NCFE Session seven
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Topics for this session:
Legislation relating to health & safety at work, areas of risk, contents of school H&S policy documents (2.1.6,2.1.7,2.1.8,2.1.4)
OU-strategies & cues used by readers, skills for working with readers (4.1.9 cont)
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Learning Objectives
- The student be able to describe legislation relating to Health and Safety in their context.
- The student will be able to identify areas of risk to personal health and safety and areas of restricted access
- The student will be familiar with the contents of their setting's Health and Safety policy documents.
- The student will improve their knowledge base on the skills and strategies used by readers.
Key Skills
- The student will learn how to use keywords to produce notes on a text.
The Legislation
10:05 - 10:35
Activity
In Pairs
- Read through the passage above together.
- Discuss why schools need these sorts of laws.
- Talk about what these laws might mean for teaching assistants.
- Make a list of 5 things that could happen in a classroom, times when these laws might be important.
- Choose one of you to feedback to the group
Feedback
Share your findings. One member of each group to share their list.
Identifying Risk Factors
10:35 - 11:30
Group discussion
Areas of risk and kinds of risk
Group Activity
In two groups:
1.Look at the photo and identify risk areas
2. Label possible risk areas
3. Choose a spokesperson to report back to the whole class.
Plenary
Joint annotation of photo on whiteboard.
Results to be printed off for inclusion in portfolios.
But maybe our kids need to take risks?
Short reflection
And
What do you think? A short group discussion.
Coffee
11:30 - 11:45
Using Keywords to Make Notes
11:45 - 12:15 Scaffold on white board using a passage and group input.
Activity
Working in pairs.
- Using your highlighted notes from last week (Cues and Strategies of Effective Readers)produce bullet pointed notes or a mind map on the topic in your own words.
- Rehearse how you would expand these notes into a short talk on the subject (up to 4 minutes).
- Be sure to add examples of your own experiences of hearing readers.
Feedback
12:15 - 12:25 I will ask two groups to talk about the topic.
Listeners be ready to:
- Give one positive comment
- One action point for improvement
Homework
12:25 - 12:30
- Make brief notes on your school's Health and Safety guideline and show how these relate to the laws.
The notes may either be bullet points or a mind map
- Describe in notes two occasions in school when actions have, or might have, been taken based on the Health and Safety policy.
(Occasions could include: playground or classroom incidents, lunch/cafeteria hall, assemblies, school trips, actions following breaking of school rules relating to Health and Safety etc.)
- Give 3 reasons why it is important to allow children to sometimes take risks and explain how we can help them to do this in a safe environment.
- Use examples from your own experience where possible.
For Unit 4 (Reading Skills)
- Write a description of how you hear a child read: how to start off, the kinds of things to talk about, what to do when the child gets stuck etc.
(300 words)
Reminder - Learning Journals and SMART target setting should be continuing.
Reflection
12:30 - 12:40 Use the forms provided to rate your learning today. Leave these on the side table.
Individual Learning Plan Review
12:30 - 12:50
(for those not seen last week).
