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Unit 4: Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety

Unit 4: Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety

• LO.1 Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety

• LO.3 Understand how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves

• LO.4 Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents emergencies and illness in work settings and off site visits

Unit 4 1.4 explain how current health and safety legislation,policies and procedures are implemented in own

work setting or service

Learning ActivityResearch all the legislation relevant to

Health and Safety – use you text book p. 139 for help (and relevant websites)

30 minutes allocated to this task

Homework

How to write up 1.4 explain how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service

Use the grid that has been started in class.

Unit 4 1.1 describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and

outdoor environments and services

Learning ActivityDiscuss what factors are considered when

planning an environment for children.

Homework How to write up 1.1 describe the factors to take into account when

planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services

(4 factors must be mentioned including the safe use of indoor and outdoor spaces)

E.g. Planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and

services: taking into account the individual age and abilities of the

children or young people being planned for; identifying specific risks to

individual children or young people e.g. those with sensory impairment;

identifying the needs of adults where relevant e.g. resources, equipment or training; recognising the duty of care; meet regulatory requirements e.g. Ofsted; links to the desired outcomes for children and young people e.g. Every Child Matters; recognition of the lines of responsibilities and accountability; use guidance e.g. Ofsted

Unit 4 1.3 identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe

environments and services

Learning ActivityLook at p.138 (right hand side) and

discuss websites relevant when caring for children’s Health and Safety

Homework

How to write up 1.3 identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments and services

3 sources must be identified and short explanation given.

Unit 4 1.2 explain how health and safety is monitored andmaintained and how people in the work setting aremade aware of risks and hazards and encouraged

to work safely

Learning ActivityDiscuss how health and safety is

monitored and maintained and how all who use your setting are aware of risks and hazards and work safely in the environment.

Homework

How to write up 1.2 explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people in the work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely

(Access to policies and procedures and training must be explained including risk assessments)

write a reflective account including the above and some of the things under too.

E.g. people in the work setting need to be made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely e.g. staff, parent helpers, volunteers, visitors; health and safety responsibility of everyone; deliver safety education to children and young people e.g. routine health and safety assessment/checklist for both indoors, outdoors, visits and outings; staff training; health and safety policies and procedures in place to ensure good practice; recording accidents and incidents; review policies and procedures and incidents