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Help Improve own and team practice in schools

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Help Improve own and team practice in schools
Section 1 Be able to reflect on own practice
The ability to reflect on one’s own practice is crucial because you can evaluate your effectiveness and assess how well you think you are doing and identify any areas that need improvement or development.
1.1 Take a note of children and young people’s responses to own practice
My placement is working with year 4 children who I engage with well and I get the general impression from their responses to my interaction with them that they enjoy working with me and that I assist their development.
I had written feedback from one of the Teaching Assistants I work with and she has written;
“Juley gets on well with the staff and has a natural rapport with …show more content…

Team work means that a shared sense of purpose is felt and a common purpose is identified. This bonds individuals into a team and creates the ideal scenario for success and achievement.
The identification and understanding of an individual’s role and that of the other team member’s roles is crucial as is the recognition of how the different roles complement each other and work together.
Regular meetings with regards to roles and aims of the team are a very important part of the process of working as a team. The meetings enable the team to prioritise ways of working together, it enables the team to reflect on progress to date and to set new goals and identify other ways of getting the best out of being a team.
A successful team can be represented by various characteristics which include respect for one another, a sense of purpose, commitment to the aims of the team which are demonstrated every day by each team member and regular communication between team members.
Another very positive factor of a good team with members getting on well together is that it provides a good role model for children, they will recognise the respect the adults have for each other.
3.2 Describe the purpose and objectives of the team in which they work.
The main purpose of team work is:
-To promote children’s learning and behaviour.
- To share both experiences and acquired knowledge in order to achieve better results with teaching and supporting children.
-To promote equal opportunities and

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