.
In summary, these set out a number of rights which the child is afforded. Right to protection of discrimination, best interests of the child being the primary consideration, right to receive information (which doesn’t damage others), Right to freedom of religion, equal right to education and the right to develop to the fullest and learn to live in