SHARED INSPECTIONS
Scottish Learning Festival
25/9/14
Catherine Agnew Care Inspectorate
Mary Ann Hagan HMI
Sheila Gordon and Julie Wilkie Honeypot Nursery
www.educationscotland.gov.uk
RATIONALE
To meet the requirements of Public
Services Reform Act (2010) by providing
a more co-ordinated approach to
inspection activity to help provide a more
coherent set of messages for the service
user.
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GRADINGS AND EVALUATIONS
Quality Indicators
Quality Themes
Childrens’ experiences
Quality of care and support
Improvements in
performance
Quality of environment
Meeting learning needs
Quality of staffing
Curriculum
Quality of management and
leadership
Self-evaluation
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BIG MESSAGES
Impact on children
Proportionality
Sharing information/ sharing
understanding
Reduce the burden of
bureaucracy
Support improvement
Consistency of messages
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Our PRAISE best practice framework ………………
At times when our work becomes challenging, our core values and our PRAISE framework become particularly
important touchstones to help us maintain and demonstrate our high standards.
Relationships
Purpose
Enabling
Awareness
PRAISE
Sharing
information
Information
gathering
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How Many To Date?
118 ‘shared’ inspections
completed across
Early learning and childcare
Settings.
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So how do we know?
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62 % of Inspections are ‘shared’ inspections
• Analysis of RIFs
• Analysis of questionnaires and telephone interviews
• Joint planning of teams within both organisations-improved
communication
• ES responsible for administration of inspection
• Changes to letter and RIF
• Joint training of inspectors
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Recent Feedback
‘The shared inspection approach has been of great benefit to
management and staff. Both Inspectors were very good at offering
points for improvement and also on identifying the positive points within
the nursery establishment. A clear and united way forward has been
established with best outcomes at the forefront of our
journey………………..’
Head of Setting
Written Evaluation
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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