SVQ level 4 The child and young person's cultural and language context

[nicola78]

Hi I am doing my level 4 unit 412 and stuck at the knowledge question 14 The child and young person's cultural and language context don't know where to start with this one when I was doing my level 3 I wrote about sitting playing a game with two girls who were polish and they started talking to each other in their own language and how I respect that and so on but I know with level 4 I need to be more to it than this would really appreciate it for the help .

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, have you been able to contact your tutor for guidance?

If it helps this archived page sheds light on the context of language and how service providers need to be aware that a child may have a home language that is not English. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.g...communication/

National Occupational Standard for delivering services to families, children and young people from diverse cultural and language communities

It's dated but if you can get a copy of this level 4 S/NVQ child care handbook it may help, page 252 looks at culture, partnerships with parents, bilingual and multilingual environments. It's also the book that most closely aligns with the Scottish NOS


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392018862066


https://earlyyearsscotland.org/blog/...up-in-scotland

Best wishes xx

[nicola78]

I am also stuck on two other points on ccld0412 no 60 how to model and demonstrate good practice leading by example and encouraging and influencing others.
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Understand evidence based and research informed practice.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, being 'demonstrate', is your tutor coming in to see how you work alongside others in the setting?


They'll be looking to asses your professional approach eg, how friendly and welcoming you are, open to ideas, serious about feedback, able to report and record information so that you can follow up on things, and as CCLD 412 NOS relates to the environment you'll be expected to promote what you've learnt, the benefits of an effective place of learning as well as the implications of a poor environment. Page 123 looks at this.

On your level 3 did you research social learning theories and how children find out about social behaviour by watching and imitaing others? Albert Bandura John Bowlby's attachment theory, where the environment plays a role in children's being able to explore it from their secure base ie. a parent/carer, key or significant person.

CCLD 412 NOS relates to the environment, you'll be looking at modeling and demonstrating good practice in the workplace, leading by example, encouraging and influencing others within your setting - playing outdoors in all weather, encouraging children to lead their own learning based on the benefits you know that has through the research you've studied.


Evidence based practice:

Page 130 of the handbook explains evidence based practice (your level 3 handbook might also contain a description?)

What is evidence based practice in Early Years

QUOTE:
Evidence-based practice is an approach that is more commonly applied in health and social care, as well as in other fields. It has its roots in medicine (where it was originally known as evidence-based medicine), where it is the guiding principle of patient care. It emerged from a realisation that doctorss were not always applying the latest evidence of what works when reaching decisions about what was best for their patients.

It is best described as the systematic use of the best available evidence of what works when reaching decisions about how best to care or support the children in our care.

This means basing your practice with the child on the following

• The evidence you have about them (ie. your knowledge of them, the observaions you have made on them).
• The research you can access about current theories of childcare and child development.
  
• Understanding the child's and the p[arents/carer's wishes.

So, if you apply this explanation to the CCLD 412 performance, knowledge & understanding criteria you'll see how practices such as making observations, using your reasearch and talking to parents provides evidence-based practice that makes great, welcoming and productive learning enviroments for everyone and you'll end up discovering just how important your role as a leader, advocate and facilitator is Making the difference

Links you may find useful:

Pedagogical Leadership in Early Years on education.scot.gov

Effective Environments to Promote Learning

How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare

Plan Do Reflect Respond - a guide from Argyll and Bute Council

Getting it Right for Play - playscotland.org

Home learning environments - learning through play


Best wishes