Co-ordination And Other Such Things...

[Guest]

Well... I've been thinking about this jb some more and have sent for the application pack so that's a step closer... my next question is however...

 

What does everyone see as the 5 MOST important things a FS co-ordinator/leader of learning/whatever title you choose to go by should be aware of/deal with.

 

Now I know this is an unanswerable question in some respects and I appreciate that it's ni on impossible to quantitfy such a thing... but I was just thinking - though I've temporarily been a FS leader in a large school - moving to FS/KS1 leader in a smaller school (which is due an OFSTED sometime soon) I just wanted to make sure I'd thought of things that might have passed me by before.

 

Mine would be ( I think )

 

1. FS / KS1 Tranistion

2. Baseline of Nursery children when they join you and how progress is assessed through nursery and reception ... and then how that feeds in (ha ) to Year One (this is one of the biggies that OFSTED asked at my current school)

3. Curriculum balance for the 6 areas of learning

4. Line management, working with 'your team'

5. I guess, Being answerable to parents

 

This is just very preliminary off the top of my head - but what would you see as more important? aside from the usual and much more important being-with-the-children-and-being-a-great-teacher-thing! ha

[Guest tinkerbell]

They all look good to me paul

I think they dont really have an order of importance.No5 I think working with the parents sounds better than 'being answerable'Nd No4 you need to work with all teams in school

Good luck

Tinkerbellx

[Guest]

thanks tinkerbell... I forgot to say that they were in no particular order... I agree that number 4 one of the most important. I was always told never to fall out with the cleaner, the cook and the caretaker!

[Guest]

paul - whatever you do, don't fall out with the secretary or your requesition (? spelling), coach bookings, messages from parents will never be passed on. Not that I've experienced this.

[Susan]

Paul, "The foundation stage Teacher in action" is a good read, helps to refocus the brain and get everything sorted, if you havent read it. Wont be anything new I dont suppose but it made me feel more confident and reassured!