4. Learning outcomes
Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding, protection and
welfare of children
• Analyse how current legislation and guidelines for safeguarding inform
policy and procedure
5. • To analyse how current legislation and guidelines
for safeguarding inform policies and procedures
we need to examine them in detail so that we can
describe and explain the components.
• An analysis enables us to understand the current
legislation and guidelines and this will in turn
allow us to explain how it influences practice.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.3
6. • All current legislation and guidelines for safeguarding inform
policies and procedures.
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) – Safeguarding and welfare
requirements
• Areas covered include:
• 3.4: Safeguarding
• 3.9: Suitable people
• 3.18: Staff qualifications
• 3.26: Key person
• 3.27: Staff: child ratios
• 3.66: Information and records.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.3
7. • Time: 15 mins
• Take a closer look at the EYFS safeguarding and
welfare requirements identified on slide 5.
• For each one:
• Describe what it means
• Explain how it supports safeguarding children.
• State which policies and procedures it would
inform and why.
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
8. • The Children Act 2004 contains information
on:
• Safeguarding
• Positive outcomes for children
• Working with other professionals
• The welfare of the child is paramount.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
9. • The Children Act 2004 states that anyone
working with children has a duty to safeguard
and promote their welfare.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.3
10. LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
• Time: 15 mins
• The Children Act 2004 has been very
influential in the safeguarding and welfare of
children.
• Consider:
• Which policies and procedures are in place as
a result?
• Why are they important?
11. • The Data Protection Act 1998 says that information
kept must be:
• Fairly and lawfully processed
• Processed for limited purposes
• Adequate, relevant and not excessive
• Accurate and up to date
• Not kept for longer than is necessary
• Processed in line with your rights
• Secure.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
12. • Time: 15 mins
• How does the Data Protection Act keep
children safe?
• Consider:
• Relevant policies and procedures
• Access to information
• Storage of information
• Sharing information
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
13. • Policies and procedures are written as a result of
current legislation and guidelines. They inform
practice and must be:
• Regularly reviewed and updated
• Read and understood by all staff
• Shared with volunteers where relevant
• Discussed in team meetings
• Stored centrally and available to all
• Policies and procedures
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
14. • Time: 15 mins
• Look at the cases of Victoria Climbié and Baby
P.
• What are the main concerns raised in these
cases that bought about the Children Act 2004
and then led to further recommendations
being made?
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.3]
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15. Summary
Legislation and guidelines are written to ensure the safeguarding and
welfare of children is maintained.
Policies and procedures demonstrate how settings will follow the
legislation and guidelines.
Everyone has a responsibility to keep up to date with all policies and
procedures.
16. Summary: plenary activities
1. Name two pieces of legislation or guidelines that support the
safeguarding and welfare of children.
2. Who has to follow the policies and procedures of a setting?
3. How can you find out about the setting’s policies and procedures?
Editor's Notes
Useful resources:
Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage: Section 3 – The safeguarding and welfare requirements is relevant (page 16)
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299391/DFE-00337-2014.pdf
Teacher notes:
Using the EYFS document either on the Internet on as a hard copy, learners should examine the welfare requirements and the links to the setting.
Useful resources:
Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage: Section 3 – The safeguarding and welfare requirements is relevant (page 16)
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299391/DFE-00337-2014.pdf
Teacher notes:
Learners to link the Children Act 2004 to policy and procedures (P&P) within the setting such as:
Child protection
Safeguarding
DBS checks
Suitable people
Teacher notes:
Learners can link their answers to their experience within the setting, for example, how their setting stores files and data and which policies support this.
Teacher notes:
These cases highlighted issues such as:
Poor sharing of information
Lack of communication
Lack of teamwork
Lack of coordination of agencies.
