Student Or Skivvy?

AnonyMouse_75 · 2006-04-01T08:26:28+0000

We tend to only get young 16 year old students who are on the most basic childcare courses. they only attend for 2 weeks work experience they dont have any projects or activities to do and very inexpereinced so its up to us to direct them. So it was raised at the team meeting what should we be expecting the student to do? we feel that the student should experience all aspects of the session to get a realistic feel for the job but I feel because 2 weeks is a short period of time then asking the student to spend time in the kitchen washing up is not the best use of their time they can do washing up at home its not something you need to go on a 2 week work placement to learn (although Im sure there are many 16 year olds that could do with the practise!) I expect the students to help set up at the start of the session and put away at the end but I dont feel its the students place to be the unpaid skivvy for 2 weeks. one member of staff wanted to give the student all the mundane tasks to do like:washing all paint pots, making the coffees, washing-up and cleaning toilets, then suggested that included the nappy changing! I pointed out that students are not allowed to change nappies and her reply was "they do at my sons nursery" I simply answered "we're not doing it here!" ok if a student was with us for longer than 2 weeks then I would get them involved with the cleaning rota but when they are there for 2 weeks I want to give the student maximum time with the children not the cleaning products, am I being too soft? but it got me thinking.... Do other settings get their students to do lots of cleaning? what about students being involved with changing nappies?

By AnonyMouse_75
April 1, 2006 in All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues

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