K10 The role and responsibilities of the key person / S7 Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures for the key person and their role and responsibilities.
- ‘Early years foundation stage statutory framework’ from the Department for Education
- ‘The role of the key person’ from Early Years Careers
- Presentation
- Reading Materials
- ‘Attachment and the role of the key person’ on the Birth to 5 Matters website
- ‘Transitions and key person matters’ from Early Years Matters
- Good Practice Example
- Reading Materials
- ‘What makes for an effective key person in an early years setting?’ on the Teachwire website
- ‘Top five tips on being an effective key person’ on the Early Years Careers website
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This document on ‘Using a key person approach’ is from the Irish Aistear Siolta Practice Guide. Record any suggestions that would be of use in your role.
- Click to read ‘Nursery attachments and the Key Person role’ which is a Froebel Trust early childhood research highlight by Dr Peter Elfer. This research highlight looks at the Froebelian roots of attachments in group settings and the Key Person role.
- The key person plays an important role in the ‘Relationships’ in an early years setting. Read this article, part of the Help for Early Years Providers website, to learn more about the attachment between carer and child.
- This article from Teach Early Years was written by Cathy Nutbrown, who authored the Nutbrown report into early years qualifications in 20112, and looks at ‘Attachment and the key person.
- The Nursery World website produced this article ‘A Unique Child: SEND Code of Practice - Working relations’ in 2015. Although it refers to an earlier version of the EYFS statutory framework, reflect on the responsibilities of someone working as a key person to work with the SENCo and other specialist support.
- Think And Challenge
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