Mentor Support Passport
Childcare
1 Mentor Support Passport
The Mentor Support Passport
Children & Young Peoples Workforce Mentor Support Passport
Activities Policies and Procedures Room Layout Formulae Feed Job Application Temperature and Weights Money
Date Completed
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 m ust: • 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 req uired 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
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. Mentor Support Task
Please encourage your learners to use the maths and English resources online through their Virtual College account to support their learning.
Essential Skills
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
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Any Other Comments
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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