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Know how to interact with and respond to adults

Click to watch the video to the right, which was produced by Teachers TV. This 15 minute video covers practical tips for tackling some typical concerns of a working relationship between teaching assistants and teachers.Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

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Consider how your school encourages respectful behaviour towards all adults. Ask to look at your school’s policies on inclusion, and equal opportunities. These policies help to make sure that all parents and adults at your school feel included and welcomed.
Write a list of things that you would need to tell a new parent about your school. Think about the things they need to know for themselves and for their child. Don’t forget things like how you pass on letters or information. Are letters given by hand, or put in the child’s bag or tray? Think about things that will help them to feel confident about leaving their child with you: the safety procedures, what activities you might be doing that day. Don’t forget to introduce them to other key staff.
Click to read ‘20 tips for developing positive relationships with parents’ on the Edutopia website.
Click to read ‘Communicating with culturally diverse parents of exceptional children’ on the Teacher Vision website.
Click on the link to read ‘Read of best practise in parental engagement’ produced by the Department for Education.

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