Index of Leadership and Management Articles
Recent Ofsted Reports (Part 3): Looking at the EYFS theme of Enabling Environments
The third in our series looking at the the most recent Ofsted reports and the focus of inspectors' recommendations and praise
February 11th, 2010
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Recent Ofsted Reports: What have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 2)
In the second of our series of four articles, we outline those issues that have appeared frequently in Ofsted reports over the last three months. Here we consider the recommendations and descriptions of good practice within the EYFS theme of Positive Relationships.
February 1st, 2010
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Recent Ofsted Reports: What Have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 1)
Having studied over 100 Ofsted reports from the last three months, we can see certain recurrent themes. In a series of four articles we outline those issues that have appeared frequently and our first article looks at recommendations and descriptions of good practice within the EYFS theme of A Unique Child.
January 28th, 2010
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Partnership with Parents: Messy Play
Following the parent information leaflet about reading, accessed from our resource library here on the forum, here is one about Messy Play. Parents may not be aware of the value of messy play and this leaflet helps to explain why it is encouraged in early years settings.
December 17th, 2009
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Partnership with Parents: Supporting Pre-Reading Skills
Working in partnership with parents and carers is such an important part of the EYP's role. Here, we introduce a new series of resources to the EYPS forum to help you inform parents about best practice in the EYFS, and how they can support their child's learning and development at home.
November 26th, 2009
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Training Staff in Special Educational Needs
Rosaline Scott, an EYPS candidate at Brighton, recently held a training session on SEN at her setting. Here she tells us how she led the session and what impact this has had on her staff and provision.
August 8th, 2009
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Small Steps
Chris Randall, an EYP in Brighton and Hove reports from the frontline of work supporting engaged fatherhood.
May 5th, 2009
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Attachment Theory and the Key Person Approach
The Key Person Approach is now a fundamental part of developing secure relationships between staff and children in early years settings. Why is it so important and what is the theory behind it?
April 29th, 2009
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New Professionals, New Leaders?
Carol Aubrey, Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, describes the outcomes of a project with early years leaders, including a discussion on the various styles of leadership they exhibit and suggestions on how best to support EYPs.
February 6th, 2009
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What can we learn from the first of the Ofsted reports on EYFS provision? (Part 4)
The final article of the series looks at the judgements that inspectors made within the theme of Learning and Development, and on the abilities of settings to self-evaluate and maintain policies.
December 19th, 2008
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