Explain The Laws And Codes Of Practice Affecting Work In Schools
The Children Act 1989
This act establishes that when deciding for a child, the priority must be the welfare of the child, so the decision making must ultimately be in order to find what is for the child’s best interest.]
The Childcare Act 2006.
It is the first act exclusively for Early Years; it highlights the strategic role of Local Authorities and state new or extended duties for them:
- Improve the Outcomes for the Every Child Matters paper to reduce inequalities by guarantying a Sure Start Children Centre for every community and ensuring the early childhood services are integrated to maximise access and benefits to families.
- Offering sufficient childcare so working parents received the support needed; to do this properly, Local …show more content…
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015).
It is a guide for all professional who work with children and their families (doctors, social workers, school staff, etc), which explains their roles and responsibilities on keeping children safe and gives support to know how to do it.
Safeguarding on this text covers protect “children and young people from maltreat, enable them to have the best outcomes, prevent impairment on their health or development and to ensure they receive safe and effective care.
The guide states legislative requirements and a clear framework for Local Safeguarding Children Boards to monitor the requirements are being met.”
[Working Together to Safeguard Children]
Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE, 2014)
It is a statutory guidance from the Department for Education which describe terms such as ‘safe’, ‘abuse’, ‘negligence’... and offers a wide range of types of abuse and signs to look out for in order to identify whether a child is at risk. Every school must have regard to this …show more content…
Children and Families Act 2004.
This act aims to improve safeguarding for all children in England and Wales by giving Local Authorities and other agencies which work with children and young people and their families more defined boundaries and support to develop a better coordination on official interventions. The act specifically includes disabled children.
This act states function and powers of the children commissioner and other children services (Children Trust Boards (CTBs), Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB), advisory support services for families, and other care services such as private fostering, childminding, etc.)
Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB)
Every local authority area must have a Local Safeguarding Children Board which will develop safeguarding policies for the local area and will supervise agencies which work with children. LSCBs must ensure that the policies are complied with on every centre which works with children, young people and families. LSCBs have also the duty of doing Serious Cases Reviews when
This act establishes that when deciding for a child, the priority must be the welfare of the child, so the decision making must ultimately be in order to find what is for the child’s best interest.]
The Childcare Act 2006.
It is the first act exclusively for Early Years; it highlights the strategic role of Local Authorities and state new or extended duties for them:
- Improve the Outcomes for the Every Child Matters paper to reduce inequalities by guarantying a Sure Start Children Centre for every community and ensuring the early childhood services are integrated to maximise access and benefits to families.
- Offering sufficient childcare so working parents received the support needed; to do this properly, Local …show more content…
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015).
It is a guide for all professional who work with children and their families (doctors, social workers, school staff, etc), which explains their roles and responsibilities on keeping children safe and gives support to know how to do it.
Safeguarding on this text covers protect “children and young people from maltreat, enable them to have the best outcomes, prevent impairment on their health or development and to ensure they receive safe and effective care.
The guide states legislative requirements and a clear framework for Local Safeguarding Children Boards to monitor the requirements are being met.”
[Working Together to Safeguard Children]
Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE, 2014)
It is a statutory guidance from the Department for Education which describe terms such as ‘safe’, ‘abuse’, ‘negligence’... and offers a wide range of types of abuse and signs to look out for in order to identify whether a child is at risk. Every school must have regard to this …show more content…
Children and Families Act 2004.
This act aims to improve safeguarding for all children in England and Wales by giving Local Authorities and other agencies which work with children and young people and their families more defined boundaries and support to develop a better coordination on official interventions. The act specifically includes disabled children.
This act states function and powers of the children commissioner and other children services (Children Trust Boards (CTBs), Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB), advisory support services for families, and other care services such as private fostering, childminding, etc.)
Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB)
Every local authority area must have a Local Safeguarding Children Board which will develop safeguarding policies for the local area and will supervise agencies which work with children. LSCBs must ensure that the policies are complied with on every centre which works with children, young people and families. LSCBs have also the duty of doing Serious Cases Reviews when