Practice Evidence Record -I have chosen the following aspects of professional practice. These are time-keeping and attendance, supporting colleagues, attitudes to work and understanding of childrens behaviour.

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 Mohbeen khan

Unit 5:  

                               Communication and professional skills

                                   Within childcare and education

D1-

I have chosen the following aspects of professional practice. These are

time-keeping and attendance, supporting colleagues, attitudes to work and

understanding of children’s behaviour.

D2 -

Time – keeping and attendance is very important because if the

 practitioner does not arrive on time then staff members will not be able

to rely on him or her, sometimes there may be a staff shortage and staff

members need extra help so staff members won’t be happy if the

practitioner is late. It is important for parents and children to be on time

so that the children can understand the importance of time keeping.

Sometimes the parents need to drop their children off early because they

need to go to work, therefore if the practitioner is not on time and there is

not enough staff to look after their child, the parent will not be happy and

might be late for work.

While attending a placement practitioners should always be friendly and

polite and have good eye contact, other than that practitioners should

always support colleagues or encourage them to work their hardest

because this could affect work and affect the children you are working

with. A practitioner should always work hard during the day and should

always support colleagues because this could also benefit the children, it

can encourage them to interact well with other children, this can be done

by them using you and other friendly staff members as role models. It is

also very important that the staff members work as one in other words

work as a team this can influence the children to work in a good manner

and also work well when being put in groups or teams. When supporting

colleagues you should be helpful and friendly and not judge them because

if you need to talk then they might be kind and help you out the way you

helped them when they were behind with their tasks or when the setting

was short staffed.

You should always have a good attitude while working because other

staff members need to know you care and enjoy working with them and

the children and parents.

When working with children if you do not have a good attitude then

parents might think you do not enjoy working with their child and may

not rely on you and give responsibility to you for example parents might

not tell you important information like giving medicine at a certain time

because they might think it will be a hassle to tell you and give you more

work and if you’ve got a bad attitude then they won’t trust you enough to

pass the information on to you as they do not like you. All good

practitioners should always have good attitude which gives a positive

vibe so that parents feel encouraged to give vital information and not find

it a hassle. Practitioners should have a good attitude because this is also a

sign of respecting everyone’s beliefs regardless of their ethnicity and it’s

also a way of respecting the people you work with.

All practitioners should know about the different behaviours of all the

children that attend the school. All children are unique and learn new

things in different stages. While starting at a placement you should

observe the children just to see what stage of play they are at, how they

behave in different situations and to see how they find it best to learn.

While working with a child if you have a concern about the child’s

progress and behaviour you should inform the manager so the child could

get more help if needed, you could support the child by giving them more

 help or asking them if they understand what to do. By doing this the

child also understands that if he or she needs help then not to be scared

and ask any teacher which is present.

The child should not feel like he or she does not fit in with others because

this is not treating all children equally and the child might feel as if there

is something wrong with him or her. You should explain the child that

there is nothing wrong with him or her and that this extra help is for their

benefit.  Children’s behaviour can change in many ways for example if a

child is usually loud and is playful and is always asking questions and

after a few days the Childs behaviour has changed rapidly and he/she has

become quite and does not play with any one then this can also be a sign

of neglect or child abuse.

D3-

While attending my placement I have developed lots of ways which

might help me improve my skills when working with a child, for example

I think time keeping and attendance is very important, if you are good at

attending and always on time then you can interact with parents and

answer any questions or worries they might have because you’re actually

at your placement when you’re supposed to be and you’re then on time.

To make sure that I have good attendance I make personal appointments

outside of work time and always keep an alarm on so that I arrive to work

10 minutes early to make  a good impression. While working at my

placement I have also realised that if you are on time and your attendance

is good and you have good attitude then parents and staff will respect you

and the staff will give you more reliable jobs.

I have realised that it is very important to support colleagues when

working at a placement for example there was a new staff member

working at my placement after a few days she didn’t seem herself. At our

break I offered to go to lunch with her because she was always alone, we

had a chat and she broke into tears because she was upset, I made her feel

like I understood were she was coming from so she would feel

comfortable telling me her problems’ she told me that at first she was

very excited to work at the placement and couldn’t wait to start but she

also told me that it felt so different after starting the placement it felt like

no one liked her. After listening to everything she had to say and co

operating with her’ I wanted to explain to her that she was a great worker

so I gave her eye contact and explained to her that everyone thought she

was doing a great job and the manager thought she was lucky to hire her.

I also explained that when I had started this placement a few weeks back I

felt the same way but after a while I realised that everyone did like me

and they also thought I was a great practitioner. She was back to herself

in no time and after a few days we went to lunch together again and she

thanked me for being so helpful and being so kind also having such a

great friend.

Your attitude to work and working with children is very important

because it impacts on the behaviour of the child and how they respect you

during class time. While at work if you have a pleasant attitude then the

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staff members will also enjoy working with you. A good attitude could be

demonstrated in many ways for example talking in a nice tone of voice,

smiling, helping other staff members, interacting with children, when

talking to staff members listening carefully.

Understanding a child’s behaviour is necessary because you should be

able to understand the best way that they can learn and which learning

method they would prefer or find easiest to gain knowledge. To develop

an understanding of child behaviour you should observe children closely, ...

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