Getting the views of residents will ensure that their needs are understood and that subsequent care can be person-centred and outcomes-focused. PDF SAFEGUARDING POLICY Rationale - Educ8 Luton SAFEGUARDING POLICY Rationale The purpose of this policy is to ensure that procedures are in place so that every student and member of staff is safe and protected. The Alliance publishes a helpful guide, Observation, Assessment and Planning which is . P~iv|znjrH[X8e1Cf!"jJ-X,;lqE->%@u\%$(6dsd#jtTmc!\El-MW:rhkXDx"dl5kmq@crgqoEbtq8. This is because, in their experience, those indicators represented a higher likelihood of organisational abuse and neglect. The committee felt that some indicators would warrant more urgent or more significant action than others. The evidence highlighted the need for basic training for all staff employed by or contracted to work within the care home, to make sure they have a good understanding of what safeguarding is, how it is everyone's responsibility and how it might relate to their job within the care home. Care homes may need to provide staff with training on the importance of sharing information and the potential risks of not doing this correctly. Psychological abuse affects the safety, health and wellbeing of other residents, staff and visitors. The National Childbirth Trust provides information and practical support on all aspects of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. One of the toughest tasks an early years practitioner can ever face is supporting a grieving child. For qualitative findings there was a shortage of evidence, with only limited data from a small number of studies. MA Education 2023. The evidence highlighted the value that care homes place on local authorities as a key source of support and transparent advice. The implications for care home resources should not be significant, and some of the ways of working suggested may already be in place in some or most care homes. The committee used evidence from a number of sources to make recommendations specifically for local authorities. The committee also reviewed existing health and social care guidance. The Alliance publishes a helpful guide, Observation, Assessment and Planning which is grounded in the EYFS and provides useful templates for effective practice. Abuse and neglect are more likely to happen when staff are poorly trained, poorly supervised, unsupported by management, and when the care home has a culture that does not promote openness and good communication. The committee used qualitative themes from research evidence on responding to and managing safeguarding concerns in care homes, and support and information needs for everyone involved in safeguarding concerns in care homes. This integrated review involves early years practitioners, health visitors and parents sharing their knowledge and understanding of the child to provide an overall picture of thechilds developmentand take joint decisions on any specific support necessary. %%EOF The majority of training programmes are linked to the learning outcomes in the learning disability pathway of the new Level 2 and 3 Health and Social Care Diploma and the level 2 and 3 certificates in supporting people with learning disabilities.Communication and Autism: an insight into the complexities of communication for individuals with autism. However, increased costs will be justified given the improvements in safeguarding practice that are likely to occur. These provisions are indicated by the use of the Discriminatory abuse is important to highlight because it may be difficult to recognise, and may also involve other types of abuse or neglect. Help is at hand from the Child Bereavement Society, which runs a course called Grief and bereavement in early years settings. However, the committee found the guidance to be highly relevant as a source of evidence to support their work, and used it to inform the recommendations. Although there was some quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of safeguarding training, there were concerns with this evidence. There must be procedures in place for when children get ill, suitable first-aid facilities, written records, and healthy snacks, meals and drinks.The areas used for food preparation must be adequately equipped and food hygiene training for anyone preparing or handling food is essential. ABC MEDICAL SERVICESPaediatric First Aid: PFAA Approved, EYFS-compliant 12-hour course which is a requirement of all Childcare Practitioners who require registration by OFSTED. the adequacy of the data, because some of the included studies provided limited data. Company No. Grief matters for children: promoting effective bereavement strategies in schools: one-day conference. There were also concerns regarding the methods used in some of the included studies, for example their recruitment processes and how they considered the wider research context. Published by the Alliance,Policies & Procedures for the EYFS 2021provides you with templates for policies and procedures covering all the required areas, and recommends other policies designed to promote efficiency and good practice. This may involve extra work for care home managers. This is in line with standards that already exist, such as Adult Safeguarding: Roles and competencies for Health Care Staff 2018, but there is still inconsistent practice in this area. However, this is unlikely to take a significant amount of time, as there should already be systems in place to record and share this information. The committee particularly wanted to emphasise the key role of local authorities in relation to organisational abuse or neglect. PAVILION TRAININGPavilion Training offers a range of first aid and health and safety training. Disability awareness and inclusion in childcare settings: two half-day workshops which cover a range of issues including an inclusive ethos and attitude, communications and partnerships, listening to disabled children and inclusion and playwork principles. The committee also reviewed existing non-NICE UK health and social care guidance, and legislation and care law about whistleblowing. There was only limited evidence that focused specifically on safeguarding training in the care sector. The committee had concerns about the adequacy of the findings, which were based on 'thin' data. Reflecting on these observations means practitioners can shape learning experiences for individual children. The committee agreed that this is a crucial area and they built on the evidence with their own expertise. endstream endobj startxref They also included a consensus-based recommendation on self-neglect as they agreed that this issue is especially important, because self-neglect in care homes raises questions about the balance between individual choice and the home's duty of care. The evidence on training only included short-term measurements of effectiveness. These sources highlight the importance of involving people fully as possible in decisions and giving them the information and support they need to participate. PDF Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage - GOV.UK These areas areconnected, with learning in one particular area supporting learning in the others. Care home staff need to be able to recognise these indicators and act upon them. ALCOHOL CONCERNWorking with difficult to engage young people experiencing alcohol-related harm: supporting vulnerable young people at risk of alcohol-related harm.ALLERGY UKProvide factsheets and organise awareness weeks.ANAPHYLAXIS CAMPAIGNAllergyWise for families, carers and individuals: online resource with advice on how to manage a serious allergic reaction, including a step-by-step guide on what to do in an emergency, information on allergen exposure, food labelling and how to reduce the risk of cross-contamination, and long-term management and how to develop individual management plans. However, the committee found the guidance to be highly relevant as a source of evidence to support their work, and used it to inform the recommendations, alongside their own expertise and experience. Smacking or any other kind of punishment that may have an adverse effect on a childs well-being must be strictly forbidden. The committee felt that this was an important area, and built on the evidence using their own expertise. Enable's services include legal advice and direct care services for children and adults with learning disabilities.ENABLE IRELANDEnable Ireland's services cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational and social development from early infancy. The recommendations will help standardise practice, and ensure that managers promote safeguarding training and learning in care homes. Each area carries specific requirements to guide early years policies, procedures and practices. There were also concerns regarding the methods used in some of the studies, for example in relation to their recruitment and data analysis processes. To ensure staff understand how to gather and record information correctly, care homes and care home providers may need to provide extra training. Topics include 'Promoting the health and hygiene of children' and 'Maintaining the safety and security of children'. The main issues with the evidence were that the included studies provided only limited data and reported research conducted in a range of settings, making it difficult to determine whether each finding was directly relevant to care home contexts. The recommendations are based on existing non-NICE UK guidance, so staff should be familiar with the indicators in this guideline. It is important that this is used routinely to help improve safeguarding practices. There is wide variation in the way Safeguarding Adults Boards operate and communicate. Additional resources should not be needed for care homes to appoint safeguarding champions, because the champions are expected to be existing staff members. A school information pack is available.Eczema - supporting and managing this misunderstood condition: topics include childhood atopic eczema. TAC INTERCONNECTIONSKeeping children safe in an uncertain world: learning from evidence and practice.Understanding Aspergers syndrome. A conference aiming to consider what the key priorities should be for children and adults on the autism spectrum from the perspective of the individuals themselves, their parents and carers and those who work with them. BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES (BILD)Offers day training programmes on a range of learning disability related themes. PDF CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING POLICY Rationale It is a guiding It will particularly focus on the key areas identified within the Planning Tool manual and aims to help and support existing work with children and young people and to identify and evaluate its aims and goals.ADVANCED CHILDCARE, Afasic seeks to raise awareness and to create better services and provision for children and young people with speech and language impairments. The committee emphasised what care homes find most important when they make a safeguarding referral to a local authority, and at the beginning of a section 42 enquiry. These recommendations encourage openness about lessons learned across agencies, and emphasise the factors that might help care homes to make their culture more positive. The qualitative evidence also had problems. Its training arm is NHS Connect, which runs workshops around the country. This should only require minor changes to current practice because it is already a statutory requirement. Youre probably well aware that the EYFS is a very detailed document, and when it comes to safeguarding and welfare, there is lots to take in. Reflective supervision is already a key feature of broader social work, but the extent to which it takes place in care homes is extremely varied. First-aid at work: four-day practical course, including an examination. This is true for their proactive role (monitoring care standards locally), and in their responsibility for starting and running section 42 enquiries (including large-scale enquiries when needed). The committee felt that some indicators are more serious or urgent than others. There were also issues with the qualitative evidence. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no. MONTESSORI CENTRE INTERNATIONALSpecial Educational Needs course: an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of special needs education. Staff involved in food preparation must hold the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 2 Award in Food Safety to meet the requirements of the Food Safety Act and the Food Safety Regulations. However, the committee found the guidance to be highly relevant as a source of evidence to support their work and used it to inform recommendations on: ensuring that no one is in immediate danger, thinking about who needs to be informed or consulted. Care home managers may need to do more to support staff who are reluctant to raise concerns. The safeguarding and welfare requirements include: ensuring that you have a safe space for children; providing a curriculum which promotes children's health, safety and happiness; training staff about how to keep . Training programmes may also need to be adapted so that staff have protected time to ensure they fully understand the actions they need to take if they ever have a safeguarding concern. RoSPA is involved in the promotion of safety in all areas of life - work, home, on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on water. NATIONAL DAY NURSERIES ASSOCIATION (NDNA). The Safeguarding and Welfare requirements cover the steps that providers must take to keep children safe and promote their welfare. Coeliac disease is a condition caused by an inability to digest gluten, which often results in bowel symptoms and failure to gain weight. It is designed to inform parents about the childs progress in relation to the early learning goals and support the transition to Year 1. Local authorities also use guidance on section 42 enquiries from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association. The recommendations should help reduce these risks. Acting early may improve the quality and safety of care and support for residents. Managers will need to give staff time for these discussions to take place, and will need time themselves to promote the reflective and transparent approach to safeguarding. There were issues with the relevance of the qualitative data, as it was not always clear whether findings related specifically to safeguarding. There were uncertainties around the methods used to develop much of this guidance. To address this, the committee made a recommendation on how managers should encourage staff to complete training. The recommendations may also help to reduce the number of section 42 enquiries involving the care home, local authority and others. The Early Years Foundation Stage requires that settings must have written copies of certain policies and procedures. Registered as a limited company in England and Wales (no. keeping the person at risk involved in the safeguarding process. %c.nv]WDt400f C ztCG.VJ2[ @, These sections briefly explain why the committee made the recommendations and how they might affect practice. Infant research and infant psychiatry: 30 hours each, these are observation-based seminars. The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile is a statutory review of childrens progress in the year they reach five. For care homes where this is not the case, care home managers and care home providers will need to make major changes in leadership style. Comments. The Childcare Company has developed an online training programme linked to an e-portfolio system known as the "Laser" which is written and updated by childcare professionals and teachers. Courses include career training, primary care and psychotherapeutic skills. Staff can find themselves supporting families and children with special needs with which they are unfamiliar. There were uncertainties around the methods used to develop much of this guidance. This research did not specifically evaluate the impact that care home culture can have on staff willingness to report safeguarding concerns. This may have cost implications, but access to support is a statutory right under the Care Act 2014 and is part of the Making Safeguarding Personal framework. The NDCS is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting deaf children and their families in overcoming the challenges of childhood deafness. It also promotes child safety awareness during Child Safety Week. Recent courses include safeguarding, food safety and baby massage.FORBES TRAINING, FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF INFANT DEATHS, The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths promotes information on how to reduce the risk of cot death and supports bereaved families. 26 February 2021. There could be cost implications for care home providers that do not have employee assistance programmes, unless alternative programmes or funding are available for staff already. ARMADILLO TRAINING, ASTHMA UKSupports people with asthma and those who care for and work with people with asthma.THE ATHENA PROGRAMMEWorking together to safeguard children: focusing on the knowledge and resources required to safeguard children within the limits of professional structures.Safeguarding children with disabilities: this course aims to ensure that participants can safeguard disabled children from harm through an increased awareness of their vulnerability to abuse.Safeguarding children levels 1, 2 and 3: individual courses designed to enhance knowledge, understanding and practice of safeguarding children.AUTISM NORTHERN IRELANDAutism NI offers a full range of training from the very basic fundamentals of ASD to intensive professional training in diagnosis and intervention. Fargo Studios, 54 Grafton Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2HW. There was a small amount of qualitative evidence relating to the information and support needs of care home staff during a safeguarding enquiry. Instead, the committee used existing non-NICE UK health and social care guidance on recognising and reporting abuse and neglect in care homes. Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements | Nursery World To address this, the committee made a research recommendation to look at the effectiveness, cost effectiveness and acceptability of e-learning safeguarding training, compared with face-to-face training. If they do not, training may be needed. The RNIB offers information, support and advice to more than two million people who have sight problems. There are rules around what information must be available to parents/carers, including information on how the EYFS is being delivered, the activities and experiences that are provided, policies and procedures, emergency contact details, and information about the childs key person. There are Laws that give the children the right to be safe from any form of harm or abuse. Safeguarding is the general idea that nobody should have to live in an environment where they are being neglected or abused. Child protection: includes keeping children safe, signs and symptoms. Care home managers may need to re-assess how they engage with safeguarding training. They should also encourage staff to report safeguarding problems in the future, as it would be clear to them that everyone would receive support regardless of their involvement. Some of the included research was not conducted in care home settings, so there were concerns about how relevant it was. L%` ~fO } %LI0yH2L@"@a9&F`{?# Based on their own knowledge, the committee decided to emphasise the legal protections for whistleblowers. However, the committee recognised the importance of these issues and were able to build on this evidence using their own expertise. Ensuring that care home staff can regularly take part in safeguarding training may lead to an increase in resource use, particularly if care homes choose to use external organisations to deliver these programmes. EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING CHILDHOOD CONTINENCE (ERIC). There were also concerns regarding adequacy, as most themes were based on limited data.