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Editor's view - The Ofsted Big Conversation rolls on

The early years sector's outrage over complaint-driven inspections
was certainly one of the dominant themes of last year.

It has been really heartening to see how providers have pulled together in setting up the Ofsted Big Conversation to tackle this. Following the initial meetings, each region now has a steering group to run open meetings in advance of face-to face discussions with senior Ofsted representatives.

These are at various stages, and you can track the latest progress on our LinkedIn group or on the Ofsted Big Conversation website. It is to Ofsted's credit that it has fielded its top people to meet with the sector, even if one suspects that the OBC movement may cause irritation and raised eyebrows in some parts of the organisation!

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