Unit 203. 1.1 How to establish respectful, professional relationships with children and young people. It is essential as an LSA to establish respectful and professional relationships with children and young people in your care. There are different strategies which can be used in your role to ensure that you have a respectful, trusting relationship with them. A relationship in which a child or young person completely trusts and respects you and feels comfortable in your company, allows you to be able to offer the child or young person a supportive, caring environment in which they can learn and develop.
Accepting shared responsibility by knowing what our role is and what’s expected of us is very important, following recognised procedure and understanding shared values all promote good relationships. Educational values such as school Mission Statements and classroom Golden Rules helps all of us to promote a positive learning environment in the school. It is very important to have a good relationship with someone as they could help with disputes or disagreements, when they arise. Treat people how you expect to be treated, treat people as an equal and positively to promote effective communication. 1.2.
• Self-esteem and resilience are recognised as essential to every child or young person’s development. • Confidentiality and agreements about confidential information are respected as appropriate unless a child or young person’s protection and well-being are at stake. • Professional knowledge, skills and values are shared appropriately in order to enrich the experience of children and young people more widely.
1.1 Describe how to establish respectful, professional relationships with children and young people. 2.2 Describe the importance of adult relationships as a role models for children and young people. Personal behaviour, good communication skills and approachability are essential in the foundations of building relationships with children and young people. Good communication and interaction according to their age and level is the most important thing with children and young people. Listening is a way to establish a respectful and professional relationship with a child.
* Try to be sympathetic to any pupils who may find some things difficult. * Be warm and caring. * Treat children as individuals and encourage them to be individuals. * Give children approval when they have behaved positively. * Know the ability of your pupils.
The child will respond well to this and they are likely to repeat the action to gain the praise from a staff member. Another policy at this setting is to model good behavior by treating children and adults around us with respect. This means that staff will be treating children with respect by talking to them nicely, not shouting at children, not humiliating children, etc. as well at treating staff members with the same level of respect, not shouting across the classroom, talking nicely to one another, etc. the result of this will be that other children will see this and will copy the staff members being respectful and, in turn, will respect their classmates, teachers and anyone outside of nursery.
Developing positive relationships with colleagues allows all involved in the child's and young persons learning to work together in sharing information and highlight and resolve any potential issues that may have an impact on their behaviour, emotional or social well being. Similarly, building positive relationships with the child's or young persons parents to carers will allow them to work together with the setting to, again, highlight any concerns they may have such as family issues. The parents to carers must be secure in the knowledge that any such shared information will be treated with
TDA 3.1 Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults 1.1 Communication means passing information from one person to another. It can be interchange of opinions, thoughts or information via speech, signs or writing between two or more people. When communication is clear, precise and easily understood, it is known as effective communication and significant in personal as well as professional settings. Effective communication is important for children as it helps them to achieve. When there is effective communication between children and adults, children will have proper understanding of what they are expected to do and how they are expected to behave.
TDA31 Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults | | TDA31-1.1 Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults. | | To have a positive relationship with children, young people and adults you will need to show them effective communication skills with you and other peers. How you approach people and how you respond to them should all come into account. You should always try to make children feel comfortable in your presence and try to put them at ease. To develop a positive relationship with a child can often take some time.
We as Educators are well trained and passionate. We value, respect and appreciate this uniqueness. We feel children have a right to be active participants in their own learning and must be empowered to express their views and ideas. A child's opinion must be valued for its validity to their perspective and their autonomy and initiative needs to be respected. We as Educators will protect and cherish the innocence of children and thus provide a safe and secure environment.