Understanding Partnership Working in Service with Children and Young People

Explain why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained.

The needs, rights and views of the child are at the centre of all practice

It has been debated that children and families have received poor service because of the failure of professionals in understanding each other’s roles or working together in a multi-disciplinary

1, Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people.

I am of the opinion that as a child practitioner an essential part of our work role will involve actively seeking to evolve and where apt build relationships. Consequently having a significant impact on children and young people’s lives.

1.1 Explain why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained

It is very important to recognise that parents and practitioners have different kinds of relationships with the children in their care. Practitioners need to develop consistent, warm and affectionate relationships with children especially babies but they should not seek to replace the parents. Babies need to be with the same people each and every day to develop social relationships. This is why the EYFS requires all early years settings and schools to implement a key person system. Parents and practitioners have one thing in common that is very important: they all want the best for the child. The roles involved are not the same yet they are complementary. Parents know their own child best. Practitioners have knowledge of general child development.

1. Setting the standards for the learning, development and care, ensuring that every child makes progress and that no child gets left behind. Parents, providers should deliver individualised learning, development and care that enhances the development of the children in their care and gives those children the best possible start in life. Every child should be supported individually to make progress at their own pace and children who need extra support to fulfil their potential should receive special consideration. All providers have an equally important role to play in children’s early years experiences and they have to ensure that the provision they deliver is both appropriate to children’ needs and complementary to the education and care provided in child’s other settings.

Communication with children and young people is very important. When a child is new to the setting you would want them to feel comfortable and safe in your

1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people

The multi-agency team work together to support the child and their family sharing information in meetings, identifying problems and trying to solve the problems as soon as possible. The practitioner should have regular contact with the other professionals to provide the child and their family with a better service. (The Department for Eduation ,2012 www.education.gov.uk, 2012) The practitioner and other professionals will share ideas and comments, the diversity of the different professionals that the practitioner will be working with will benefit the child and their family. The other professionals will have different experiences and will be likely to offer more information and solutions to help the child and their family. (Tassoni.P et al, 2007).For example a practitioner is working with other professionals to meet the needs of a child that has special needs and this child will be starting primary school soon and the practitioner is working with someone who is a SENCO worker (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator). They have got to work out a solution on how best to meet this child’s needs by involving the child in as many activities as possible and encouraging the child to be as independent as possible by making the

A) Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults.

7.3 Develop strategies for working in partnership with parents and carers and others with children with additional needs

In this essay I will be discussing what is partnership, what the key issues are and the relevance of the key issues relating to partnership,I will underpin knowledge and relevant theories and frameworks that enable us to understand the key issues in partnership, I will explain the relevant values and principles which underpin partnership, discuss the relevance of a recognised theory or philosophical approach that contributes to partnership, I shall analyse the provision of equality, diversity and inclusive practise can be ensured in relation to partnership, evaluate the evidence I collect which support the beliefs that the key issues identified are relevant to working with children and young people, the impact of the recognised theory or philosophical approach on practice in the areas of work covered by partnership and I will then conclude by reflecting on and explaining the professional skills required to practice effectively in the areas of work covered by partnership

The Skills and Qualities Necessary Required to Establish and Maintain an Effective Working Relationship In this essay I have chosen to explore the skills and qualities