Balance Between Child And Adult Initiated

AnonyMouse_3401 · 2009-03-28T13:12:26+0000

Our nursery were recently observed by an advisory teacher who suggested that there should be a 80% / 20% split between child initiated and adult initiated activities and this included directing children to the toilet, washing hands etc as well as small group phonic type acxtivities, using the ICT suite and having access to the hall for PE type activities (using school facilities and equipment.) The EYFS does state a balance or did I misread ? After a recent visit from our SIP (School Improvement Partner) he also advised this split. This weeks TES had an article discussing this issue where it said the confusion had arisen from the observation of children as evidence for the profile had to be 80% etc and suggested a 1/3 and 2/3 partition of the session. This is not a direct quote just a flavour of an article which I am sure is available on their site ? (some clever person can possibly link it?) I think that in order for 80% observations of children to be taken from child initiated activities there obviously has to be alot of child initiated learning taking place but how has this number offensive slipped in? Is this breakdown and analysis of the fascination with numbers happening elsewhere? Will OFSTED be coming round with timers? I have put this in the Nursery area as my query starts from there but also applies in my reception class, as with OFSTED looming we want to ensure we all understand the defination of the word balance! Sharon

By AnonyMouse_3401
March 28, 2009 in All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues

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