Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan age appropriate activities for children
- Identify and research sources of current information relevant to working with children in performing arts
- Interpret program requirements to choose and sequence movement activities suitable for physical skill level, emotional maturity and age
- Select production elements appropriate to age group and program goals
- Review and use available information about individual learner needs, skills and abilities, injuries and learning styles to plan activities
- Implement age appropriate activities when instructing children
- Review and use knowledge of growth stages and anatomy to support safe performance and practice for relevant age group
- Review and use knowledge of repetition and loading, and industry accepted strategies, to avoid and manage injuries for children in relevant age group
- Monitor and review planned activities to ensure ongoing safe skill development of children
- Reflect on professional practice and adjust activities to ensure suitability for relevant age groups
- Identify and use opportunities to update and maintain knowledge of research and developments relevant to own professional practice
- Interact and work professionally with children
- Establish a safe and supportive learning environment that puts children at ease and sets ground rules for inclusiveness, equality and respect
- Use knowledge of cognitive development stages to ensure language and instructions are clear and understood by the relevant age group
- Use non-discriminatory and non-stereotypical language and check that all children can participate in activities
- Provide constructive feedback to children appropriate for the relevant age group
- Use program techniques that reflect due diligence with regard to human contact and touch
- Promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing for children
- Plan and implement activities that promote the health and emotional wellbeing of children
- Provide age appropriate advice to children and carers about healthy lifestyles, nutrition and wellbeing
- Explain the features of a safe practice environment to children and carers
- Act as a role model for healthy lifestyle and wellbeing in the presence of children and carers
- Monitor physical, social and emotional wellbeing of children
- Identify potential social and emotional issues and recognise indicators that may impact on children in relevant age group
- Identify potential issues and recognise indicators relating to physical health, fitness and wellbeing of children
- Monitor identified physical, social and emotional issues, document areas of concern and discuss with supervisor, parents, carers or other appropriate people according to organisational procedures