Unit 206 4.6 4.7 Case study about covering playground duty?

[missminchin]

Read the case study and answer two questions.
Mandy is on playground duty; which is shared between all teaching assistants on a rota system. For health & safety reasons staff are not allowed to take coffee/tea onto the playground. Mandy has worked the whole playtime because Romena has not come out to take over. After looking for Romena, Mandy goes straight to the deputy head teacher as she has had a long morning and this is the second time Romena has not been where she should be that week.
The deputy head teacher tells Mandy that Romena’s son has been in hospital and that she has been very worried about him as he is due to have an operation that week.
• What might have been an alternative approach?

• How could the situation be resolved if Romena is unable to fulfil her duties for the time being?

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi , sorry for the delay in replying.

This case study is from page 118 of the older level 3 NVQ Teaching Assistant handbook, it aims to have you explore, and acknowledge the different ways that everyone works, the situations of colleagues that could affect their pratice and how to tackle those problems professionally.

To help, think about your school and what would happen if you were Mandy and one of your colleagues were Romena. Confidentiality means the information about Romena's son being in hospital wouldn't be made public unless Romena told people directly. However, you could expect to be told, or to find information that had been updated eg. on the playgound duty board, showing how cover had been arranged.

How are playground duties organised in your school?

Are you expected to check the rota to make sure you know about any changes?

As Romena has already been absent for one duty, would you be more aware that there could be a problem and ask beforehand?

Who would you talk to about the situation if Romena wasn't able to cover her playground duties in the future?


Hope this helps xx