Unit 2 - Playwork Diploma
Unit 2 – Ways in which Playworkers Relate to, Support and Safeguard Children and Young People in Play Settings.
E1. Describe how the playworker can create a play environment where all children and young people feel listened to and respected.
Playwork Principle 5 states “The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play”.
An effective playworker should be able to meet the ever changing needs of the children and young people in their care and understand that the attitudes of the staff can have a major impact on the child’s play experience. All Children and young people in your care should be treated with the same respect and have the same rights and access to every opportunity that is provided. No children should be excluded due to your own beliefs, prejudice or religion. It is important that positive relationships are made with all children and young people attending the setting regardless of their age, home circumstance, gender etc.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989 was devised as a universal statute dealing with the child’s specific needs and rights. Several of its articles state that children and young people have the right to express their own views and opinions, to be listened to and shown respect. A Settings mission statement should relate to these rights as should its policies and procedures incorporate them.
The starting point in working effectively with children of all ages is your relationship with them. Children who feel valued and who enjoy being with you will respond better. This means that they are more likely to enjoy their time in the setting. The basis of forming a relationship with children is to consider what their needs may be and to adapt the way in which you work to meet these needs to suit the age or stage of development. You need to make sure that children are always able to turn to someone when they are upset,
E1. Describe how the playworker can create a play environment where all children and young people feel listened to and respected.
Playwork Principle 5 states “The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play”.
An effective playworker should be able to meet the ever changing needs of the children and young people in their care and understand that the attitudes of the staff can have a major impact on the child’s play experience. All Children and young people in your care should be treated with the same respect and have the same rights and access to every opportunity that is provided. No children should be excluded due to your own beliefs, prejudice or religion. It is important that positive relationships are made with all children and young people attending the setting regardless of their age, home circumstance, gender etc.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989 was devised as a universal statute dealing with the child’s specific needs and rights. Several of its articles state that children and young people have the right to express their own views and opinions, to be listened to and shown respect. A Settings mission statement should relate to these rights as should its policies and procedures incorporate them.
The starting point in working effectively with children of all ages is your relationship with them. Children who feel valued and who enjoy being with you will respond better. This means that they are more likely to enjoy their time in the setting. The basis of forming a relationship with children is to consider what their needs may be and to adapt the way in which you work to meet these needs to suit the age or stage of development. You need to make sure that children are always able to turn to someone when they are upset,