Wendy123 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well they finally turned up yesterday and it went well........just some pointers....make sure you have food hygiene ....... Staff qualifications certificates..... Safeguarding training...phone numbers for LADO........and talk as much as u can..promote yourself :1b 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperrabbit Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done Wendy123 And thanks for the heads up on what they were looking for! What time did they arrive? Are you full day care or sessional, how long did they stay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaD Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done you! Thanks. Yes details would be good. Just read other post about food hygiene - all staff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveryoung Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done ? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done to you and the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klc106 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done to you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 well done to you and your team. our ofsted inspector asked for those but also asked about sen new code of practice-what we knew about it,how we put this in our setting and how we would support parents two year olds - how we supported these eal - how we supported these children at risk of delay - how we supported these gifted children - how we extend these she looked at books,planning and next steps of sen child, two year old and eal . where we start our planning - obviously childs interests but wanted to know how we move the children on with the learning looked at indoor and out door resources - asked what we were expecting children to get from these she also asked all staff about whistle blowing and who to contact - asked me the procedure for this -we have a flow chart in our staff area which reminds staff of this. also as a southampton setting our city coucil sends out a flyer each month which covers a safe guarding concern - physical,neglect, sexual abuse - what to look for and what to do - these are great - we have these in our staff area - she was very impressed with these. also asked about training for staff appraisals, one to ones can't remember what else -she was very thorough - and as Wendy 123 says - talk,talk, talk - promote yourself - you need to say everything you do as might not have all these out/ available on the day she comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashes2508 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well done , great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 well done! bet you're glad it's over with :-) thanks for sharing how it went too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy123 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Well done Wendy123 And thanks for the heads up on what they were looking for! What time did they arrive? Are you full day care or sessional, how long did they stay? Turned up a t 8.40am and stayed until 2.30 we are a wrap around group doing hours to match parents needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy123 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 well done to you and your team. our ofsted inspector asked for those but also asked about sen new code of practice-what we knew about it,how we put this in our setting and how we would support parents two year olds - how we supported these eal - how we supported these children at risk of delay - how we supported these gifted children - how we extend these she looked at books,planning and next steps of sen child, two year old and eal . where we start our planning - obviously childs interests but wanted to know how we move the children on with the learning looked at indoor and out door resources - asked what we were expecting children to get from these she also asked all staff about whistle blowing and who to contact - asked me the procedure for this -we have a flow chart in our staff area which reminds staff of this. also as a southampton setting our city coucil sends out a flyer each month which covers a safe guarding concern - physical,neglect, sexual abuse - what to look for and what to do - these are great - we have these in our staff area - she was very impressed with these. also asked about training for staff appraisals, one to ones can't remember what else -she was very thorough - and as Wendy 123 says - talk,talk, talk - promote yourself - you need to say everything you do as might not have all these out/ available on the day she comes in. Its funny how each inspection seems different but I only listed the most important bits to me on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playgroup1 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Might be a daft question. Did you offer inspector a drink and what do the inspectors do for lunch if they stayed for a full day? Only had inspections as a morning only setting in the past but now do longer days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yes we did, they are human you know, we all need a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amina_Hussain Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hello, Thank you all for sharing your experiences as our visit is due any time now. Another question myself as deputy and manager are very familiar with talking the talk and highlighting the positives and giving evidence of our setting's progress etc but is it wise also introduce as many staff as possible into the conversations. Such as " having closely monitored our talking/language use and opportunities with in the setting all staff have been involved in the language monitoring tracking however my colleague XXX can now talk about S&L area she leads" then pass them onto her or would it be best for my manager and I to lead it all and provide evidence and only if Ofsted were to ask then other staff can be introduced. Does this make sense as my worry is we do a really brilliant job and I'm so proud of what the team has achieved. We work as a strong team and this is what gives everyone confidence but I may need to prep my team more for these individual scenarios that may arise. We are now very confidence in buddying each other, peer observations and joint observations but I'm always thinking of more ways to equip their skills, abilities and behaviours. I am really trying to cover all bases plus I worry almost all of the time. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I worry that we don't do enough well hardly any peer and joint observations, and it always seems to come down to time constraints and ratio's, how do others manage this, how often does this happen in your setting ? ...I find more and more that because I'm asking staff to do this I end up covering them for things like this or LJ time, I try and get supervisions in each half term, but thinking of making this termly, would be interested to know if others find this an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperrabbit Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I worry that we don't do enough well hardly any peer and joint observations, and it always seems to come down to time constraints and ratio's, how do others manage this, how often does this happen in your setting ? ...I find more and more that because I'm asking staff to do this I end up covering them for things like this or LJ time, I try and get supervisions in each half term, but thinking of making this termly, would be interested to know if others find this an issue.I've no time to do peer obs either - when you're only open 3hours there's only so much you can fit in!I do 2 supervision meetings and 1 appraisal a year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks thumperrabbit that would be better, as much as I see the value in 'supervising to safeguard' I would not expect my staff and know they wouldn't wait till their next meeting to raise any concerns, as soon as they have worries whether safeguarding or development they bring it up straight away Edited February 15, 2015 by Mouseketeer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveryoung Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I have always on arrival of an inspector done sign in then taken them where they will be and put there bags then offer a drink! It's very rarely turned down in my experience even if it's just water. This then gives you two mins to go into kitchen/room jump up and down on spot mumbling oh my god, oh my god, then compose and return with drink in hand and a more much more calmer outlook (method in the madness) Peer:peer obs I do 5 mins on each staff member I try to do fortnightly but realistically it's three weekly these snapshots are enough for me at minuet if I was to do 10min or more I would never do them so I choose to be realistic. I can have 6/7 staff to do but as I choose to only do 5 mins it fits in well, we are only doing me observing them currently then very very soon branching out into more peer:peer again it will be an achievable time set. I do Half termly 1:1's (at minimum it's termly if it's too busy to incorporate) no appraisals and the staff set personal development targets from the peer:peer obs x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony1985 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 We're trying to get peer on peer observations off the ground but with 3 staff on maternity leave and being replaced by 2 temporary staff (one is the manager, so it's just been move along the bus please there) it's been increasingly difficult as we've been busy settling new staff in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tish501 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Feel for you Harmony....cany imagine how unsettling it is....good luck hope they come later rather than sooner so you can all be in a nice team routine xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony1985 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 My room leader has just taken another job too and left, which is even more upheaval as we've got one of the baby room staff as our new room leader and she's trying to get to know the ropes. I really hope they wait until after Christmas haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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