Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training
A) Why it is important to promote appropriate behaviour and respect for others.
As a teacher it is important to ensure the environment for learners are safe, happy, acceptable and integrated.
A few examples to ensure that learners and Teacher feel happy and safe:
Establishing ground rules with learners (negotiable and not negotiable to be set before the course starts. It will be a reminder of what they have agreed from the beginning. e.g. Starting time/break/food/use or not use the mobile phones)
Encourage good behaviour and respect for others, preventing all forms of bulling or any type of discrimination. To achieve and encourage learning I could create rules and discuss them with the students, explaining the reasons. E.g. it would improve learning process. Also encouraging team work would prevent discrimination and bulling.
Promote self-discipline and authority among learners, respecting their ideas and previous knowledge. To promote self- discipline, I would have a routine in place for everything, and keep a daily reports and weekly evaluation. I would ask learners to do a reflection towards how they behave and what they could improve. It is also important to respect their ideas by getting learner to share during the class or maybe promote a discussion among other learners. Also I would not make any difference towards the students who have language problems or financial problems instead I would refer learners to the right department. E.g. finance staff, learning support.
B) Ways to promote equality and value Diversity
As a teacher I have to respect all learner’s characteristics regardless of age, ability and circumstance, and be aware that they have a right to attend and participating in their chosen learning experience regardless of their environmental and social circumstances.
Here are a few examples to identify and promote equality and value diversity....