Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a group of people which can include behaviours, beliefs, values, attitudes and perspectives. . Culture is learned and shared, often passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.
Culture is a fundamental building block of identity and the development of a strong cultural identity is essential to a child’s healthy sense of who they are and where they belong. Join us and find out how the development of a strong sense of identity is critical in the very earliest years of life and how this underpins the Principles, Practices, and Learning Outcomes of the Approved Learning Frameworks.
Certificate of Competence awarded on completion of course.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define Culture.
- Reflect upon our service Philosophy through a Cultural Competence and Confident lens.
- Reconnect with your own personal cultures and world views and see how this impacts your work.
- Discuss the position of the NQS and learning frameworks take on Cultural Confidence.
- Explain the Cultural Competence Continuum.
- Reflect upon and contribute to your service’s current practices and future improvement plans.
Links to NQS: QA1, QA5, and QA6