Glossary for Session 5 some difficult words from today’s session word definition example Practicable Able to be done. She had to tell her mother about the trip and did as soon as she practicably could. Welfare The health, happiness, and The teacher was very concerned fortunes of a person or the children’s welfare. Significant Important, paying attention The fact he had not brought a coat to. to school was significant because they thought there might be problems at home. Minimise To reduce something. They looked at the room and made some changes to minimise any risks to the children and staff. Look in more To look at something very They looked at all parts of the trip in closely so they could see every to identify any risks. detail. detail part. Paramount More important than anything The children’s safety is paramount. else. Mishap An unlucky accident. The trip passed without any mishaps. State of A situation or set of When they did a check of the school affairs circumstances. they found a poor state of affairs, the floors and furniture were in bad condition. Assertive To be confident or forceful. To do a leaders job you have to be assertive. Intended Planned. She had intended to tidy the toy cupboard today. Overseen The carers in the nursery are Supervised. supervised; some are overseen by the manager. Muddled up In the order. The files were in the wrong order on the shelf; they were all muddled up. Safeguarding. To keep something safe, free It is all adults’ responsibility to from harm. safeguard the children. Complies To act as instructed. To comply The manager makes sure that they with something. comply with all the safety rules. In a manner To do something in a certain Children’s behaviour is managed in a way. manner that is appropriate to stage of development. Outdoor An area of land that is not built The field next to the school makes a spaces on. good outdoor space for the children to play.
Glossary for Session 5 some difficult words from today’s session word definition example Practicable Able to be done. She had to tell her mother about the trip and did as soon as she practicably could. Welfare The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or The teacher was very concerned the children’s welfare. Significant Important, paying attention to. The fact he had not brought a coat to school was significant because they thought there might be problems at home. Minimise To reduce something. They looked at the room and made some changes to minimise any risks to the children and staff. Look in more detail. To look at something very closely so they could see every part. They looked at all parts of the trip in detail to identify any risks. Paramount More important than anything else. The children’s safety is paramount. Mishap An unlucky accident. The trip passed without any mishaps. State of affairs A situation or set of circumstances. When they did a check of the school they found a poor state of affairs, the floors and furniture were in bad condition. Assertive To be confident or forceful. To do a leaders job you have to be assertive. Intended Planned. She had intended to tidy the toy cupboard today. Overseen Supervised. The carers in the nursery are supervised; some are overseen by the manager. Muddled up In the order. The files were in the wrong order on the shelf; they were all muddled up. Safeguarding. To keep something safe, free from harm. It is all adults’ responsibility to safeguard the children. Complies To act as instructed. To comply with something. The manager makes sure that they comply with all the safety rules. In a manner To do something in a certain way. Children’s behaviour is managed in a manner that is appropriate to stage of development. Outdoor spaces An area of land that is not built on. The field next to the school makes a good outdoor space for the children to play.
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