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Promote children's agency

Promote children's agency

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCECE022
State Code
WG765
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
06/08/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
17/02/2014
Field of Education
090503 - Children’s Services
Original Release Date
17/02/2014
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote and encourage children’s agency.This unit applies to educators working in a range of education and care services.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish a learning environment that reflects children’s interests
  • 1.1 Provide opportunities for children to plan and/or modify their indoor and outdoor environments
  • 1.2 Design indoor and outdoor environments that are vibrant, flexible and support children’s learning
  • 1.3 Ensure design of indoor and outdoor environments is responsive to the interests and abilities of each child
  • 1.4 Provide materials and resources that are natural and familiar
  • 1.5 Give children access to materials and resources that provoke interest
2. Provide opportunities that stimulate learning and development
  • 2.1 Allow children to direct their own play and leisure experiences with peers
  • 2.2 Create possibilities for peer scaffolding
  • 2.3 Encourage children to gain skill and competence by persevering with a developmentally significant activity
  • 2.4 Create opportunities for learning through play and intentional teaching
  • 2.5 Support play experiences initiated by children
  • 2.6 Organise routines in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning
3. Design, implement and evaluate learning experiences for children
  • 3.1 Use children’s observations and their views to guide the program
  • 3.2 Develop the curriculum in consultation with educators and stakeholders
  • 3.3 Design and implement learning experiences to foster learning and development, and to reflect children’s interests
  • 3.4 Ensure the program is sufficiently flexible to respond to unplanned children’s interests
  • 3.5 Assess and evaluate planned and unplanned teaching and learning
  • 3.6 Ensure the program provides opportunities to follow-up activities of high interest
4. Support children to participate
  • 4.1 Consult with children about the experiences and materials to be made available
  • 4.2 Acknowledge each child’s uniqueness in positive ways
  • 4.3 Support children’s efforts, assisting and encouraging as appropriate
  • 4.4 Develop awareness and respond to children who may require additional support or attention
  • 4.5 Encourage each child to participate in a variety of experiences
  • 4.6 Demonstrate respect for a child’s choice not to participate
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