Safeguarding is a relatively new term and refers to the prevention of cruelty or harm to children. It focuses more on prevention rather than cure as when it comes to anything this is always a better approach. Safeguarding was introduced to protect children and ensure that no harm comes to them. Obviously not all situations can be prevented, as that would be impossible however safeguarding aims to prevent the harmful situations that could occur from happening.
There are a number of varied and different techniques which all apply to safeguarding. Many people who work with children or have the possibility of working closely with children will normally be trained about the methods and techniques of safeguarding. People who work with children will also be checked before they are allowed to begin a job or any type of voluntary work, this is all part of safeguarding and protecting children.
There are a number of professional organisations that can help you when it comes to safeguarding. For whatever reasons you may need to learn about safeguarding these professionals will be sure to help and ensure you are safeguarding and protecting the children in your care in the best way possible. After all the main aim of safeguarding is to allow children to grow up free from negative influences and experiences, this will allow them to grow up and develop fully in the best possible environment.
Teacher Training is a vital aspect of the running of a school. It is always important that schools are kept up to date and aware of new and advanced methods of teaching. With many teachers leaving the professions in the first five years of their careers due to bad behaviour problems from students it is important that teachers are prepared in the best way possible for real life teaching situations.
Teaching can be a very daunting job especially to teachers who are just starting out and have had little experience in the real world of teaching. This is why it is so important to prepare teachers from an early stage so they are really aware of what they are getting into. This training is very important and it is just as important to ensure that training is continued and frequent, this will allow teachers to work together and maybe even learn from each other. I think from the statistics of teachers leaving the job in the first five years it is clear that not enough is done at the beginning of their training to ensure they really know what the job involves and that its for them.