E1 Describe three different types of setting which provide care and education for children in your area. E5 Explain the importance of valuing and respecting all children in the setting.

E4 Describe the recognised principles and values that underpin working with children.

When working with children it is important to recognise the principles and values that underpin and guide professional standards and good practice.

E5 Explain the importance of valuing and respecting all children in the setting.

This can also be done by not showing favouritism, but realizing that each individual child has their weaknesses and strengths for example: some need more attention than others to understand certain concepts. Giving the child equal opportunities will also help to vale and respect them because the practitioner is allowing the child to have an equal chance to get involved in the day life of the setting. Another way can be not judging and treating parents differently but instead work with them to meet their needs and them to feel comfortable that the setting value and respect all children. By doing all this you can then plan child’s and parents needs and values with respect in the environment with abilities and facility available.

Having an understanding of children’s behaviour is a professional skill that will support my working with children. It is important because children need to be able to deal with their behaviour and understand why they behave certain ways they do.  It lets me respond to the child’s unwanted behaviour and reward the positive behaviour. It also allows me to know the attitudes for the child’s age and then observe record and assess changes in behaviour in order to see how effective the approach is.

  E7 Describe how study skills can support your learning during your training.

Recognizing my own study skills is a way that can help support my learning during my training. This will help me to complete my training successfully because it will enhance my ability to obtain and to use the knowledge.  In order for me to complete my training, I will need to manage my time effectively and

You should practice these skills, reflect on them, and take on board and act upon the feedback from your assignments and non-assessed and assessed work, to ensure that the strategies are really helping you to succeed.

D2 Discuss the characteristics of working in a multi-agency team.

There are many different services that work in a multi-agency team such as social services. They all have many characteristics that allow and help them to work with children and their families. One characteristic that helps and allows them to work with children and their families is cooperation because it makes everyone in the setting feel needed and engaged by working together. Consistency is also a characteristic because all team member and services must work in one and the same way at an activity/task of care with the children and working with their families. Another characteristic can be encouragement because this ill help and support them to work together. Every person involved in the multi-agency team should feel belonged and this is a characteristic as it will make sharing information and problems easier. The last and most important characteristic is balance. This would allow everyone to balance their work with one another and see what every person is capable off and may need more help on.