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    Recent Ofsted Reports: What have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 4)

    by Helen Edwards on

    The final part of our series on recent Ofsted reports. In this article we look at inspectors' recommendations and judgements around the EYFS theme of Learning and Development.
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    Recent Ofsted Reports: What Have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 3)

    by Helen Edwards on

    In our third of four articles looking at recent Ofsted reports, we outline those issues that have appeared frequently over the last three months. Here we examine the recommendations and descriptions of good practice within the EYFS theme of Enabling…
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    Safeguarding is effective: safe premises

    by FSF Rebecca on

    “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’
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    Documents relating to safeguarding articles

    by FSF Rebecca on

    These are the safeguarding documents referred to in the new safeguarding articles.
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    Safeguarding is effective: safe staff

    by FSF Rebecca on

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

    by FSF Rebecca on

    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.
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    Victoria Derbyshire discusses 30 hours funding

    by FSF Rebecca on

    "Childcare is at the centre of political debate" Jenny Chapman MP shadow childcare minister   ... and quite rightly so say FSF     The 30 hours funding is a hot potato at the moment and Victoria Derbyshire discussed it at length on her BBC2 programm…
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    Recommendations for Leadership and Management

    by Helen Edwards on

    Aiming for outstanding? Here are the recommendations from over 100 Ofsted reports to help you on the way!
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    Preparing for inspections, the inspectors' view

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Part 1 in a series of articles detailing the inspection process as it is 'in real life'. We have input from current inspectors as well as from recently inspected practitioners and managers. We debunk some myths and put the facts out there for you to …
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    The day of the inspection part 1

    by FSF Rebecca on

    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.
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    The day of the inspection part 2

    by FSF Rebecca on

    In this article Rebecca talks to Justine about the 'joint observation' and the 'leadership and management' aspects of the inspection.
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    Review of NDNA annual conference 2016

    by FSF Rebecca on

    NDNA conference Last week FSF HQ headed up the M1 to attend the NDNA conference in Milton Keynes. We attended a range of talks in the Leadership stream – here are the headlines we picked out …
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    Delivering the 30 hours (meeting notes)

    by FSF Rebecca on

    These are my meeting notes from the NDNA South East regional meeting that I attended on 12th October. They are not official and I won’t have captured everything …but NDNA members can download all the slides and the official notes from the NDNA websi…
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    SSTEW Scale (Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being) - in …

    by Vicki Smith on

    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…
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    Observations of staff (Part 1)

    by FSF Rebecca on

    We talk often in early years about developing practitioners’ observation skills. We are attuned to observing children to help us assess progress and plan further developments (Machan 2016). Working with the Development Matters guidance (2012) we can …
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    Have I Got The Power to Make a Difference ?

    by June O'Sullivan MBE on

    No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. You must do the things you think you cannot do. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 -1962
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    Ofsted complaints procedure

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Recently I participated in a Step 3 complaints panel at Ofsted HQ. I had applied for the position a couple of months previously and had to show my credentials as an early years specialist before I was accepted as suitable. It is a voluntary role, how…
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