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Equality Act 2010

Every Child Matters

Equality Act has 2 main purposes - to harmonise discrimination law and to strengthen the law to support progress on equality. As far as schools are concerned, for the most part, the effect of the new law is the same as it has been in the past - meaning that schools cannot unlawfully discriminate against pupils because of their sex, race, disability,religion, belief or sexual orientation. Also if a pupil is pregnant or undergoing gender reassignment, they cannot be discriminated against. This is part of the new law .

Every Child Matters

Government key move to help promote the well being of children and young people.

Any organisation that has the aim of providing a service to children and young people have to ensure they look after the welfare of their clients.

Every child mattrs ensures that all local authorities work hard with multi-agencies, to help develop plans to work with children and young people in the area.

Children are encoouraged to share their veiws and consult on the changes, this means veiws will never be forgotton.

Inspectors always considered and took key role in determining outcomes.

This means that those who are amonst our vunerable parts of society had a chance to change lives and work with people who wanted to make a difference to the children in our society.

Improving outcomes of children and young people.

Fulfilling potential regardless of background.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989

  • All children are given the same opportunities.
  • All children are listened to.
  • Have an equality policy in place.
  • Children are given the right to learn in different ways and methods.
  • The school gains a good relationship with the childs family and informs them of changes
  • Affects a child under the age of 18 unless the adult age of the specific country is different.
  • Affects all children no matter their race, religion or abilities - non discriminatory.
  • The primary concern must be that the best interests of the child is met in all decisions.
  • Childrens rights are respected, protected and fulfilled - assessing social, health and legal and funding these.
  • Respect the rights and responsibilities of the families - parents and carers.
  • Ensure that children survive and develop healthily.
  • Children to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse.
  • The UK joined this convention in 1991
  • Children have the right to live with their parents - unless it is harmful - children have the right to stay in contact with both parents unless this would harm the child.
  • Children are entitiled to express their views
  • Children have a right to receive and share information as long as it isn't damaging to others
  • All children have an equal right to education.
  • Childrens education should develop each childs personality, talents, and abilities to the fullest.

http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

What you do

What your school does

The Health & Safety Act was designed to ensure safety in the workplace. In schools it is to provide protection and safety to all pupils, staff and visitors within the school environment . It also teaches children to be `risk aware, but not risk averse' citizens of the future. The school provides a Health & Safety policy that staff are given to sign and a designated health and safety representative is made aware of. Relevant training is provided to staff and annual risk assessments to identify areas likely to be hazardous these are signed also by staff. Most staff are first aid trained.

Laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools

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