DF5034 Children and Young People’s Rights: Provision, Protection and Participation

This pack contains a PDF and MS Word version of the Tutor’s Support Pack for this unit. This unit is designed to enable students to understand the relevant legislation, policies and theories related to Children and Young People’s Rights in Scotland. They will look at how legislation influences practice and reflect on their role in ensuring the promotion of children’s and young people’s rights. They will examine the term participation in relation to rights and consider specifically their role in children’s protection. On completion of the Unit they should be able to: • analyse the values and principles that inform the promotion of children and young people’s rights • demonstrate an understanding of theories regarding encouraging and facilitating children’s participation • examine the role of the early years and childcare worker in supporting and protecting children and young people.