Inspection

Nursery Management: Inspection - In the frame

Inspection | Management | Spring 2020

Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, discusses the changes she has seen in inspections since the advent of the new Education Inspection Framework

A guide to Ofsted registration - Registration revised

Management | Inspection

Ofsted launched a revised registration system in February after complaints about its old one. So how does the new process work, asks Meredith Jones Russell

Leadership - Age of reason

Management | Inspection | Leadership | Workforce | Workforce | Leadership under the EIF

In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection Framework, Annette Rawstrone finds staff must understand the ‘why’

Ofsted: best practice guide – managing behaviour - Model behaviour

Inspection | Ofsted: best practice guide

Managing behaviour is a huge topic, for which a sound knowledge of child development is crucial. Molescroft Farm Nursery shares some tips with Hannah Crown

Ofsted: best practice guide – managing risk - Risk benefit

Inspection | Management | Ofsted: best practice guide

Ofsted has said that settings need to be bolder with incorporating risk into activities. Jack and Jill’s nursery has a model that works. By Hannah Crown

Nursery Management: Management - CoEL for staff

Inspection | Management | Nursery Management Supplement | Autumn 2019

The Characteristics of Effective Learning aren’t just central to children’s development, but are also key to improving staff performance, argues Pennie Akehurst

Employer Zone

How one manager has progressed up the career ranks at Fennies Day Nurseries

How LEYF's pedagogy is transforming a workplace nursery in Surrey

What it’s like to work for N Family Club: the new nursery group on the block

Ofsted: best practice guide – parents - Getting parents on board

Management | Inspection | Working With Parents | Ofsted: best practice guide

How The Village Nursery and Pre-School in Cheshire involves parents in nursery life and their...

Ofsted: best practice guide – observation, assessment and planning - Under observation

Management | Inspection | Careers & Training | Ofsted: best practice guide

What do good observations consist of? Hannah Crown speaks to Outstanding-rated Apple Tree Private...

Ofsted: best practice guide–safeguarding - Open and honest

Inspection | Management | Careers & Training | Safeguarding & Child Protection | Ofsted: best practice guide

How can settings ensure that staff are fully trained up on safeguarding procedures? Hannah Crown...

Inspection - The early years handbook

Inspection | Management | Careers & Training | Ofsted Education Inspection Framework

Pennie Akehurst sets out key points on the new Early years inspection handbook in the second part of...

Ofsted: best practice guide – suitable people - Suitability test

Management | Inspection | Ofsted: best practice guide

What are the common problems with recruiting suitable people, and why does this come up so much in...

Inspection - The handbook for schools

Management | Careers & Training | Inspection | Ofsted Education Inspection Framework

In the first of a two-part series looking at the new Ofsted handbooks, lead teacher for Bristol...

Guides & Resources

Ofsted: Best Practice Guide - People management

Inspection | Management | Careers & Training | Ofsted: best practice guide

What is good practice when it comes to managing staff? The Village Nursery Group, based around Manchester, has some tips. By Hannah Crown

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Inspection | Management | Careers & Training | Observation, Assessment & Planning | Ofsted: best practice guide

Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown

Nursery Management: Inspection - In the frame

Management | Inspection | Ofsted Education Inspection Framework | Spring 2019

What is new in Ofsted’s recently published Education Inspection Framework, and what are the implications for managers in the PVI sector? Former council early years leader and consultant Pennie Akehurst reports

Ofsted: best practice guide - Monitoring and Evaluation

Management | Inspection | Careers & Training | Observation, Assessment & Planning | Ofsted: best practice guide

In the first of a series presenting models of best practice for inspection, we look at monitoring and evaluation processes at Poppy and Jack’s. By Hannah Crown