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The stakes have never been higher: Ofsted have a new, tougher inspection framework for the early years. If you are judged to be less than good, you risk losing funding for places. A reputation that took years to build can vanish overnight.
But instead of hiding behind the "Ofsted monster" to get things done, Early Years expert Julian Grenier argues that it's time to do what's right for children and families, and build long-lasting and effective provision.
Completely up to date with Ofsted's new
Common Inspection Framework and avoiding a 'tick-box' approach to preparation, Julian focuses on the importance of developing your provision and your team up to and beyond inspection day. It is accompanied by easy-to-use time-saving pro formas and self-reflective documents that can be downloaded online for free.
This book is ideal for head teachers, senior leaders, EYFS co-ordinators, nursery managers and Early Years practitioners.
List of contents
Section One: Developing the professionalism, skills and confidence of your staff team.
1. Introduction
2. The basics: making sure you meet the legal requirements
3. Building staff skills, professionalism and morale to create and sustain effective EYFS practice
Section Two: Ofsted's Common Inspection Framework for the early years
4. Ofsted's new Common Inspection Framework
5. Effectiveness of leadership and management
6. Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
7. Personal development, behaviour and welfare
8. Outcomes
9. Bringing it all together: how effective is your early years provision?
Section Three: Your Inspection day and beyond
10. Inspection day: being confident and ready for your inspection
. Arrival
. Observing staff together
. Receiving feedback and responding to your report
. Disagreements and challenges
. Managing the publication of your inspection report
. Using your Ofsted report to help you to improve further
. A self-improving early years system
. What is a self-improving early years system?
. Concluding thoughts
Summary
Completely up to date with Ofsted's new Common Inspection Framework and avoiding a 'tick-box' approach to preparation, Julian Grenier provides guidance on not only achieving 'outstanding' but also continuing to develop provision and the school team beyond inspection day.
