Working as a Teaching assistant involves working closely with individuals and groups of children and/or young people. The relationships I have with pupils must be professional but not too distant. When working with groups of children I need to give individual attention to each child but ensure that all the children feel welcome and valued.
Following my study on this course I feel I now have a greater awareness of the importance that communication has on my relationships with adults/colleagues/management, children and the young people that I may be working with. I comprehend better why good communication is necessary and how it helps to establish and maintain positive relationships. Positive relationships have many benefits for the child’s independence, self-esteem and wellbeing and helps them achieve their potential.
I can see that communication is not just a one way thing, nor is it just the words that you say but the way they are said, how they are said and how they are received. My communication is affected by tone, body language, emotional expression and actions, all of which can alter the way a conversation flows. Something as simple as being on the same eye level as the person I am talking to so that nobody appears to have more power over the other, such as sitting on a chair next to a child rather than towering over them. Young people are all different to each other so I need to ensure that the method/form of communication I use is correct to match the stage of
Children are social learners and it is crucial that all adults working with them need to model good communication through listening and speaking which will aid the development of the child’s friendships, confidence and self-esteem.
TDA 2.3 – Communication and Professional Relationships with Children Young People and Adults Interacting with and Responding to with Children and Young People
Schools employ and have teaching assistants, to again, create the best possible learning environment for the pupils. As a teaching assistant I will work as part of a team working to make the pupils learning journey, a successful one. I will attend staff meetings and continue to develop my skills through in-house training and other relevant courses. I will maintain and contribute to school policies and procedures, and work in partnership with parents and carers on behalf of the school.
A teaching assistant plays an important role for the standards of behaviour expected in the classroom.
Forming and maintaining positive relationships within a school setting is of great importance. To have good relationships with pupils, staff and parents is not only beneficial to the school but also to pupil’s achievement.
It is essential to establish respectful and professional relationships with children and young people in the role of Teaching Assistant. There are certain strategies which enable such a valued and trusted relationship be established. A relationship in which a child trusts and respects their TA and feels comfortable in their company, allows the TA to offer a supportive and caring environment in which the child can learn and develop.
Effectively supporting children with realistic responses to their questions, ideas, suggestions and concerns is essential to developing their communication skills; you should put aside your own feelings
1 Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults.
Communication plays a massive part once building a relationship in the work setting. By regularly keeping effective communication between practioners, parents/careers and children makes a positive working environment. The relationships are mostly based on the type of communication between one another, communication is not just by verbally but also the body language we show, facial expressions and our gestures.
Effective communication, and respectful relationships are vital when talking with children, young people, and adults as they both allow accurate gathering of information and feelings and the subsequent passing along of any issues that may need to be followed up on.
Effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children and young adults because it helps the child to be able to communicate effectively with other people as they grow. Children react better to clear, concise communication and this in turn will help to build better relationships between child and adult and enable trust to grow, which is one of the key elements in building a relationship. It is also important to listen to the child and let them say what they want to say. Do not try to pre-empt or interrupt them. Try to keep your language and explanation simple and to the point. Make them feel that what
Communication is very important to meet the needs of children, with families and other members of staff on a daily basis to ensure effective team working. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. People communicate with each other for different reasons;
There are many external and internal factors that can affect the building of relationship between children and young people. External factors like economic factor can affect building of relation because most underprivileged people may not have an opportunity to explore outside since they don't have money to join activities or socialise with other thus their socialising skills is not good and tend to be passive which can be difficult for teaching assistant to develop relationship with them. Also, nowadays many children and young people are facing too much stress from their over-scheduling, family difficulties and limitation of free time. This can highly influence a student behaviour development because when students needs to come across with
Communication skills are essential to developing relationships. Human nature makes us yearn to have positive relationships, but building a relationship requires the skills and ability to communicate effectively in all circumstances. Although we know how to speak in a calm setting, our defense mechanism can lead us to destructive behaviors during crucial moments. Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler collaborate to provide tools that facilitate high-stakes crucial conversation.
That said, communication is a far more complicated subject than I had ever imagined. Luckily its framework can be narrowed down into five principles: (1) be aware of your communication with yourself and others, (2) effectively use and interpret verbal messages, (3) effectively use and interpret nonverbal messages, (4) Listen and respond thoughtfully to others, and (5) appropriately adapt messages to others - each of which can be further broken down into subcategories. [4] I will be using these principles to break down the areas of communication I feel are my strong and weak points. To do so we must understand at least the most basic aspects in each.