Playing and learning in children’s education E1/A In (appendices 1), the Nursery World article written by Fisher. J (2012) talks about how the role of the practitioner should plan for a balance between adult –led learning and child –led learning. This means that the adult needs to observe children closely to see how they are developing. When the practitioner stands back during child-led play, they can gain lots of information about a child, how they use their environments and resources. This helps to meet their learning needs if the practitioner then uses this information to plan the next steps.
High/Scope. This approach began in the USA as a way of improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. It stresses that children should be involved in decision making and taking responsibility. Children are seen as active learners and so play is used as the model for learning. Routines are
Understand how to communicate with children, young people and adults 3. Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection Assignment coverage |Task name |Learning outcomes covered | |A – Communication and relationships |1.1 explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships | | |with children, young people and adults | | |1.2 explain the principles of relationship building with children, young people and adults | | |1.3 explain how different social, professional and cultural contexts may affect relationships| | |and the way people communicate. | |B - Communication |2.1 explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people | | |2.2 explain how to adapt communication
NVQ level 3 Unit 302 1.Explain what reflective practice is Reflective practice means: we explore why and who we practice; thinking back over a situation or activity; developing a different approach; gaining insight into a new way of learning. 2.Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided Reflective practice is important because we can focus on what has worked well and what needs to be improved. Helps us develop greater self-awareness and consider new approaches and learning. And enable a different approach to be applied. 3.Explain how standards inform reflective practice in adult social care Standards inform reflective practice by informing own learning, helping one to think about professional accountability, enabling professional development, providing a way of identifying what is required for good practice.
• Importance of including parents/guardians in planning. Planning • Current influences on the planning and provision of learning opportunities. • Importance of planning and providing learning opportunities to meet children’s diverse needs. • Plans of curriculum activities • How planned curriculum can promote learning Role of practitioner • The role of the practitioner in meeting children’s learning needs • Reflective account how a practitioner can support the learning needs of the children. After the practitioner know the information and understands it, there next role is too use it to meet the children’s learning needs.
1.1 | Summarise the core values and principles of youth work and how it may differ from other youth related services? | a) Bullet point - How do youth workers support young people? * Provide social, emotional and political education. * Act as positive role models so they can inspire young people. * Empower young people to take action on issues that affect them and to make changes in their own lives.
This approach is also a very important part of the government framework of Every Child Matters which states that we should be working together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children in our care. The Early years foundation stage, states that different professionals working together will help to improve outcomes for children both in their learning and development. So by sharing records or observations of a child by a professional such as a speech or language therapist may contribute to further assessment. Inclusion is an important
Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour TDA 3.4- 1.1- Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour. Behaviour Policy- the behaviour policy is in place to promote good behaviour. At St Peters the policy aims to; ensure each child works towards their full potential and promote their self-esteem, to help children to develop lively enquiring minds and the ability to question and discuss rationally while using their initiative, and to create a happy secure and stimulating environment through the work of staff, parents and governors where both the children and adults feel valued, while helping children acquire skills, concepts and knowledge relevant to future life and to make a positive contribution to the life of the local community and their environment, to promote excellence through achievement, progress and effort, and to develop a respect for Christian and moral values and those of other faiths. To achieve these aims all staff work hard to promote a relaxed, friendly and purposeful atmosphere in which people are always welcome and where trust and respect play an important part, to respect the equal human rights of all our children, staff and other members of the school community and to educate children about equality. Helping children to learn how to learn and encourage them to become lifelong learners through their learning styles.
This can support the children's thinking and extend their learning. Practtitoners withing the setting role play how to be creative with divergent thinking. Model being creative, for example. Childen within the setting understand they have freedom to access all resources, but have also developed an understanding that it is important to put equipment back back where it belongs. (Montessori) within practice it is vital to practitoners to gain an understanding of how they support the childrens creativity and crititcal thinking, so often record how practitoners interact with children and then reflect upon it for future development and
From a very young age I have aspired to become a teacher or hold a managerial role within childcare. To think that the well-being, learning and development of a child relies upon my colleagues and I is a challenging yet exciting prospect and something which I am very passionate about pursuing. Gaining the qualification that this course provides will help me to further develop and pursue my career in childcare by not only aiding my understanding of how young children learn and develop, but also how to manage and work alongside staff effectively to achieve our goals. I am an enthusiastic learner and strive to extend my knowledge of how children grow and develop. The passion and motivation I feel for children and their development has driven me to gain as much work experience as I can, to enable me to expand my knowledge and further progress my childcare skills.