LDSSMP 3 Professional practice in learning, development and support services

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1. Understand the purposes of learning, development and support services

2. Understand current legislation, policies and influences on learning, development and support services

3. Be able to implement the current principles and values that underpin and inform the work of learning, development and support services practitioners

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  • 3.1 Explain the current principles and values that underpin and inform the work of learning, development and support services practitioners and their impact on practice
  • 3.2 Implement the principles and values in own practice
  • 3.3 Explain the impact of the principles and values that underpin and inform the work of learning, development and support services practitioners on children, young people and carers

4. Understand how the views of children, young people and carers can be used to improve learning development and support services

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  • 4.1 Explain the importance of obtaining the views of children, young people and carers to inform and improve the quality of service provision
  • 4.2 Explain how the views of children, young people and carers can be obtained
  • 4.3 Give examples from own practice of changes to service provision as a result of incorporating the views of children, young people and carers into provision

5. Be able to use supervision to support continuing professional development and personal effectiveness

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  • 5.1 Use organisational reporting and/or supervision processes to identify and agree organisational and own responsibility for improving practice and performance
  • 5.2 Agree and implement changes to practice to enhance performance and promote continuing professional development

6. Be able to reflect on own skills, knowledge and effectiveness to inform and improve own practice

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  • 6.1 Evaluate own skills, knowledge and practice against agreed criteria and objectives
  • 6.2 Develop a personal development plan and reflective practice log
  • 6.3 Use the reflective practice log to measure progress against personal development plan and identify where changes and developments are required