Professional and Academic Skills
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Part 1
An evaluation grid and reflection of your professional skills. (300 words)
TMA 01: Evaluation grid for Part 1
Complete the grid, indicating your evaluation from 1 to 10 of each professional skill as you
begin E100. Try to be as honest as you can in your answers to support your self-reflection.
1 = low skill, 10 = very confident
Professional skills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1. Planning and designing activities for the children you work with. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
2. Communicating with parents and families. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
3. Working with a range of professionals from different backgrounds and with different views on supporting children. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
4. Understanding how you impact on children’s development and learning through your practice. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
5. Knowledge of child development theory. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
6. Skills in assessing children’s learning. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
7. Skills in supporting children’s well-being and emotional development. | | | | | | | | | | √ |
8. Communicating with your colleagues. | | | | | | | | | | √ |
9. Using ICT with children to support their learning. | | | | | | | √ | | | |
10. Understanding how you can improve your own practice through self-reflection and continued learning. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
In my role as a level 3 teaching assistant I am required to plan and implement various activities. Working in small groups means I have to communicate with parents on a regular basis including parent’s evenings. Some children I work with are S.E.N children who require outside agency involvement and therefore when meetings are held I attend and offer feedback. I understand that it is imperative to remain positive with children at all times to enable them to perform to the best of their ability.
I am confident of...
An evaluation grid and reflection of your professional skills. (300 words)
TMA 01: Evaluation grid for Part 1
Complete the grid, indicating your evaluation from 1 to 10 of each professional skill as you
begin E100. Try to be as honest as you can in your answers to support your self-reflection.
1 = low skill, 10 = very confident
Professional skills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1. Planning and designing activities for the children you work with. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
2. Communicating with parents and families. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
3. Working with a range of professionals from different backgrounds and with different views on supporting children. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
4. Understanding how you impact on children’s development and learning through your practice. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
5. Knowledge of child development theory. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
6. Skills in assessing children’s learning. | | | | | | | | √ | | |
7. Skills in supporting children’s well-being and emotional development. | | | | | | | | | | √ |
8. Communicating with your colleagues. | | | | | | | | | | √ |
9. Using ICT with children to support their learning. | | | | | | | √ | | | |
10. Understanding how you can improve your own practice through self-reflection and continued learning. | | | | | | | | | √ | |
In my role as a level 3 teaching assistant I am required to plan and implement various activities. Working in small groups means I have to communicate with parents on a regular basis including parent’s evenings. Some children I work with are S.E.N children who require outside agency involvement and therefore when meetings are held I attend and offer feedback. I understand that it is imperative to remain positive with children at all times to enable them to perform to the best of their ability.
I am confident of...