Evaluate the complexity of partnership working

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 2.5: Work in partnership
Learning outcome: 3 Understand challenges to partnership working
Assessment criteria: 3.3 Evaluate the complexity of partnership working

• Partnership working can be complex because it can require input from several agencies and individuals that need to be coordinated.
• There may also be issues with sharing information – different agencies will have different systems for storing information and protocols must be followed when information is shared
• In addition, parents may not give consent for their child’s information to be shared with other agencies and this must be repected (unless there are mitigating circumstances, such as a safeguarding concern)
• Some agencies may restructure, which can result in a change of contact details or personnel