5N1781: You are required to produce 5 Self-Reported and Self-Reflective Records and Describe Specific Learning Experiences, Activities, Responses and Skills Acquired: School Age Childcare Learner Record, OU, Ireland

Guidelines:

You are required to produce 5 self-reported and self-reflective records and describe specific learning experiences, activities, responses and skills acquired.

1. Use strategies for involving all service users in the planning, implementing and evaluation of the program. Include the following:

a. State the aim of this report, go on to introduce the topic, what do you intend to include in the report?

b. Main body: discuss the strategies you used to involve all service users in the planning, implementing and evaluation of the programme you designed for the assignment   Or, if you are unable to attend placement at this time, discuss the strategies you would use to involve all service users in the planning, implementing and evaluation of the programme which was implemented for assignment

c. Conclusion: what have you learned from designing the programme in relation to strategies used to involve all service users in the planning, implementing and evaluation of the programme?

2. Evaluate a range of environments (indoor and outdoor) suitable for a school age childcare setting.

a. State the aim of this report, go on to introduce the topic, what do you intend to include in the report?

b. Main body: evaluate a range of environments (indoor and outdoor) suitable for a school-age childcare setting.

c. Conclusion: give a brief overview of what you learned from carrying out this
evaluation in relation to a range of environments (indoor and outdoor) suitable for a school-age childcare setting.

3. Evaluate equipment and resources to suit stages of development and ages.

a. State the aim of this report, go on to introduce the topic, what do you intend to include in the report?

b. Main body: Evaluate a variety of equipment and resources to suit stages of development and ages between the ages of 6- 12 years.

c. Conclusion: What have you learned from carrying out this evaluation?

4. Reflect on your own role and responsibilities when engaging with children.

a. State the aim of this report, go on to introduce the topic, what do you intend to include in the report?

b. Main body: reflect on own role and responsibilities when engaging with children. Or, if you are unable to attend placement at this time, identify why it is important to keep children engaged and how you expect to implement this in the workplace.

c. Conclusion: provide a brief overview of what you learned from carrying out this reflection.

5. Discuss strategies to ensure that a strong focus on play/recreation remains a core principle and a distinguishing characteristic of school-age child care settings

a. State the aim of this report, go on to introduce the topic, what do you intend to include in the report?

b. Main body: discuss the strategies you could use to ensure play/recreation remains a distinguishing characteristic of school-aged childcare.

c. Conclusion: what have you learned from ensuring that play/recreation remains the main distinguishing characteristic of school-aged childcare.