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In this tutorial you will learn:
- That there is always more to learn, whatever career you choose
- That a childcare practitioner should always be honest about the parts of their role they feel they do well, and those they need to work on
- About relecting practice
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Reflective practice as a way of being’ from the Early Years Alliance.
- 'Career Framework and Continuing Professional Development for Teaching Assistants: Guidance for School Leadership Teams’ from the National Education Trust (NET) and UNISON, the public service union.
- 'Reflective practice’ webpage on the Early Years Careers website.
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Professional development’
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Reflective practice’
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Emotional intelligence’
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Learning opportunities
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Continuous Professional Develpment’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Theoretical perspectives on reflection'.
- Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Personal Development Plan'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Find and read this concise book ‘‘Personal & professional development for the early years workforce’ by Leonie Abrahamson, published by the Pre-school Learning Alliance. NB You do not need to buy this book. You should be able to find a copy at your local library service, or you may be able to find it online.
- This sample chapter from McGraw Hill Education looks at ‘What does it mean to reflect on our practice’. It was written by Anna Craft and Alice Paige-Smith.
- Click to read this article ‘Continuing professional development: Taking responsibility for professional development’. Although written for a teacher, the information is relevant to many school roles.
- Click this icon to revisit these webpages on continuing professional development from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Explains benefits of CPD and also provides template documents for reflective practice.
- Click to visit the Business Balls website, where you will find further information on reflective practice.
- Think And Challenge
- Think And Challenge
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