Teaching_Assistant_Diploma_Level_3_Assignment_4

Teaching assistant diploma course Assignment four Explain the legal responsibilities of the school relating to the duty of care and the welfare of the child' All adults working alongside children have a responsibility to keep them safe . The school would have a senior teacher and they would designate them with specific responsibilities for child protection, the teacher should be clear about what children are on the children protection register and professionals involved with the family. Any member of staff in the school have a duty of care to all their pupils as they have daily contact with them and are able to observe and detect the signs of abuse, neglect, change in behaviour and failure to develop. If a staff member has any suspicion that a child is being or has been suffering any kind of harm they must express their concern to the designated member of staff. Any allegation should and would be taken seriously. The pupil would then be informed that the information cannot be kept a secret and that it needs passing on. Any staff member that receives any allegations of neglect or abuse must make a written report of the conversation including the date and the time of the reported incident, the names of people involved, and the nature of the abuse and if there is any injuries and that they have been observed. The designated person will then act on this report and pass the information to the correct people. Sometimes a report is made and there is no need to take things further but the report is kept on file so if there is more reports on a certain child this might add up to a bigger picture if it is little things that can build up to big things. Discuss 5 important school and statutory frameworks that directly impact on the teaching assistants work with pupils' All teaching assistants need to be aware of the school and statutory frameworks affecting the contents of the curriculum ,child protection, health and safety and any other aspects of the school days. the first framework that the teaching assistant should be aware of is the health and safety and hygiene. This is the priority in a school setting because of the importance of protecting any pupil in that setting. Every school have policies and procedures that outline the health and safety legislations and how to put them in to practise. The second framework that has direct impact on the teaching assistant is the equal opportunities. The teaching assistant has an important role making sure that every pupil has the equal access to learning opportunities. teaching assistants are mostly hired to help individuals or groups of pupils support in order to help achieve equality of opportunity. the third framework is diversity. A teaching assistant should always show and demonstrate the values of every pupils race etc so that the pupil can build up the self esteem and identity , it will also promote the appreciation and the understanding of the different cultures and religions that other pupils have.the fourth framework is inclusion . a teaching assistant is employed and have certain responsibilities to work with a individual pupil, but some would be employed to have responsibilities to work with the whole class. The teaching assistant should aim to help the pupils gain confidence and self esteem as well as gaining independence so that pupils can fulfil their full potential. The final frame work is confidentiality. A teaching assistant must follow all the policies and procedures when it comes to this. Describe the teaching assistants role in helping to keep the environment for children safe,healthy and hygienic . The teaching assistant plays a big role in this, the teaching assistant would speak to the teacher before a lesson to find out what equipment and materials is needed for that lesson, and make sure all these are in working order , clean and safe to use. When doing this the teaching assistant needs to make sure that the area is clean and safe to work in. the teaching assistant will know where the first aid box is in the classroom. The teaching assistant will also know where the fire extinguisher, fire alarm and fire exits are in case of an emergency . When the children are working the teaching assistant will be there making sure they are working safety and sensible . It is the teaching assistants role to make sure that the children help tidy away the activity and then wash their hands afterwards but also making them independent, like asking what they need to do next'. How would you carry out a risk assessment whilst organising a game of football in the school playground' When organising a game of football the TA should check for any hazards and for uneven surfaces on the playground for example stone,glass,holes, in the ground then it needs to be decided if the areas need attention and if a action plan needs to be developed. After this the football equipment is safe and usable like the nets, cones, bands and the football. Once all this has been addressed the game of football can begin. What training needs may exist for a teaching assistant and how best might they be identified and met' A teaching assistant is always being assessed by the teacher or the head who will determine what training needs are needed. The head is responsible for all the issues including recruitment, inductions, reviews, timetables, and training and performance. There will be regular meetings with the TA’s and the head to discuss any concerns or problems that a TA might encounter. The head would also keep the TA’s up to date with all school developments. There is always training available to TA’s in a school whether it would be in or out side that school environment. Discuss the teaching assistants role with regards to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversty' The teaching assistants have an important role in the promotion of equal opportunities and diversty. This would make sure that the children are given equal opportunities throughout their school life. They should provide a school setting that includes diversity and that it doesn’t discriminate against pupils, so this would make sure that certain practises are in place at the school. it is very important not to let the children sterotype other children and that all children are treated the same whether the child is a boy or girl or have different religious views. It is the TA’s job to report any racial,sexist etc made from one pupil to another