NCFE2 Unit 1 block 1 check-list

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The first section of your portfolio should include

• Your name
• The name and address of your placement
• A record sheet with each session you attend there with times and dates. (Best kept in a table format)

You should then have:

Unit 1

This check list goes at the front of the section:

Block One

1. A list of the skills and qualities needed by a teaching assistant in your school.This can be bullet points, a table or a mind map.

2. A letter (or notes) to apply for a job as a teaching assistant. Say which skills you already have and which you need to acquire. (Use either the job description from your placement or the model one provided in the course notes. Concentrate on the skills and qualities sections. Go through carefully and cover each point.)(homework 1)

3. Posters and group discussions photographed using my camera,then printed off for inclusion in portfolios (from me)

4. Notes about where both classroom and shared resources are kept. You may use a diagram with labels.

5. Record sheets teaching assistants use to monitor children's progress and/or behaviour. (Try to get copies or write a description)

6. The school policy on confidentiality (A copy and/or your own description of it)

7. The school anti-bullying policy (A copy and/or your own description of it)

8. The school behaviour policy. (A copy and/or your own description of it)

9. NCFE2 Teaching Assistants School Organisation Table 1

10. NCFE2TAs Session 4 table

11. Learning Journal - 4 SMART targets in table format provided (homework session 4)

Tick or mark off in some way each item. You should then include

• The session hand outs for each of the 6 sessions
• Your own notes taken during the sessions.

Spare session hand-outs are available or can be downloaded from the web site.