Cranford Review 2021

Reflection 2
T - LEVELS
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The employer set project was a wonderful opportunity to help me understand what it takes to create activities
for children who are behind in their developmental milestones. It helps them in the moment to develop in
many ways possible, with the help of the support. It also allows me to incorporate play in their activities which
allows me to see the child’s interests and help me to understand them and do intervention plans to support
them further, so they can reach their full potential development.
I personally believe that I have progressed in this course, and have achieved a lot of confidence. Throughout
this course I have filled the gaps in my knowledge. In T- level Education and Childcare I have learnt behavior
management for children and different educational theories. I have studied how to be approachable to EAL
(English as an Additional Language) and SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) children and
help them by creating activities to support them. Safeguarding was in element 3, where I learnt different laws
and legislation to protect children from harm. In element 5 I have been taught how to communicate with
parents and other professionals. I have excellent teachers who helped me during this time in the course, they
all helped me to do well and provided me with different opportunities to progress in the course. I have studied
most of the content by creating and learning through PowerPoint slides, creating leaflets, and undertaking
independent research. I have completed two exams along with employer set project which tested all the work
we did independently and studied in lessons. I also do work experience as part of my course; it allows me to
use my knowledge of what I have studied and apply it to the work setting. Throughout this T-level course we
have been given training such as the prevent training which helped me acknowledge how to act in a situation
that requires me to prevent an incident from occurring. I have also received a DBS certificate which qualifies
me to work with children. I enjoy this course because it teaches me how to work with children and to support
them if they have any additional needs. T-level is interesting because it provides industrial placement and helps
me learn and understand children.
Wolisha Fernandes (year 12)
Reflection 3
Over the course of this year, T-level Education and Childcare has taught me numerous things and has also
given me the opportunity to place what I have learnt from my teachers into my work experience at Berkeley
Academy. We are given the chance to experience what life is like as a teacher by going to our placement in a
primary school once a week. At Berkeley Academy we are assigned with year groups from pre-school (ages
2-4) till year 2 (ages 6-7), which changes after every half term. Since taking part working with children has
taught me many aspects within myself and within my course. It has taught me many social skills, such as
patience, empathy, communication with the children and my colleagues. It has also allowed me to develop
confidence within myself.
Ms Dosanjh, Ms Nayyar, Miss Campbell and Miss Forbes are our 4 teachers who teach us this subject. All
together we cover elements 1-12. For example in element 3 (Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and Wellbeing)
we have covered the importance of safeguarding and protecting children from harm or maltreatment. This has
allowed us to think like professionals and be aware of how the children in our settings can be in harm and
ways we can prevent that. Another element that we cover is element 5 (Parents, Families and Carers). In this
element we focus on the advantages of working with parents, carers and wider families to support children
and young people, the different contexts in which children may grow up and the importance of being sensitive
to this. We have learned various techniques such as making PowerPoints, note-taking, exam questions, group
discussions and group activities. This is an advantage as it allows us to take on many skills that we can use in
our exams and employer set project.
So far in this T-level I have completed 2 internal exams, an employer set project that lasted for 2-3 weeks and
topic tests for each element. The exams have allowed me to reflect on my practice and take from my mistakes
and improve for year 13. I have loved the T-levels so far as I have gotten all the support from all of my teachers
and peers. I hope the new year 12s will enjoy this subject as my peers and I do.
Harsimran Kaur (year 12)
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