Professional and Academic Skills

Part 1
An evaluation grid and reflection of your professional skills. (300 words)
TMA 01: Evaluation grid for Part 1
Complete the grid, indicating your evaluation from 1 to 10 of each professional skill as you
begin E100. Try to be as honest as you can in your answers to support your self-reflection.
1 = low skill, 10 = very confident
Professional skills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
    1. Planning and designing activities for the children you work with. | | | | | | | x | | | |
    2. Communicating with parents and families. | | | | | | | | x | | |
    3. Working with a range of professionals from different backgrounds and with different views on supporting children. | | | | | x | | | | | |
    4. Understanding how you impact on children’s development and learning through your practice. | | | | | | | | x | | |
    5. Knowledge of child development theory. | | | | x | | | | | | |
    6. Skills in assessing children’s learning. | | | | | | | | | x | |
    7. Skills in supporting children’s well-being and emotional development. | | | | | | | | x | | |
    8. Communicating with your colleagues. | | | | | | | x | | | |
    9. Using ICT with children to support their learning. | | | | | | | | x | | |
    10. Understanding how you can improve your own practice through self-reflection and continued learning. | | | | | | | x | | | |

Following my self assessment of my professional skills, the three main areas where I need to build my confidence are knowledge of child development theory, working with a range of professionals from different backgrounds and with different views on supporting children and understanding how I can improve my own practice through self reflection and continued learning.

To re-develop my professional skills of knowledge of child development theories, I am going to familiarise myself with my NVQ level 3...