It is now used throughout the United Kingdom and many other countries in their education and nursing systems. The information companies receive about safeguarding are used to analyse the risks towards the people who use the care services. Many places such as primary schools work closely with local councils, health agencies and other government departments carry out safeguarding inspections to ensure that the children’s safety isn’t being hindered and they are also being correctly safeguarded. However, safeguarding hasn’t always existed. Prior to the 17th Century, many children were abused and sent to live in orphanages. As the standard of care for children was minimal, therefore adults had little or no regard for their safety. Safeguarding has been a long yet rewarding progress as it has helped to create legislation and many movements to protect and enhance the lives of children. Without the assistance of many brave, influential people society wouldn’t be in the privileged position we are in today. Education is now made compulsory whereas several centuries ago it was merely acknowledged and females were not entitled to the right to education, they were the inferior sex and society is now developing a more accepting outlook to gender equality. During the 17th Century, rich men invested their money into the development of grammar schools, where their sons went to be educated. Girls, however, did not have the same privilege as boys. The female population was regarded as inferior, many opportunities that males were offered were not available for females, therefore creating an imbalance in the society. Unless a female was from a rich family, education was not available. Many girls were taught skills by their mothers such as writing, reading, maths and sewing. Many children from poor families were expected to start work and contribute to the family income from the age of 7 years old. This was deemed as normal as many families believed that children should not be idle, so would, therefore, encouraged children to start working at an early age. Punishments in the 17th century were rather harsh if a child had acted disrespectfully towards their parents they would be punished. Due to girls not going to school, males began education by attending a ‘petty school’ which is formally known as a nursery. When they had reached the age of 7 they moved on to grammar school. Where the day started at 6:00 am and finished at 17:00 pm, this was their schedule for 6 days of the week and they rarely had holidays. If the boys had misbehaved in the Tudor schools, the discipline was inappropriate. The teacher often punished by being hit with …show more content…
As for schooling, girls began to attend school, however, they still were the inferior sex as they learnt subjects such as embroidery and music whereas males learnt more academic subjects. Discipline remained strict and corporal punishment was the norm in the 18th century.
During the 18th century, there was an influential man, named Thomas Coram, who established the Foundling Hospital in 1739. The reasoning for establishing the hospital was due to the horrific sights of dead and dying infants abandoned on the streets. Abandoned infants were a common feature of life in the 18th century. This was a major social issue in the 18th century as many children were abandoned and illegitimate children were handed to the parish officers for a lump sum.
The death rate was alarmingly high for children as vaccinations were not available for diseases such as dysentery, influenza and measles. Medicine also proved inefficient against the diseases and thus, therefore, resulted in the death of many children. Mortality rates were at an all-time high 74% of children born in London died before they were five years old and in workhouses the death rate increased to over