Successful early years Ofsted inspections : thriving children, confident staff / Julian Grenier
- Author
- Grenier, Julian
- Published
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2017.
- Physical Description
- vi, 136 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Developing the professionalism, skills and confidence of your staff team -- 1.Introduction -- Phase one Practice which works for you -- Phase two Practice which works for you, and is consistent with the research and evidence base -- Phase three Developing leading-edge practice -- 2.The basics: Making sure you meet the legal requirements -- 3.Building staff skills, professionalism and morale to create and sustain effective EYFS practice -- Developing your staff team: Basic requirements -- Assessing the strengths and skills within your team -- Appointment -- Induction training -- Annual review -- What should you do if you are concerned about the capability of a member of the team? -- Your training and professional development programme -- Supervision -- Developing your aims and objectives with your team -- Coaching: Develop the professionalism of your team and identify future leaders -- Peer observation -- Conclusions -- pt. 2 Ofsted's Common Inspection Framework for the early years -- 4.Ofsted's new Common Inspection Framework -- A new approach to inspection -- An overview of the Common Inspection Framework -- Quick guide: What has changed under the Common Inspection Framework? -- For private, voluntary and independent early years settings -- 5.The Common Inspection Framework: Effectiveness of leadership and management -- Introduction -- Evaluating and demonstrating the impact of your leadership and management -- Governance -- Other documentation -- Ofsted expectations for leadership and management -- Induction, training and continuous professional development -- Ethos and vision -- Organising your self-evaluation -- 6.The Common Inspection Framework: Quality of teaching, learning and assessment -- Introduction -- The enabling environment -- The Characteristics of Effective Learning -- 7.The Common Inspection Framework: Personal development, behaviour and welfare -- Introduction -- Attendance -- Safety, welfare and safeguarding -- The welfare of children with medical and special educational needs or disabilities -- Providing case studies -- Evaluating your effectiveness -- Promoting positive behaviour -- Staying safe online -- Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development -- Bullying -- 8.The Common Inspection Framework: Outcomes -- Introduction -- Evaluating and demonstrating children's outcomes -- Observing and evaluating outcomes minute-by-minute in the provision -- Evaluating outcomes through planning and assessment information -- 9.Bringing it all together: How effective is your early years provision? -- Conclusions -- pt. 3 Your inspection day and beyond -- Introduction -- 10.Inspection day: Being confident and ready for your inspection -- Arrival -- Observing staff together -- Receiving feedback and responding to your report -- Disagreements and challenges -- Managing the publication of your inspection report -- Using your Ofsted report to help you to improve further -- A self-improving early years system -- What is a self-improving early years system? -- Concluding thoughts.
- Summary
- Completely up to date with Ofsted's new Common Inspection Framework and avoiding a 'tick-box' approach to preparation, Julian Grenier provides guidance on not only achieving 'outstanding' but also continuing to develop provision and the school team beyond inspection day.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781473938410 (pbk.)
1473938414
9781473938403
1473938406 - Audience Notes
- Specialized.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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