Inspections
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Birth To Three In Inspection
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Having read "Are you ready for inspection" documents, can anyone clarify whether B23 is compulsory. It states Inspectors won't judge on this but we are expected to be following it? Is my brain dead or is this a contradiction? Ofsted Inspectors are receiving three days training to enable them to inspect to the new format, we are expected to understand and implement it with no training and without any knowledge of how the Inspectors will be taught to interpret the criteria. Hey, whats new Peggy
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Are You Ready For Your Inspection?
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Hi everyone Just on the OFSTED website and they have their up to date ''Are you ready for your inspection?'' March 2005 available for download It is 23 pages long and has information from how OFSTED NOW inspect to Self-evaluation forms. www.ofsted.gov.uk Carolann
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Ofsted Have Been Naughty
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Yesterday i received what i believed to be the draft copy of my groups care inspection(was meant to be educational one - but thats another story!) on opening the envelope i found the first page with my details on correct. i then moved onto the inspection itself and found it to be.........................someone elses care inspection!!!! I couldnt believe it, they had put someone elses inspection draft in an envelope and sent it to me. I was so mad, i phoned ofsted this morning and had a few choice words for them such as confidentiality, unhappy bunny- and "wheres my report then?", first person i spoke to said dont worry i will send you an envelope , you can send it b…
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Workforce Reforms: Ppa Time
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Hi just a monster query!! Apparently teachers providing the national curriculum from september will be entitled to 10% PPA time to plan/reflect - does this include foundation stage teachers????? Also has anyone got any ideas about how your school will meet this non-contact time allocation? Any thoughts please Cheers J
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I have just read with great interest a newsletter from PLA Regional office - a paragraph entitled OFSTED ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO EARLY YEARS INSPECTIONS IN ITS EARLY YEARS BULLETIN - NOVEMBER 2004. Some of this article was not news to me but this bit caught my eye: ' Finally we asked if we should take account of quality assurance schemes endorsed by Investors in Children (IiC) in our inspections. Ofsted has decided not to pursue this proposal as part of the new inspection framework, although we will still continue to note membership of such schemes.' At our nursery we and the committee have taken the decision not to pursue a QA scheme for the time being, possibly u…
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Cannot believe my eyes, got a letter today from ofsted saying that one of my members of staff is suitable to work with children... Exact wording........... 'I am pleased to inform you that ********* is suitable to work with children under 8 in your setting' Sounds ok you all say except shes been working with us for 4 years now!!!!!!!!!! Mind boggles dosnt it that it takes that long
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Ofsted Next Week - Maybe?
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We might be "Ofstedded" next week! The leader and her deputy are going round in ever-decreasing circles, chasing their own tails. They are trying to move mountains and maybe they are failing. I think it is best for OFSTED to see us as we are - nothing false. We are not so good at self-appraisal, so we do need an outside influence! I think that settings such as ours should be able to accept inspection, and take any appropriate advice that is offered. I would dearly love to be involved. And I would like to hear what the inspector has to say. But only the leader, her deputy and some of the management committee will be party to the appraisal.. In a f…
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Hi everyone Only intended to be here for 5 mins and that was an hour ago! Whilst browsing around it dawned on me what would inspectors being asking me if they came into my school? We have a 40 place nursery and two reception classes, 1 of which starts in January. can anyone remeber what they have been asked in their interrogation? Jacqui
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Can you please help me I an panicking a little on wether we have enough evidence or structure for the children before they enter the foundation stage.what sort of questions do ofsted ask about this and do any of you have plans based on birth to three matters. we tend to simplify our activities,keep activities shorter and news and group time shorter etc also shorter and more visual stories using visual aids is this enough to satisfy the powers that be do you think?
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Just to say good luck to Bubblejack and Andreamay who have the pleasures of Mr/Mrs Ofsted on January 11th. Sure neither of you need luck and that everything will be absolutely fine Oh and of course to anyone else who has an inspection looming
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