Be Able To’s
2.1
The importance of reflective practice is to review what you have done so that you can improve on it and change it to suit the needs better. Reflection allows the practitioner to learn about new things and learn from practice.
2.3
You must not let any of your values have an influence on your working practice for example; if you are a vegetarian you cannot expect everybody to adapt to this just because it suits your needs. If you have a certain religion, you can’t make somebody else follow that.
Also parents cannot be told that they are not bringing up their child correctly for example; if you think a child is going to bed late and is tired in the school day, you can’t dictate to the parents about suitable bedtimes.
3.2
Feedback can be given about an activity or situation so that the practitioner can reflect on what has happened or what they have done. This then can be used to inform future practice and development.
5.1
On doing a maths activity, I encouraged parents to help their children by making resources their children could use at home. I encouraged them to download a certain app that the children enjoyed and wanted to do more often to learn at home. This had a 2 way effect on practice; it allowed the children to improve their skills and it also helped parents to understand how it works and what they have been learning in school and what is included in the maths curriculum.