sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sooooooo - as we all know there is less paperwork to do now :blink: I now have to undertake 'Communication Screening Assessments' - I know from a previous comment on another thread that some of you have been doing this for sometime....... Do you carry these out for 'all' children or just just those that you may have some 'concerns' about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Mmmmm we do these....last year, just those we had concerns about...........this year, everyone!!! Expect thats not the answer you were hoping for?? : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks for your reply Rafa - I only received my 'toolkit' today - have photocopied the forms (obviously at my own expense ).........need to have a good look at the materials and make sure that I know what I'm doing :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowlow Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 what is a communication screening assessment? I don't think we do them, we have forms that used to be part of ECAT which we have just used off our own back but never heard of anything we 'have' to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 what is a communication screening assessment? I don't think we do them, we have forms that used to be part of ECAT which we have just used off our own back but never heard of anything we 'have' to use? Hi Johanna1 Hopefully that means that you don't have to do them - it's a first for our area this year - all down to 'cuts' I wish that I could upload one for you to see but unfortunately I have only been sent a hard copy - hmmmm might have a 'Google' and see if that throws anything up :1b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I wish that I could upload one for you to see but unfortunately I have only been sent a hard copy - hmmmm might have a 'Google' and see if that throws anything up :1b Ah tried that - nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sooooooo - as we all know there is less paperwork to do now :blink: I now have to undertake 'Communication Screening Assessments' - I know from a previous comment on another thread that some of you have been doing this for sometime....... Do you carry these out for 'all' children or just just those that you may have some 'concerns' about? SIP visit by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 SIP visit by any chance? Actually no.......I showed the copy left by my SALT on her last (ever?) link visit - to my SIP and she was 'horrified' - not only that we have been asked to carry these out (she had no idea) but also by the 'content'...... So I take it you haven't been given this (yet :rolleyes: )? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Would love to see one of these..never seen one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Would love to see one of these..never seen one before. Trust me you wouldn't 'love to see one' have had a good look at it now :blink: :blink: enough said 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi is it WellComm you are using by any chance? This is what we use and we screen all 100 children!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi is it WellComm you are using by any chance? This is what we use and we screen all 100 children!! No it's not apple....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Actually no.......I showed the copy left by my SALT on her last (ever?) link visit - to my SIP and she was 'horrified' - not only that we have been asked to carry these out (she had no idea) but also by the 'content'...... So I take it you haven't been given this (yet :rolleyes: )? No we don't get any visits from anyone other than SIP these days. All area Sencos departed a long time ago there is just one now I think for my part of Kent. We have Forums instead where we can go and all meet up and chat or have visiting professionals come and talk. SALT don't visit unless we have someone they are working with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Communication screening assessment ? Toolkit ? You have sips too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 No we don't get any visits from anyone other than SIP these days. All area Sencos departed a long time ago there is just one now I think for my part of Kent. We have Forums instead where we can go and all meet up and chat or have visiting professionals come and talk. SALT don't visit unless we have someone they are working with. Yes, we lost our area SENCO long ago too, and SALT link just for those she was working with - but that's all gone now too........so I'm really interested to hear that you haven't been given this to do........hope some of our fellow 'Kenters' will come along and comment..... Think that I am really lucky in having such a fab SIP........she is always happy to help :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Communication screening assessment ? Toolkit ? You have sips too? Hi mouse - is it all a mystery to you? :blink: :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Totally sunnyday.....our school has a sip or is it sep now or the other way round.....whatever we don't, and still have to use the Ecat to access speech and language Oo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 So SIP is just the new name for our EYAT - same lovely lady - just with a new title - honestly I can hardly keep up! :1b This Communication Screening whatsit is completely new to us :blink: So what's your advisor called these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Still an early years consultant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Still an early years consultant Oh ours has never been called that - still perhaps she will be sometime soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimms o'clock? Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think we should go back to EYAT's as they had a teaching qualification, mostly in Early Years, and were there to offer us advice. On the other hand our SIP's, or Setting Improvement Partners have a range of backgrounds and not many have as much experience or higher qualifications in Early Years as I do - the very title they hold to me is a deficit statement that we all have to have one as we all need to improve. And yes I realise that it is unlikely that any of us think we are prefect and we all strive to improve but I preferred it when we had advisors. Just my view so please don't all shoot me down at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I know what I'd love to call our SIP!!! She is always so negative when she comes in to see us. last week when she came in she didnt speak to a child and only spoke to staff when we made a point of saying 'hello'. Its frustrating because we always try to implement her ideas but when she comes back she appears to backtrack on what shes advised. We are always left wondering how long it was that she was actually in some type of childcare. I genuinely think some advisors are a little out of touch these days with the real world of provision. if you have a good SIP, thats fab. Hope there are others!! sorry for the moan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 They can talk the talk but what we,d really like is for them to come in for 3 hours and 'show us' how to handle the child needing constant support .no just pass on the usual ' ignore the neg,praise the pos' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimms o'clock? Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Just a point for those in Kent, I do know that SIP's now have access to this forum so I guess they are reading and possible trying to work out who we really are under our forum names! Nowhere is safe these days. Edited October 12, 2012 by Pimms o'clock? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I know what I'd love to call our SIP!!! She is always so negative when she comes in to see us. last week when she came in she didnt speak to a child and only spoke to staff when we made a point of saying 'hello'. Its frustrating because we always try to implement her ideas but when she comes back she appears to backtrack on what shes advised. We are always left wondering how long it was that she was actually in some type of childcare. I genuinely think some advisors are a little out of touch these days with the real world of provision. if you have a good SIP, thats fab. Hope there are others!! sorry for the moan. Oh that's a real shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Just a point for those in Kent, I do know that SIP's now have access to this forum so I guess they are reading and possible trying to work out who we really are under our forum names! Nowhere is safe these days. :blink: good job I've only said nice things then :rolleyes: :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Just a point for those in Kent, I do know that SIP's now have access to this forum so I guess they are reading and possible trying to work out who we really are under our forum names! Nowhere is safe these days. Ha ha! Not from Kent but would kind of like to be knowing that........you know what they say...."if you can't stand the heat...etc etc! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) I think we should go back to EYAT's as they had a teaching qualification, mostly in Early Years, and were there to offer us advice. On the other hand our SIP's, or Setting Improvement Partners have a range of backgrounds and not many have as much experience or higher qualifications in Early Years as I do - the very title they hold to me is a deficit statement that we all have to have one as we all need to improve. And yes I realise that it is unlikely that any of us think we are prefect and we all strive to improve but I preferred it when we had advisors. Just my view so please don't all shoot me down at once. I was just going to ask what a SIP was, never heard of one of those, what you haven't had you can't miss I spose. We have foundation stage advisors who work the county and early years advisors in our local council area, both of whom I have to say are brilliant and although they don't have all the answers (!!!!) they do try. We are using ECAT for all children, a county requirement for both SLT and 2 year funding Edited October 12, 2012 by max321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoolahoney Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Oh no, what is this CSA you all speak of?? Never heard of it!! why is there no central body that TELLS settings, all settings, when there is something new to implement like this. It seems I have to find out stuff via hearsay and would love more official universal prewarning before some bod appears and says "oh yeah it's now compulsary and why haven't you got it in place?" GGGGRRRRRR OFSTED, PLA, EYA's and any other official party who don't let us know together and expect us to be psychic. Sorry rant over mumble grumble :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Oh no, what is this CSA you all speak of?? Never heard of it!! why is there no central body that TELLS settings, all settings, when there is something new to implement like this. It seems I have to find out stuff via hearsay and would love more official universal prewarning before some bod appears and says "oh yeah it's now compulsary and why haven't you got it in place?" GGGGRRRRRR OFSTED, PLA, EYA's and any other official party who don't let us know together and expect us to be psychic. Sorry rant over mumble grumble :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: Whoa there Hoolahoney - this is not some new compulsory across the board type thing........completely new to me - but I remembered that when i was having a whinge ages ago - when i first heard we were going to have to do this - a few people said - 'we've been doing that for ages' - just wish I could remember who and in which thread! So really sorry if I've caused any alarm - not my intention at all :blink: :1b Edited October 12, 2012 by sunnyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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