One of the main aspects of supporting staff to support children is to recognise that staff are an effective resource. This is true of one of the Reggio Emilia's principles - that the practitioner is given equal importance and is seen as the second teacher, the first teacher being, of course, the child's parents.
One of the concepts that I shared with the managers was how they can adapt the four EYFS themes when supporting staff. For example:
- How they treat staff as individuals (unique child)
- How they support team building, promote positive relationships with children and parents (positive relationships)
- How they make sure staff have an effective and resourceful environment, to carry out their job to the best of their ability (enabling environment)
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