Reference no: EM133514491

Assignment: Park Education

Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare.

I. Define the term safeguarding in relation to children and young people.

II. Explain how child protection relates to safeguarding.

III. Outline current legislation, national guidelines and policies affecting the safeguarding and protection of children and young people.

IV. Explain why it is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm and abuse.

V. Explain how findings from official inquiries and child safeguarding practice reviews are used to inform practice.

VI. Identify policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and the adults who work with them.

VII. Analyse how working practices with children and young people reflect national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding.

VIII. Explain how following procedures helps protect team members from allegations and complaints as well as protecting children and young people from harm and abuse.

IX. Explain the importance of building positive, trusting and consistent relationships with children and young people who are vulnerable to harm or abuse.

X. Describe systems and practices to ensure children and young people can voice allegations, concerns and complaints and be confident these will be addressed.

XI. Describe types of abuse that a child or young person may experience.

XII. Describe signs and indicators associated with each type of abuse.

XIII. Describe factors which increase the vulnerability of children and young people in residential childcare.

XIV. Summarise common myths about people who harm and abuse children and young people

XV. Describe known characteristics of perpetrators and their behaviours that can make it difficult for children and young people to report harm or abuse and for others to recognise and address abusive activity.

XVI. Outline the actions to be taken in line with policies and procedures if abuse is suspected.

XVII. Explain the importance of early identification of abuse.

XVIII. Explain why warning signs may be misinterpreted or ignored.

XIX. Explain reasons why a child or young person may not recognise that they are being abused or exploited.

XX. Explain reasons why a child or young person may not recognise that they are being abused or exploited.

XXI. Outline the policies and procedures that should be followed in response to concerns or evidence of bullying.

XXII. Explain why policies and procedures regarding bullying are necessary.

XXIII. Explain how to support a child or young person when bullying is suspected or alleged.

XXIV. Explain the risks and possible consequences for children and young people from:

1. social networking
2. Internet use
3. buying and selling online
4. electronic communication devices.

XXV. Describe ways of reducing risk to children and young people from:

1. social networking
2. Internet use
3. buying and selling online
4. electronic communication devices.

XXVI. Describe the risks to a child or young person who goes missing from care.

XXVII. Outline actions to be taken in line with policies and procedures when a child or young person goes missing.

XXVIII. Explain the importance of prompt and persistent action when a child or young person goes missing.

XXIX. Define child sexual exploitation and its relationship to human trafficking.

XXX. Describe how child sexual exploitation differs from non-abusive sexual activity.

XXXI. Outline different patterns of child sexual exploitation in relation to:

1. gangs
2. groups
3. solo perpetrators.

XXXII. Describe typical behaviour patterns of those who sexually exploit children and young people.

XXXIII. Describe the support that should be offered to a child or young person who has been the victim of child sexual exploitation.

XXXIV. Explain the role of key partners in protecting children and young people from sexual exploitation.