Paisley Childrens Centre Bernadette Macpherson

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Paisley Childrens CentreBernadette Macpherson

• Our Responsibility Groups
• The Childrens Meeting Room
• The Feelings Room

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Responsibility Groups

• Involve children in teaching and learning.
• Genuine consultation and participation
• Promote further active citizenship as a way of
  our nursery life.
• Develop relationships based on mutual respect and
  responsibility.
• Rights are matched with responsibilities

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adults role

• Give clear guidelines
• Support when needed
• Emphasise information when needed
• Workable capabilities to ensure success and build
  on self esteem
• Explain what we are entitled to expect, but also
  knowing what we have to give to any group or
  community we belong
• Respect child's choice/s
• Encourage further thinking
• Modelling

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Children's Meeting Room

• Clearly indicates how we value the children's
  opinions.
• Continuously incorporates the day to day life of
  the establishment.
• Positioned beside Parents room to include
  everyone who is directly involved with the
  children.
• Have well developed leaders at all levels
• Teach children they have a valuable contribution
  to make to the nursery.

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So what !

• Opportunity for varied, meaningful participation
  in decision making.
• Developing and practising values and evolves
  practice.
• Influences and supports an understanding of their
  own values and those of others.

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Feelings Room

• Opportunity to shape the centers positive ethos.
• Opportunity for children to express their
  feelings and own identity.
• Develop skills in resilience, self confidence and
  relating to others.
• Respond more effectively to children's individual
  needs.
• Meet the E PS needs of vulnerable children and
  families sensitively.

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So What !

• Develop social skills and conflict management.
• Respect others and challenge stigma
• Self confidence and self esteem
• Speech and language development
• Improved staff interaction
• Children are able to handle and benefit from
  resources themselves.
• Persisting with difficulty or uncertainty

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