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    Good Intentions

    by Sue Griffin on

    Inclusion, equality, diversity - these words are scattered over official documents including the EYFS, and we all think they are ‘A Good Thing'. But how do these principles get turned into what actually happens in settings? Sue Griffin discusses the …
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    One year on: a Q&A with Sue Egersdorff and Liz Ludden from Belong Inte…

    by Caroline Vollans on

    Caroline Vollan's reconnects with Sue Egersdorff and Liz Ludden, a year after writing about their intergenerational nursery in the Northwest. 
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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: 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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    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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    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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    Keeping little children safe

    by Gill Jones, Ofsted Early Education Deputy Director. on

    An important part of having the confidence to learn is that young children must be and feel safe. Of course, a young child’s sense of risk is very different from an adult’s. So that means early years leaders have to do all they can to support child…
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    Shake up! Refresh! How to reflect and move your setting on...

    by Jenny Barber on

    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…
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    Visiting Settings and Schools: A Fresh Pair of Eyes!

    by Elizabeth Jarman on

    We need to challenge historical thinking about learning environments based on new understanding of brain development, language acquisition, physical development and attachment theory. We need fresh eyes!
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    Being 'Outstanding' - Passion, with bucket loads of enthusiasm and com…

    by Jenny Barber on

    Being outstanding isn’t about focusing on that word and what it means to Ofsted, in fact it is the opposite. It is about having a passion for early years, wanting to be the best you can be and utilising what tools are available to provide the best …
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    Taking Charge?

    by Anni McTavish on

    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…
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    Considering Cultural capital …

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Having read around the ‘Cultural Capital’ academic landscape a little I find myself struggling with what the delivery of this might look like in my setting. If I'm seeking to provide what Ofsted say children ‘need’, who gets to decide what that sho…
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    The theories behind Cultural capital

    by Juliet Mickelburgh on

    Cultural capital is a term that has recently been added to the 2019 Ofsted draft inspection framework as part of the ‘Quality of Education’ judgement.  In the Early Years draft Inspection Handbook1 it states:‘Inspectors will evaluate how well lead…
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