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Safeguarding is effective: day to day safeguarding

by FSF Rebecca on March 10, 2016

In this series of articles, we have so far looked at making sure that your premises are safe for children to use and we have considered the steps you should take to help you ensure that all of your staff are suitable to work with children.

Safeguarding is effective: safe premises

by FSF Rebecca on March 7, 2016

“Safeguarding is effective” In terms of your Ofsted report this is the phrase you need to have. Without it, however good your learning and development is, your setting will be judged at best ‘Requires Improvement’

Safeguarding is effective: safe staff

by FSF Rebecca on March 7, 2016

As manager you will most likely be the lead practitioner for Safeguarding’ however, it does not have to be you.

Shake up! Refresh! How to reflect and move your setting on...

by Jenny Barber on June 7, 2018

Reflective practice is never going to be truly effective unless we are 100% honest with ourselves about what we do, remembering there is a distinct difference between what we might say or think we do and what we actually do. Reflection is like put…

SSTEW Scale (Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being) - in …

by Vicki Smith on March 3, 2017

At this year’s NDNA conference Denise Kingston, co-writer of the SSTEW scale, led a session to explain the scale, how it can be used and how it can positively impact on practice. The scale can be used to assess the quality of interactions between ad…

Taking Charge?

by Anni McTavish on March 29, 2019

Taking on a new leadership role can be both an exciting and daunting prospect. As well as the extra responsibility of, for example, working more closely with parents or tracking children’s progress, relationships with colleagues can also change. Fi…

The day of the inspection part 1

by FSF Rebecca on April 17, 2016

This is the second part of our conversation with inspectors. In this part, Justine explains to us how she begins her inspections. She tells us about she uses observations and documents provided by the setting to secure her inspection judgements.

The day of the inspection part 2

by FSF Rebecca on May 4, 2016

In this article Rebecca talks to Justine about the 'joint observation' and the 'leadership and management' aspects of the inspection.

The New Ofsted Inspection Framework

by Helen Edwards on September 25, 2012

Summarising the revised inspection framework documents, we include reflective questions and some useful proformas for you to use in evaluating your provision in the light of the new framework.