My Title:
The Importance of Safeguarding Children and How It Has Affected Dance Teaching
The term 'safeguarding' needs to be defined.
Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:
Protecting children from maltreatment
preventing impairment of children's health or development
ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes
The ISTD who i work under have their own child protection policy:
After completing my field research and making my own assumptions i need to compare this to what is available in my literature, how it differs, if comparisons can be made etc. I also need to look at other points of view and perhaps speak to someone from a more 'creative' background/working environment.
Is there anyone on the course from this kind of background or who teaches in this way who would be able to speak with me about this topic?
After discussions/interviews with my practitioners and through literature i have had my eyes opened to safeguarding being not just a physical protection of children but an emotional/mental protection too. How you speak to and direct children needs to be thought about in more detail as well as how you refer to dance when teaching. Thinking about why the children come to dance class and what sort of experience i can offer them is what i want to find out; i would like to be able to offer them a more well rounded view from what i will learn through more literature, other peoples points of views.
I will think about the 'routine' of my own classes and perhaps re structure slightly in order to see how this might benefit students - will they prefer routine or enjoy this more well rounded approach - i will write in my journal about this to record what i learn.
Exploring this subject will be valuable to myself and other practitioners as its a hot topic that isnt always talked about due to its vastness.
The essay stage - good conversations - safeguarding is a buzz word but the issues might be that practitioners also need to reflect on their practice and develop and change - so initial training we receive is good but constantly needs to be re-evaluated - think about nurses and CPD - licenses to practice - self-reflection - link to Schon and others from earlier ideas?
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