Early Years Setting Management
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Hi We are trying to orgainise our provison into workshops we have two largish! sized rooms for children aged 2-5 free flow.(max 20 children) We feel we still need to split the children at times as the 2's get tired . We try and use each room as a base for 2-3's and 3-5's for these split times , we need to use one of the rooms also for lunch tables so decided to put these in with the messy activities ie sand water malleable in the 2-3 rooms so that mess is altogether! We are finding that the 3-5s are getting a bit bored in the split times as their arent so many toys in their room. I suppose the solution is to get a happy mix of workshops! Does anyone split theit…
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Just wondered if anyone does peer observations on the staff? How do you do this, are you using a specific format or just looking at each staff member during a set period of time. My deputy and I thought this would help with staff development and appraisals. Any ideas would be great! Thanks
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Hi, As an authority, we were discussing the possibility of issuing every practitioner with a professional development booklet, into which they could record the training events that they have attended: a bit like a passport, if you like. Trainers could put in stickers and a signature at the end of the event, and the practitioner would then have an up to date record to take to job interviews, etc. At the moment, our LA issues certificates for each event and training session attended, which some practitioners make into booklets themselves. What do other people do?
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Parctitioner Exchange!
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has anybody been involved with staff members joining another setting for ideas and experiences?? i recently visited a friends nursery to have a look around and ended up helping her out for a few sessions as she was short staffed!, i really enjoyed this and took away a lot of great ideas, it got me thinking about my own staff and how we could all do with seeing how other practices work etc. any ideas or suggestions about how staff could swap for a day etc. would be great
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Job Description For Assistants
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Hi there..has anyone got a job description for a pre-school assistant I can have a look at - quite simply our committee thinks ours are fine, but they are so basic and do not have any details of the typre of work we do -such as keywork or managing files, observing and hosting parent consultations. Heeelpppp, thank you (in advance please) x
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Help And Advice
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I have just filled out forms for some of my parents/carers for their working tax credits/council tax forms returns. We are open during the term time and operate a Holiday Club subject to number of children booking in. NEG covers the term time fees but as explained can only open for holiday club if numbers cover rent/wages, this is always explained to parents/carers and is in our prospectus. I have recently filled in forms for a number of parents/carers stating that for 39 weeks of the year they pay x amount but for 10 weeks of the year they will have to pay the normal fees. On placing the format on the parental notice board for Holiday Club- I noticed that some…
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We are looking at taking on an apprentice. Can anyone give me some advice, do you give them the same staff info, does anyone have an apprenticeship agreement or anything else they could share to point me in the right direction thanks
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Threshold Forms
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Has anyone got an example of a teacher threshold form that I could take a look at. My friend and I are try ing to fill her form in and we have looked at an example but its the old style and of no help. Any help or webpages that show examples would be great thanks
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Hi everyone. We are considering employing a new member of staff who is currently on maternity leave from a different employer. She has asked me if i know whether she can end maternity early/ advice, because she doesn't know when legally she can start. She obviously also has to hand in notice with current employer. can anyone give any advice before i try acas? thanks lucie x
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Help!stay And Play In Half An Hour!
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can anyone help! I am having my first stay and play -for 0-4 on Wednesday in my Nursery classroom, but have been told today that I am on a course in the mroning, so I will have about half an hour to set up when I get back. Has anyone got any ideas for how I can set up quickly/ prepare stuff the night before, bearing in mind that I won't be in the Nursery in the morning, DHT will and has asked me to leave something "easy and not messy" for the children to do. All help gratefully received!!!!!! Thanks.
