Childcare mentor support passport

Mentor Support Passport

Childcare

1 Mentor Support Passport

The Mentor Support Passport

Children & Young Peoples Workforce

Mentor Support Passport

Activities Date Completed

Policies and Procedures Room Layout Formulae Feed Job Application Temperature and Weights Money

Mentor The Mentor should:

• Provide the learner with a copy of policies and procedures and support them to review the text to find out the key points and phrases within them.

• Provide further detail about any ‘challenging’ or ‘setting specific’ words

and phrases. • Encourage the learner to create a glossary of words they are not sure about

• Support the trainee to carry out their tasks either in practice or simulation

within the workplace environment. • Support the learner in identifying activities that require a procedure to

follow and which policy they link to. • Encourage the learner to reflect on practices they have observed or

undertaken themselves, to encourage learning. • Liaise with the Assessor to ensure appropriate work experience is taking

place and ensure that the workplace is supported by the Assessor, as appropriate.

• Functional Skills in English and Mathematics need to be embedded

throughout all tasks in reading and writing. The Mentor should support reading, writing and mathematical skills as necessary and ensure the learner is provided with appropriate coloured copies if needed.

Learner Requirements

The learner is required to: • Participate in and understand the main points of simple

discussions/exchanges about familiar topics with another person in a familiar situation.

Learners must: • Make relevant contributions to discussions, responding appropriately to

others • Prepare for and contribute to formal discussion of ideas and opinions • Be flexible in discussion, making different kinds of contributions • Present information/points of view clearly and in appropriate language in

formal and informal discussions. The learner is required to: • Interpret diagrams, illustrations and features of layout, that together with

the written element, contribute to the meaning of text. In a range of texts including reports, instructional, explanatory and persuasive texts, on paper and on screen: • Identify the main points and ideas and how they are presented in different

texts • Understand texts in detail • Read and understand texts and take appropriate action

The learner is required to:

• Write documents to communicate information, ideas and opinions using

formats and styles suitable for their purpose and audience • Write clearly and coherently including an appropriate level of detail • Present information in a logical sequence • Use language, format and structure suitable for purpose and audience • Use correct grammar including subject/verb agreement and correct and

consistent use of tense • Ensure written work includes accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling

and that meaning is clear in a range of documents on paper and on screen.

The learner is required to:

• Understand practical problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and

situations, some of which are non- routine

• Identify and obtain necessary information to tackle the problem

• Select and apply mathematics in an organised way to find solutions to

practical problems for different purposes

• Use appropriate checking procedures at each stage

• Interpret and communicate solutions to practical problems, drawing simple

conclusions and giving explanations

Mentor Support Task

You need to support the learner to have a

discussion about a familiar and unfamiliar

topic. You need to support the learner to

create a presentation about their

experience on their work placement.

Please encourage your learners to use the

maths and English resources online

through their Virtual College account to

support their learning.

Essential Skills Achieved Not

Achieved Any Other Comments

Understands the setting’s

own policies and procedures

Follows safe practices

Used PPE appropriately

Has ensured they are

involved in activities fully

Has cared for those who they

are supporting in an appropriate way

Uses initiative with

supporting staff to meet the

needs of those they are supporting

Has demonstrated good

communication skills with all

Skill Acquired Comments

Please comment on the progress of the learner and any additional areas the learner may still need to develop after completing all tasks Evaluation of Learner

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