Aside from teaching children, teachers must create a safe, educational environment for each child in their class and sometimes outside the school premises. 

 

A child’s safety is paramount to the ability to learn, and safeguarding the right of children is a crucial part of teaching and learning. There are many types of protection against abuse. A teacher’s job is to notice when there is a change in their students to provide the right help they need. 

 

Physical abuse is one of the most important things teachers with Quint Education can identify and help their students. Physical abuse comes in many forms; some occur among students, others with their families and in some situations by teachers. 

 

Some physical abuse children may suffer with their mate includes hitting, punching, kicking, biting, hair-pulling, and slapping. Teachers must safeguard their students from one another by being present and noticing changes in their students. Also, teachers must find the best ways to ensure children do not mete out any form of physical abuse on each other and must be willing to willing to use accepted punishment to deter such behaviours.

 

Children sometimes suffer physical abuse from parents, siblings, caregivers or neighbours at home. Rough handling, inappropriate restraints, burning and scalding, and physical punishment are all types of physical abuse teachers need to safeguard their students from. 

 

Once again, teachers must show genuine care for their students, so much so that they notice the little things like scars or bruises on the upper arm, forearm, face, back and side of trunks, thighs and genitals.

 

Agencies such as Quint Education work with social care or childcare agencies to provide the best training for their staff on spotting all these signs and what to do with their observations. Teachers must know the best way to report and handle these issues such that the child does not suffer any consequences or becomes a pariah in their school or community. 

 

A teacher’s ability to create a safe and secure environment for learning is a critical part of their job description. 

 

If you are looking for a job in one of our nurseries across London, Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, and Hertfordshire, contact us today at 0207 1188 994 or email your CV stating the role you want. Our job roles range from Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, Nursery Teacher, Nursery Agency bank staff, Nursery Chef and Nursery Manager.

 

We’d love to see you join the Quint Education team!