Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools

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1.1 Describe how to establish respectful, professional relationships with children and young people. It is essential to establish respectful and professional relationships with children and young people and there are certain strategies which enable such a valued and trusted relationship to be established. Relationships with children are built upon trust and understanding and in using effective communication techniques. Effective Communication - is the key area for developing relationships with children and young people as well as others and also covers many different forms of communication as listed below: • Showing respect – Being courteous and respectful, and listening to their points of view is important, as is showing respect for and interest in their parents and family. Children may be from different cultures and have different beliefs or values and it is necessary to acknowledge and respect their views, by spending some time getting to know them as an individual it may help to understand more about their life. Taking time to remember names and personal information about each child for example something they like will make them feel worthwhile and important, and will build up their trust in you. • Being considerate – taking the time to consider how children may be feeling and whether this compares with their usual behaviour or whether this is most unusual for them. Maybe on a particular day a child maybe behaving differently due to feelings of pressure, or because they are upset about something. It is necessary to have enough of an understanding about each child to be able to spot when things are different in their behaviour. • Remembering issues which are personal to them – enquiring about particular aspects of a child’s person’s life – for example, being aware that it is a child’s birthday will make them feel special and will be a good
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