Discuss the Skills and Attitudes to Working with Children, Young People and Families
Discuss the skills and attitudes required to work with children, young people and families In this essay I will be researching policies, frameworks and reports that have highlighted skills and attitudes required to work with children, young people and families. I will also look at government documents such as EPPE, Common Core Framework and Every Child Matters. From my research I will discuss my findings and go on to include some personal opinions and reflection of my experience within settings. In section one I will define skills and attitudes and explain how they are relevant to practice and discuss why they are important. In section two I will present my research and explain their relevance. In the final section I shall review everything I have discussed and conclude my findings. A skill is ‘the ability to do something well.’ An attitude is ‘a settled way of thinking or feeling of something.’ The Oxford English Dictionary (1989) Vol. 3, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
A wide range of skills, knowledge and a positive attitude are all vitally important as a practitioner working with children, young people and families. The job can be challenging at times and a certain type of personality is needed to do the job well. Patience, empathy, confidence and good communication skills play a huge part in the job role. The Cathy Nutbrown report ‘Foundation for quality: the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications (2012)’ reviews the Early Years sector as Nutbrown was concerned the current qualification system is not equipping practitioners with the current knowledge, understand and skills that are needed to work with children, young people and families.
Nutbrown is very keen on every practitioner in the Early Years sector having at least a level 3 qualification and also to have a high level of training, this is where she recommends the idea of practice placements for all newly qualified staff. Nutbrown also identifies a number of
A wide range of skills, knowledge and a positive attitude are all vitally important as a practitioner working with children, young people and families. The job can be challenging at times and a certain type of personality is needed to do the job well. Patience, empathy, confidence and good communication skills play a huge part in the job role. The Cathy Nutbrown report ‘Foundation for quality: the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications (2012)’ reviews the Early Years sector as Nutbrown was concerned the current qualification system is not equipping practitioners with the current knowledge, understand and skills that are needed to work with children, young people and families.
Nutbrown is very keen on every practitioner in the Early Years sector having at least a level 3 qualification and also to have a high level of training, this is where she recommends the idea of practice placements for all newly qualified staff. Nutbrown also identifies a number of