Developing Professional Childhood PracticeF56B 35

Week 1

Agenda

Welcome back, enrolments, questions Take in any SVQ tasks for Debbie Review ‘managing quality’ Issue materials for next unit Introduce unit Begin LO1 (PC’s a and b)a) Concept of professional practice.b) A range of professional practice theories.

Managing quality

Critically evaluated the various quality assurance and accountability mechanisms employed in Early Education and Childcare Settings.

Evaluated the role of policy and its relation to the management of quality in Early Education and Childcare settings.

Take the lead role in evaluating an existing policy which is intended to promote quality improvement within an Early Education and Childcare Setting.

Your medals and missionsMedal

•You have finished the last unit.

•You have written 2 academic essays.

•You have proven that you have so much knowledge of the sector.

Mission

•We need to work on referencing.

•State the amount of words your essay is at the end of your assignment.

•Keep improving on essay writing skills (flow and balance).

•Meet all assessment criteria i.e. discuss two effects of…you must discuss two effects.

•Hand in criteria checklists when handing assessments in.

Developing Professional Childhood Practice

Outcome 1 Investigate current theories of

professional practice (general)Performance Criteriaa) Concept of professional practice b) A range of professional practice

theories

Professional?

Q: What factors contribute to professional status?

Expert or specialist knowledge gained through formal systematic training within the context of further. Higher education.

Voluntary self regulation through a professional body.

A theoretical knowledge base and applying this knowledge to help others.

Theories of professional practice.

Schon: Reflective Practice Dreyfuss: Model of Skills Acquisition Kolb: Experiential Learning Johari: Self Perception