Right and Responsibilities 2

Question 1

What are ‘social services’ or ‘children’s services’ and what do they do?

Answer 1

• Try to keep the family unit together, working with the family and the children to give them the support that they need.
• A legal duty to investigate and decide appropriate action if it suspects that a child is not receiving the care that is expected from a parent or is likely to cause significant harm.

Question 2

What happens when parents fail in their responsibilities?

Answer 2

Local authority may step in

Question 3

What legal duty to married couples have?

Answer 3

Duty to care, support and protect each other.

Look after each other

Question 4

Give an example of a legal parental right to do with their child’s education

Answer 4

A right to expect free education for their child from 5 to 16

Question 5

Give an example of a legal parental responsibility to do with child’s education

Answer 5

• Making decision about their schooling

* Have to make sure their children at tend school until they are 16

Question 6

GIve an example of legal right a school has

Answer 6

To insist that pupils wear uniform if it is reasonable and does not discriminate on grounds of sex or race

Question 7

Give an example of a legal responsibility a school has

Answer 7

To provide pupils with religious and sex education

Question 8

Give an example of a pupil’s responsibility at school

Answer 8

Respect other people, both pupils and teachers

Question 9

Give an example of a teacher’s legal right at school

Answer 9

Have a safe working environment

Question 10

Give an example of a teacher’s legal responsibility at school

Answer 10

To inform pupils and parents of progress or problems with learning