Rea Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 Hi, no rush I know we're all busy with other things, but I've brought our operational plan home to give it a revamp. It's a bit of a mess and includes a load of rubbish. What SHOULD be in it? Aims and ethos Staffing Certificates Parent involvement Curriculum Fire certifiates etc Policies ??? Thanks
Sue R Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 Err, sorry, Yes, it should include EVERYTHING - policies, procedures, the lot!! It's how you function, basically......... but you just need to delegate!! Sorry, not helpful, hey!! No, really, think about who from your staff (deputy?) who can help here, you shouldn't be doing it alone !!! Sue
cas Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 Hi Rea, I would strongly agree with Sue that you should not be doing this alone. Operational plan is what makes your setting unique and it needs to be a team effort. If I were you, since you have gone to the trouble of bringing it home (!), I'd weed out the rubbish and then take the rest back to a team meeting, maybe a bit at a time if there is a lot, and get everyone's input on what needs changing. This will make sure that it is an accurate reflection of what you actually do! (And everyone will know it). cas
Guest Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 Your operational plan doesn't necessarily have to be in one folder-some of it doesn't have to be in a folder at all! It's all the things like staff rotas, policies, how the group runs, timetables, information for parents etc, etc. And all the things you mentioned Rea. So lots of this may be up on notice boards, in a folder for policies, in a draw or filing cabinet. What we tend to do is keep a copy of everything in one folder so that, if somebody needs to look at it such as an inspector or parent, then instead of having to show them a number of places to look it is all there together. But you don't have to do that if you don't want to. Linda
Rea Posted December 17, 2004 Author Posted December 17, 2004 Thank you all, Have weeded out some junk and will give it to the others to complete, no good just me knowing whats in it
Rea Posted January 4, 2005 Author Posted January 4, 2005 Hi, for anybody else who's revamping their operational plan, I found this to include in it, it will help Ofsted when they visit to know exactly where things are. (and us)
cas Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 Hi Rea, Your link looks interesting but I cant open it! Where did you get it from and what format is it? cas
bubblejack Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 I transferred it into word first then I could open it.Thanks very much Ria for sharing this.
Gezabel Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 Sorry but i get a message saying 'invalid menu handle' when I click on open not seen that one before!
Rea Posted January 5, 2005 Author Posted January 5, 2005 Sorry about that, but I have no idea why it wont open, not technically minded you know! I found it on the Under 5's site. See if this works
Guest Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Thanks Rea-it worked this time. Looks interesting-at least OFSTED inspectors could be given a copy and wouldn't have to mither too much as to where everything is!! Linda
cas Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Thanks Rea, Got it now! Useful list. Sort of thing I could put in staff/student handbook. cas
Steve Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Hi - Just to let you know I've updated our policy examples document, which now includes an example of an Operational Plan, and all it's subdocuments. You can find the policies here.
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