Explain_the_Ways_in_Which_You_Would_Establish_Ground_Rules_with_Your_Learners,_Which_Underpin_Appropriate_Behaviour_and_Respect_for_Others.

| | | | |After welcoming the students, introducing myself and the lesson that they are attending, we need to |Question : 4 | |sustain a professional and organised training environment by means of some rules and regulations while | | |training is being conducted. It is vital that we establish these ground rules at the start of the course |Explain the ways in which you would | |and that everybody agrees and fully understands them. |establish ground rules with your learners, | | |which underpin appropriate behaviour and | |One method that can be used is that the trainer draws up the rules on a flip chart or displays them on a |respect for others. | |screen and tells the students what they are. The benefit of this is the rules are of your choice and are | | |not up for negotiation, such as respecting other people in the lesson at all times and no racist | | |behaviour. The downside to this is the students may feel that they are being dictated to and could prevent| | |interaction and contribution with the students during the course. | | | | | |Another way to facilitate this would be to invite the students to call out the rules and record them on a | | |flip chart or split them into smaller groups and draw their own lists up. The students would feel that | | |they are contributing to the regulations and help promote inclusion, if students set the ground rules they| | |are more likely to obey and enforce them since they had a key role in developing them. This method will | | |benefit the trainer in such ways that if there are any issues or breach of the rules, these could be | | |managed better within the group as they have taken ownership and thereby help avoid any potential | | |confrontation. | | | Although these ground rules have been established by the students the trainer must also agree to abide by | | |them. This will help establish the trainer as part of the team, therefore promoting and creating a good | | |learning environment, team spirit and show them that they are valued. Once the rules have been established| | |they could be displayed in the classroom as a reminder of the ground rules but it should be agreed that | | |this is a living and evolving document that assists the learning environment and closes down any barrier | | |to learning that may be disruptive to other students or the tutor. | |