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[Cait]

Okay, I'm fighting with our form, like many will be this Christmas, and I've made a start....

Has anyone got a SEF they have completed which has been seen by Ofsted and 'approved' which they are willing to share on here?
I know they'll all be vastly different as we are all very discrete settings, but some idea of what looks good would be a big help!

Anyone? Please?

[Cait]

I guess not then. Oh well, was worth a try

[runnymede]

I've been patiently waiting for someone to post a completed SEF too. Let's start begging !!!!

[aan]

sorry not completed mine yet, still battling our way through it. Spending all our time doing ieps, learning journals, observations, key worker meetings weekly planning oh and interact with the children if theres time. How do they think we have the time !! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

[Linda McDowell]

I think perhaps there have been no replies as each one will be very individual. We have made a good start on ours but only on paper and it is very rough. Again that could be another reason for no replies as we are all a bit in the dark as it is all so new and not many people have really got going on them yet.
Linda

[chicken]

I am attending a SEF and Ofsted course on thursday. I will let you know if I learn anything useful

[Cait]

Woo - thankyou!

I went to a SEF training months ago - but it was dreadful. They just read it to us - ooh - big help!

[Freda]

i have lots on paper from staff meetings and notes from chats with parents, committee, children, brought it all home with the intention of getting it done over the hols, i sat for 2.5 hours early on and got about 3 bits done and then daughter got home from uni and family took over. i have been on a sef course but that was months ago and the notes i took made sense then but could be in mandarin for all the sense i can make of them now
taking daughter back to uni on sat which gives me Sunday and Monday to get sef done learning stories up to date and planning folders sorted,
i think the trouble is that unless its been through an osfted we're flying blind, and to be honest what has been approved by one inspector in one area might not be seen in the same light by another in another area as seen by the very many contradictions from the inspections themselves,

one of the few things i do remember from the training was don't just describe what you do but why you do it what evidence there is it works and how you will / would change it (to show reflective practice)
the example they gave was

our staff model positive behaviour within the setting, showing good examples of behaviour and consistently encouraging the children to negotiate, turn take and share the resourses we do this because .........................(i have put in my notes that we are focusing on the personal and social aspects of being in a group?)
we observe examples of this being continued in the children's play when the adults are not present in the home corner, with the train tracks and in their outside play.
we will continue through staff training to ensure the consistency of staff's approach to modelling and reinforcing good behaviour

thats just one teeny bit of one part so the key is to be brief!!!

[kb124]

Chicken- if that is a Kent SEF course i think you will find it has been cancelled?

[hali]

sorry havnt started mine yet - shhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell

[HappyMaz]

hali, on Jan 4 2009, 18:52, said:

sorry havnt started mine yet - shhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell

Nor me. I make it my policy never to do anything before hali does - maintains the organised/disorganised balance in life!

[cathrich]

I haven't done mine either - phew - I'm glad I'm not alone!!! The list of jobs is just never ending isn't it??!!!!!

[hali]

you could be waiting a while then M

[mundia]

I would agree with Linda, that it is something very personal and Im not sure that sharing them publically is a good idea. Im sure that as people get used to it, we can share ideas for each section eg things yu might include in this bit or that bit

Its a good idea to make a start on it, it will always be a work in progress, but having some notes or a staff meeting to talk about a particular section is a plan. Once you get going, it will get easier, and if you are involved in any kind of quality improvement programme, then use that as your starting point.

Go on, make a start...

[HappyMaz]

mundia, on Jan 4 2009, 21:19, said:

I would agree with Linda, that it is something very personal and Im not sure that sharing them publically is a good idea.

I agree mundia: especially if you are as reflective and self-critical as I am! T'woud make your hair stand on end!

I'm going to do mine. Soon. Well I'm going to add it to my 'to do' list. Probably.