Policies & advice
Government policies
It's difficult to keep up with the constant changes in Government policy. Deciphering jargon and finding what is relevant to your work with Children and Young People in the Church, is also hard.
Our advisers have gathered relevant policies on these pages and have either sourced existing summaries or produced notes to help you make sense of it all!
Policy |
Summary/advice |
| Postive for Youth ( Government Department of Education) | Positive for Youth - DfE summary |
|
The Good Childhood Inquiry (Children's Society) The Good Childhood Report (Children's Society) |
Good Childhood Enquiry - summary and interpretation
|
| Extended Schools (Department of Children, Schools and Families, DCSF) |
Extended Services / Extended Schools -Responding to Change
|
| Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UNICEF) |
Convention on the Rights of the Child - summary Children's Rights and Responsibilities - an overview of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
|
|
Every Child Matters (DCSF)
|
Every Child Matters - summary |
| Local Authority Jargon Buster |
Bath & Wells policies and guidelines
- Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults policy
- Photography and video recordings guidelines
For more information contact:
- Tony Cook, Youth Adviser
- Jane Tibbs, Children's Adviser
- Nigel Liddiard, Safeguarding Adviser
- Helen Humphreys, Assistant Safeguarding Adviser
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