What is policy? Explain what it is and ref wider reading, which policies influence us to have a better lives? E.g no smoking policy- broader range.

Introduction:
Section 1-
What is policy? Explain what it is and ref wider reading, which policies influence us to have a better lives? E.g no smoking policy- broader range.

Section 2-
-What is social policy?
-Explain what it is, what influences social policy.
-Human welfare- designs to approve?
-Political ideology, models of welfare- universal, selective, individual.

Section 3- Policy development:

-Process development, green paper followed by the white paper, what are the key elements?
-White paper are implemented in settings, make a legal requirement.
-Models of elitism; politicians, people with economic power, people with collective power.
-Critical nature of policy making, who has the power to control policy?

Section 4-Roles of the practitioner:

-What roles shall we play?
-Engaging with the policy process.
-Role of the child’s interests of Early Years practitioners.
-Interests of families and children.
-Reflecting policies process/ challenge a policy when practitioners do not think it works with the interest of the families they work with.

Outline policy area and policies for analysis:
Policy area: Social exclusion
Policies 1) sure start 2) troubled families

Main body/Discussion:

Historical/ political context of area of the policy?
what are the debates?
Nature of the social problem of policies you want to address. Political parties- instrumental/ introduces terms of the policies.
-Outline the intentions
-various strategies critically analyse the policy- detailing the nature of the policy.

Conclusion: Conclusion:
Review and reflect he impacts of the chosen policies, reflect on the dynamics involved in policy development and their contributions to effective policy making.

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Reference eg. (Bills, 2010, p.8) or Bills (2010, p.8) states…