AnonyMouse_8044 Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I've been told that if a photograph appears in a child's profile (this is for pre-school children), then it must have a date imprint to satisfy Ofsted. I find this quite difficult to believe. Can anyone confirm or deny please?
AnonyMouse_1999 Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 No not me! why on earth would that be necessary? I always routinely record the date of photographs but I presume you mean an 'official date' done during film processing.
AnonyMouse_8044 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Posted December 5, 2008 No not me! why on earth would that be necessary? I always routinely record the date of photographs but I presume you mean an 'official date' done during film processing. I rename all the photos so that the filename is yyyymmddnnss (where the n stands for minute) so I always know to the second when the photo was taken but I don't feel the need to include a date under every photo in the profile. If necessary I could include the week but surely the term is sufficient?
AnonyMouse_1999 Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I guess it's down to personal choice. We don't have any filenames as no photographs are stored on a PC, we just print and put in the child's learning journey and write the date.
AnonyMouse_8466 Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Can anyone confirm or deny please? Never heard of it myself - I'd be inclined to go back to the person who told you this and ask them for the evidence! Maz
Guest Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 ive never heard of it....i just put the week the foto was taken!!
Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I only put the month, or sometimes just the term jackie.
Guest Wolfie Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I'm sorry but I've just got to say this...every time I see the title of this thread I assume it's something to do with speed dating or the like!
AnonyMouse_8044 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Posted December 8, 2008 I'm sorry but I've just got to say this...every time I see the title of this thread I assume it's something to do with speed dating or the like! You ought to get out less...
Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 must admit i thought it was speed dating from the title. lol
AnonyMouse_8466 Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I'm sorry but I've just got to say this...every time I see the title of this thread I assume it's something to do with speed dating or the like! Oh me too Wolfie - are you sure we weren't twins separated at birth?
AnonyMouse_12941 Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 If a photograph appears in a child's profile, benchmarking an achievement it must be dated, this will then later verify the actual age the child was at the time of the achievement.
AnonyMouse_8044 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Posted December 9, 2008 If a photograph appears in a child's profile, benchmarking an achievement it must be dated, this will then later verify the actual age the child was at the time of the achievement. My problem stems from how we produce our photographic reports. We hold all the jpegs in an Access database and then print them in area of learning / date order six to a page. We include under each photograph a comment by the teacher if appropriate. The more text you have under the photo, the fewer photos you can get on a page. Having to add the date as well is just another use of a scarce resource ie space on the page. I don't want to use the date imprint feature because, from an aesthetic point of view, it detracts from the photograph. What I could do, without using up page space, is include the week the photograph was taken as part of the page header. So Ofsted will see, to the week, when the achievement came about. I will always know to the second (see original post) and could report accordingly if it ever became necessary.
AnonyMouse_12941 Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 My problem stems from how we produce our photographic reports. We hold all the jpegs in an Access database and then print them in area of learning / date order six to a page. We include under each photograph a comment by the teacher if appropriate. The more text you have under the photo, the fewer photos you can get on a page. Having to add the date as well is just another use of a scarce resource ie space on the page. I don't want to use the date imprint feature because, from an aesthetic point of view, it detracts from the photograph. What I could do, without using up page space, is include the week the photograph was taken as part of the page header. So Ofsted will see, to the week, when the achievement came about. I will always know to the second (see original post) and could report accordingly if it ever became necessary.
AnonyMouse_12941 Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Hi I still think Ofsted may argue about that one - but good luck, sounds brilliant what you are doing.
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I date my photos because I put the photo into word and then date it and add comments below. Then I save them in a folder on the computer with a folder for each child within. I have been told by local advisors this is acceptable evidence when they come to moderate, why would ofsted be different? I don't understand how that could be less good evidence than a dated post it note. I don't add the seconds onto those, or get someone to countersign to prove I did it right or anything. Surely a dated photo is sufficient?
Guest Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Couldn't you just programme the camera so the date appears on the photo when you print it? You won't have to worry then about getting the correct date or spend extra time writing it on photos? just a thought!
AnonyMouse_3307 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Being required to date photos for ofsted? Never heard of it and think it must be some urban eyfs myth to be honest. Dating photos so YOU know when it was taken and writing a comment about what it demonstrates in terms of learning seen - then that's just good practice. I do think a photo is just a photo until someone explains why it's important however. When I'm moderating I'm not that bothered by the date but I want to know exactly why you thought it was an important moment to capture. CX
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Couldn't you just programme the camera so the date appears on the photo when you print it? You won't have to worry then about getting the correct date or spend extra time writing it on photos? just a thought! Not all cameras have this facility. My Daughter's does, but neither of my 5 do. (hmm, yeah, 5 - I was surprised at that too - 4 live at Preschool - but if push comes to shove they are mine!)
Guest Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Being required to date photos for ofsted? Never heard of it and think it must be some urban eyfs myth to be honest. Dating photos so YOU know when it was taken and writing a comment about what it demonstrates in terms of learning seen - then that's just good practice. I do think a photo is just a photo until someone explains why it's important however. When I'm moderating I'm not that bothered by the date but I want to know exactly why you thought it was an important moment to capture. CX 100% agree 'catma'. In the past we have printed all our photos weekly (no time to do it daily) and felt it was "good practice" to date them precisely. But we're fed up with the lack of trust from Ofsted. Now we just date them as e.g 'Term 3, Week 2'.
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