Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education
Reece and Walker (2006; p3) suggests that “the teachers are the fount of all knowledge." In relation to the Training cycle, I have a role of Assessor.
I assessed the individual needs of the learners. This initial assessment is very important not only to identity learners need, but also find ways of accommodating their needs and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. Assessments are in the form of ice breakers, professional discussion, and a workbook completed by Learner is retained as evidence for Learner files as documented evidence. Based on my assessment of learner’s needs that I identify, it easier for both the learner and me to access learning and deliver learning respectively and this increases the confidence and motivation to both the learner and me. For instance, when I identify needs that need to be referred, I will have to give the learner information, advice and guidance to where they are being referred. As an Assessor, I have limits to this role. For example, if I identify that a Learner has financial needs, I may need to refer the said learner to the Line Manager. This in itself is helping meet the learner's need and adhering to the professional boundaries.
Wayt (2008) explains that "Assessing varying learning styles within a group and considering learner's motivation and previous experiences helps identify various teaching methods that could be useful throughout the programme. Sessions incorporating visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles ensures students have equal rights to learning and provide the opportunity to re-evaluate what is already known while exploring aims and objectives from a different perspective.“
As a teacher, I am also a Planner. Depending on the identified individual needs, I design coherent, effective, appropriate and inclusive learning programmes that promote equality and engage with diversity, using different teaching methods and activities such as...