National Occupational Standards Work with Parents

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National Occupational StandardsWork with Parents

• Mary Crowley MBE
• Chief Executive
• Parenting UK

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Parenting UK

• National umbrella body for all those working in
  the field of preparation, education and support
  for parents

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Aims of Parenting UK

• To promote quality practice in
• the parenting education and support sector
• A voice for practitioners working in the sector
  - feedback loop

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Quality Standards in Work with Parents

• National Occupational Standards (NOS)
• Core Curriculum based on NOS
• Generic training programme
• Trainer Training
• Register of Forum trained trainers
• Other training based on the National Occupational
  Standards
• Continuing Professional Development activities

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Definitions

• Standard how to do it
• Curriculum list of knowledge and skills required
• Training enables me to develop knowledge and
  skills
• Qualification shows I have done so
• Awarding body tests and awards qualification

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Continuing Professional Development

• Networking Opportunities
• Practical help and support
• Information
• Core Curriculum Trainers Forum

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Why National Occupational Standards? (1)

• Every Child Matters
• Youth Offending Work
• Extended Schools
• Parent Support Advisers
• Respect Agenda
• Targets for improving services and outcomes for
  children and young people
• How we work with parents is as important as what
  we do
• David Quinton Supporting Parents messages from
  Research 2004.

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Why National Occupational Standards (2)

• Need to protect parents
• Professional training not always sufficient for
  purpose
• Unregulated sector - parents need for quality
  assurance measures
• NOS will apply to front-line and other workers

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Development of NOS for Work with Parents
December 2004 April 2005(1)

• Mapping of the Parenting Education and Support
  Sector
• Key job roles identified
• Competences developed based on key job roles
• Key Principles and Values revised
• Developed in parallel with the NOS for Family
  Learning
• Enable transferability between job roles
• Levels 2 to 4- and 7
• Integrated Qualifications Framework

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Parenting Education Support Sector Six key job
roles

• Build and maintain effective and positive
  relationships with parents, colleagues and the
  wider community
• Develop parent awareness, knowledge and skills
• Update knowledge and reflect on own practice and
  support others knowledge and practice
• Provide parenting services in accordance with the
  principles and values of the sector
• Influence and contribute to policies, strategies
  and development opportunities for parenting
  services and projects
• Create and sustain a framework for ensuring and
  maintaining the quality of delivery of parenting
  services

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NOS Benefits

• Opportunity for the Parenting Education Support
  Sector to determine common standards
• Reduce inconsistency and variability of practice
• Contribute to training and staff appraisal
• Job descriptions
• Developing project briefs
• Benchmarking
• Risk management development of new qualifications

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NOS Work with parents in groups

• Respect for diversity and recognition of the
  social and economic context of parenting
• Awareness of child protection and issues of
  working with vulnerable families
• Promoting non-judgemental and empowering work
  with parents
• Opportunities for all practitioners to have
  training, support and time to reflect

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National Occupational Standards 306 Work with
Groups of Parents

• Identifying, negotiating and agreeing the needs
  of the group
• Setting up and facilitating a group
• Selecting the appropriate materials and
  strategies
• Enabling the group to function effectively
• Knowledge and understanding

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Standard 318 Developing Training Sessions

• Developing training sessions for individuals and
  groups
• Aims and objectives
• Methods of delivery
• Use of technology
• Identifying resources
• Delivering training sessions
• Evaluating
• Knowledge and understanding

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www.parenting-forum.org.uk

• pesf_at_dial.pipex.com

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