Overview

A child-centred teaching practice involves viewing and treating your students as active members of society, with their own voices. You've got to know and understand them as diverse individuals and embrace their right to express their own perspectives. This'll help you prioritise their unique experiences and learning needs. You also need to collaborate with students and their families, or caregivers, when making decisions about their learning and safety. Doing so will help you put the well-being of students first at all times.

A child-centred approach to safeguarding and interacting with students is the foundation of a safe and protective educational environment. A sound understanding of what this involves and how it impacts the safeguarding culture of your workplace will clarify its importance. And knowing how to adopt a child-centred approach will give you the practical tools you need to develop your practice.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Identify child-centred practice and its importance to your school's or college's safeguarding culture
• Recognise how to implement a child-centred approach to your teaching practice, so you can develop collaborative partnerships with students and their caregivers

Why should I take this course

To actively collaborate with and protect your students you've got to base your teaching practice in a child-centred approach. It will benefit the students you work with by helping you meet their individual needs in a respectful way. And it'll contribute to the ongoing development of your school or college's safeguarding culture.