OLIVIA HAIG

• During my time as a Child Development Officer I have been dedicated to achieving my pupils growth through targeted learning activities that meet their needs.

I have also been committed to nurturing and having attentive care in order for the children to elevate their social, emotional and educational development.

Within my job role I have a lot of key responsibility’s to meet the children’s needs such as,

• Plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate learning experience that is in line with our curriculum.
• Observe and assess children’s progress and use this information to inform planning and set individual targets.
• Build positive relationships with family’s and providing regular feedback on children’s progress and always involving them in their child’s learning journey.
• Ensuring that the nursery is always a safe, nurturing and healthy environment for the children.

Between my colleagues and I , we care for 52 children in the playroom.

During my time as a teaching assistant, I gained a lot of experience and skills which improved my practise in early years.

I had a lot of roles and responsibilities such as,

• Provided special attention to students with learning difficulties for better inclusion in class activities.
• Ensured consistent communication between teachers and parents about children's progress.
• Maintained a clean, safe classroom environment by performing regular organisation and cleaning tasks.
• Provided friendly, enthusiastic support to pupils in individual and group support settings.
• Built trusting, respectful relationships with pupils through attentive listening and communication abilities.
• Assisted teacher with using support equipment and computers during lessons.
• Monitored up to 25 children in spaces between classes, keeping disruptions to minimum.