Jump to content
Home
Forum
Articles
About Us
Tapestry
This is the EYFS Staging Site ×

What Does Satisfactory Mean To You


Guest jenpercy

Recommended Posts

Guest jenpercy

Is it just me being pedantic - as far as I was concerned before all this OFSTED lark - i thought that satisfactory meant, well satisfactory as in ticks all the boxes. I now discover that it means that you are failing qand in need of help!!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We were told by our last inspector that satisfactory meant we were doing what we should be doing and that she and some other inspectors had complained about the term and the meaning given to it by Ofsted and LAs. According to our LA it means "sort yourselves out NOW - you are letting us down" but our parents think it means "well done"! I'd go with the parents and their word of mouth advertising everytime as they see us day in day out.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest jenpercy
We are the same, our LA looks at satisfactory as just "passed" but could do better. They are pushing for all of us to be Good if not outstanding!!!!!!

 

Yes I too thought well that's the Inspection done for 3 years and that is all I care about until the LA descended like the wolves unto the fold!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Its worth being aware that the new code of practice (chapter 4: quality) does require LAs to fund as priority those settings which are good or better. OFSTED judgment may be just one of the criteria used to determine this, Im sure many members here will have heard of 'RAG' rating or EQUISP, ECERS, or other means.

 

Settings that are not good or better will be given support to improve but ultimately funding can be withdrawn from those settings if there is already enough provision in the area that is rated good or above. Obviously how this works in practice will be down to your local code, so I would strongly advise you to take a look at it if you have one. At some point you will have been or will be asked to sign it, so you really do need to know what it says.

 

This is why if you are a satisfactory setting, you may suddenly find yourself with more support than you have had recently.

 

The reasoning behind this is that EPPE (and other) research shows that provision has to be of a good quality in order to make a difference in outcomes for children, particularly for the most disadvantaged children.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. (Privacy Policy)