3. Safeguarding Child Protection Staff Conduct Managing Allegations Against Staff Safer Recruitment and Selection Behaviour Management Attendance Anti Bullying Policies E-safety policies Managing medical conditions
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6. The concept of significant harm Under S31(9) of the Children Act 1989 as amended by the Adoption and Children Act 2002 ‘ Harm ’ means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development, including, for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another ‘ development ’ means physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development ‘ health ’ means physical or mental health ‘ ill-treatment’ includes sexual abuse and those forms of ill-treatment which are not physical Under S31(10) of the Children Act 1989 Where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on the child’s health and development, his health and development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be expected of a similar child.
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9. COMMON SITES FOR ACCIDENTAL INJURY NOSE FOREHEAD CHIN SPINE ELBOWS FOREARM HIPS KNEES SHINS
10. COMMON SITES FOR NON-ACCIDENTAL INJURY SKULL: Fracture, bruising or bleeding under skull (from shaking). NECK: Bruising, grasp marks. MOUTH: Torn frenulum. SHOULDERS: Bruising, grasp marks. EYES: Bruising black (particularly both eyes). CHEEK/SIDE OF FACE: Bruising, finger marks. CHEST: Bruising, grasp marks. UPPER AND INNER ARMS: Bruising, grasp marks. KNEES: Grasp marks. GENITALS: Bruising . BACK, BUTTOCKS AND THIGHS: Linear bruising outline of belt/buckles/scalds/burns. EARS: Pinch or slap marks, bruising.