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New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 3 - Feeling happy, safe and secure to learn

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Lena Engel looks at nurturing children's well-being, in the penultimate part of this series

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 12: Top Ofsted issues

Features

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

To round off our series on common themes in Ofsted inspections, Pennie Akehurst presents the top ten problem areas from 2017-2018

Inspection - The handbook for schools

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Monday, June 10, 2019

| Nursery World

In the first of a two-part series looking at the new Ofsted handbooks, lead teacher for Bristol Early Years Kate Irvine examines what’s in the schools version

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 4 - Listen to the child's voice in your setting

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

During your inspection it is important to show that children are confident about communicating with staff. Laura Henry suggests undertaking an audit to gauge the quality of interactions.

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, part 6: meeting children’s needs 2

Features

Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Pennie Akehurst asks Fiona Holiday, a certified therapeutic play practitioner, what must be in place to meet the needs of children and get the best out of them

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

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Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Staff need to be able to demonstrate their understanding of child development in practice during inspections, says Laura Henry.

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 2: Performance Management Systems - A poor performance

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

In the second part of this series, Pennie Akehurst, former head of the Early Years and Childcare Service at Derbyshire County Council, finds some settings fall short on performance management

Ofsted: best practice guide – suitable people - Suitability test

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Monday, June 24, 2019

| Nursery World

What are the common problems with recruiting suitable people, and why does this come up so much in Ofsted reports? Hannah Crown looks at good practice at Elmscot

Unpicking Ofsted reports, part 8: vulnerable children

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

When it comes to vulnerable children, how should settings approach areas such as assessment and planning and performance management, asks Pennie Akehurst

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 11: Teaching and Learning and the New Inspection Framework

Features

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

Former head of early years Pennie Akehurst looks forward to the Education Inspection Framework, set to launch in September 2019

Inspection – Achieving a good outcome without 'unnecessary paperwork'

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

The revised EYFS requires less paperwork, but settings must not ditch old systems rashly. By Pennie Akehurst

Common Inspection Framework: Part 3 - Delving into the detail

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

In the third part of our series on the Common Inspection Framework, The Pre-School Learning Alliance's Michael Freeston provides an indepth comparison of past and current criteria.

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

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

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

Features

Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

What do good observations consist of? Hannah Crown speaks to Outstanding-rated Apple Tree Private Day Nursery in Rochdale to find out

Your guide to the latest early years documents

Features

Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Are you using the most recent Government documents giving advice on early years and safeguarding legislation?

Management - Assess for success

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has praised her ‘exemplary’ assessment and inclusion system – here, Lyndsey Murray, manager of St Richard’s Atherton Pre-School, shares her methods

Common Inspection Framework: Part 5 - Under the Spotlight

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Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

What does inspection actually feel like under Ofsted’s new framework? Hannah Crown speaks to three nurseries for their thoughts on the key changes in emphasis

OFSTED: The New Inspection Framework Part 6 - Work with your inspector

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Laura Henry describes how careful preparation and a strong understanding of the Ofsted inspector's role and the procedure to be followed will 'help the inspector to help you'.

Stepping out: Journal of a nursery founder

Features

Thursday, February 2, 2017

| Nursery World

In the second instalment of his monthly diary, Colin Eustice outlines his experience of registering a new nursery with Ofsted

Common Inspection Framework: Part 2 - Compare and contrast

Features

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

In the second part of a series on Ofsted's new framework, the Pre-School Learning Alliance's Michael Freeston picks through the paperwork and asks what inspections will look like now

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New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 3 - Feeling happy, safe and secure to learn

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 12: Top Ofsted issues

Inspection - The handbook for schools

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 4 - Listen to the child's voice in your setting

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, part 6: meeting children’s needs 2

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 2: Performance Management Systems - A poor performance

Ofsted: best practice guide – suitable people - Suitability test

Unpicking Ofsted reports, part 8: vulnerable children

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 11: Teaching and Learning and the New Inspection Framework

Inspection – Achieving a good outcome without 'unnecessary paperwork'

Common Inspection Framework: Part 3 - Delving into the detail

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

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

Your guide to the latest early years documents

Management - Assess for success

Common Inspection Framework: Part 5 - Under the Spotlight

OFSTED: The New Inspection Framework Part 6 - Work with your inspector

Stepping out: Journal of a nursery founder

Common Inspection Framework: Part 2 - Compare and contrast

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