1.2 Explain The Importance Of Supporting Children And Relationships In Research

As at teaching assistant one of the main characteristics is to be able to get on with all the pupils and members of staff that you come into contact with while you are working in this role. For the relationship to work there has to be communication pitched at the right level it has to be positive not negative. Effective relationships are helped by having mutual trust, as a teaching assistant you must be trustworthy you must be able to be able for the pupils to be able to trust you. You must be assertive but not forceful you must let the pupils know that you are not their friends but someone that they can look up to and trust and that you have authority in your job and that you must be respected as you would respect your teachers whom you work
A teaching assistant should possess the qualities of punctuality and good time management making sure that you come to work on time that you get to lessons on time and also if you have planning to do or getting resources and equipment ready this is all done on time to meet your deadlines. Seeing the positive and good in children and recognising it is another quality that you must possess celebrate children’s achievements however great or small rewards should be given don’t dwell on negativity
A teaching assistant must be able to share values and celebrate people from different backgrounds religion race and people who have disabilities. Some people may have English as a second language they may also have different customs and beliefs everyone should be treated fairly. This will help children to learn and understand .Celebrate and join in in the different ways people dress and try and learn different words and new phrases from someone else’s country be proud of who you are
Being an adult we need to set boundaries and limits ,certain actions and behaviours in school will have consequences attached to them .For the boundaries and limits to be affective everyone must know what they are and agree to abide by regularly . Schools often have a home school agreement in place this will outline what each party will do for example parents will make sure children attend school regularly punctually and properly equipped that parents will inform school about any absences and that parents will support the schools policies and guide lines and will attend thins like parents evenings and keep their children from destroying and defacing school property .Schools will keep children safe and happy help your child achieve their full potential build good strong bonds and relationships and to keep parents regularly informed in general school matters .These are just a few of the things that could be in place .when developing relationships every child and young person needs to be praised they also need to feel safe and secure