Index of Leadership and Management Articles
Outdoor Play Leaflet for Parents
A leaflet for settings to make available to parents explaining why outdoor play is so important.
May 27th, 2010
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Partnership with Parents: Out and About with Your Child
Another leaflet in our series for you to share with parents and carers. This time, we look at enjoyment and learning within the local environment.
March 12th, 2010
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Recent Ofsted Reports (part 4): Looking at the EYFS theme of Learning and Development
The final part of our series on inspectors' recommendations and judgements in recent Ofsted reports.
March 11th, 2010
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Learning and Developing from Day-to-day Experience?
Professor Carol Aubrey, Director of Research at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, considers the relationship between professional development and the role of mentoring.
March 9th, 2010
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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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