Jenny Turner is a full-time EYP student who has completed her validation assessment. Her second placement allowed her to build on her experience of working with under-threes by focusing on the needs of a group of Foundation Stage children in a busy nursery school that had significant building work taking place as part of its transition to a children's centre.
This nursery was full of inquisitive and thoughtful children and Jenny took on the role of key worker for a small group. I observed her talking to them in one of her gathered sessions. Very early into the placement she was a skilled and sensitive listener, who managed to take every child's views and ideas seriously and with genuine interest. Children know when adults are authentic in their attention, and that small group of children gave her their full and considered attention in that little conversation. Jenny allowed them to speak, gently encouraged them to listen to each other and kept a high level of involvement throughout. It was lovely to watch!
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