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New Development Matters and the Observation Checkpoints
Julian_Grenier replied to Helen's topic in Development Matters
I think you make an important point Rebecca. There are some implications of the the revised DM: 1. That practitioners have the level of professional skill and knowledge to work with a less prescriptive document. I really believe in our workforce as a whole but I know that there will be some who will need further support, especially if their initial training wasn't the best 2. We're moving away from 'tracking' every child and building our plans up from the gaps (what they haven't covered in DM) or the need to show progress by moving children from one band to the next. That's going to require a different approach: settings thinking about their curriculum, and how we're going to help all children make progress using our own curricular goals/aims. 3. Some children will need a lot more in-depth assessment, if they appear to be having difficulties. I'm really interested to keep the conversation going and hear different views on these and other aspects of the new guidance. -
New Development Matters- introductory section
Julian_Grenier replied to Helen's topic in Development Matters
Hello everyone, thanks for sharing your thoughts about the new guidance which I am leading on for DFE. I think it's really positive to see the recognition that there are positive changes e.g. the addition of self-regulation and executive function, having a less prescriptive document. However less prescription, as colleagues have noted, means more emphasis on the professional skills and understanding of our teams. Not everyone benefitted from the sort of initial training/qualification that perhaps we'd like to see and that leaves managers and leaders with an important (but necessary) challenge. How are colleagues feeling about the need to think ahead about professional development for teams/members, whilst also balancing a lot of immediate challenges around funding, day-to-day operation. Here at Sheringham Nursery School - where I'm grabbing lunch and logging on at the same time - it's definitely difficult to find time to think ahead. On the other hand, it's important to keep positive and optimistic about the future and keep everyone learning. We've had a lot of success with bite-size online professional development. What do others think?