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Housekeeping
Introductions
Steering Group
Sarah Mackenzie, Childbase Partnership
Kate Peach, Each Peach Childcare
Liz Bayram, Pacey
David Wright, Paint Pots
Ruth Pimentel, Toad Hall
Zoe Raven, Acorn Childcare
Beverley Capewell, Co-operative Childcare
Hazel Moody, Advantage Day Care
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Agenda
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Welcome to the Ofsted Big Conversation
Common Inspection Framework
Coffee
Hot topics
-British Values
-Prevent Duty
-Changes within Ofsted
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Q&A Session
Ofsted Big Conversation Background
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Progress areas
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Regional contacts
Groups to engage with the sector
Complaints triggered (priority brought forward inspections)
Quality assurance concerns
Ofsted inspector training
Complaints process
Rejection of inspector ‘preferences’
Parity on notice periods
Getting ready for inspection
The Common Inspection
Framework
Jo Caswell HMI
Penny Fisher HMI
26 September 2015
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The purpose of today’s seminar
This seminar is designed to help you:
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become familiar with the Common Inspection
Framework (CIF)
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explore what is different and what remains the same
prepare for your inspection
understand how to present your best evidence.
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The Common Inspection
Framework – why is there only
one framework?
The Common Inspection
Framework
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One inspection framework for maintained schools
and academies, independent schools, further education
colleges and registered early years settings.
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The framework was published in summer 2015.
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Consultation events were held with providers to seek
their views.
Inspections began in September 2015.
Pilot inspections took place during spring 2015 across
all remits.
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The Common Inspection
Framework – what is different?
What is different?
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Notification of inspection
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Early years pupil premium
Promotion of Fundamental British Values
Extremism and Radicalisation – Prevent
agenda
Monitoring attendance
Measuring the progress of different
groups of children
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Notification of inspection
Pre-schools and nurseries – half a
day
Sessional provision – up to a day
Childminders - as now, about a week
in advance
No notice for inadequate provision
or priority inspections
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Fundamental British Values
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What are the values?
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Rule of law – understanding right
from wrong
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Individual liberty – freedom for all
Democracy – making decisions
together
Mutual respect and tolerance –
treat others as you want to be
treated.
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Fundamental British Values
What is not acceptable:
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actively promoting intolerance of other faiths, cultures
and races
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failure to challenge gender stereotypes and routinely
segregate girls from boys
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isolating children from their wider community
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Tokenism.
failure to challenge behaviours (of staff, children or
parents) that are not in line with the values
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Extremism, radicalisation and the
Prevent duty
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From 1 July 2015, all early years providers are subject
to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and
Security Act 2015. This is the Prevent duty.
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Staff must be able to identify children who may be
vulnerable to radicalisation.
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Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is part
of a setting’s safeguarding duties.
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Early years settings can build children’s resilience to
radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values
and allowing children to challenge extremist views.
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Fundamental British Values and the
Prevent duty
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‘Early years providers already focus on children’s
personal, social and emotional development. The Early
Years Foundation Stage framework supports providers
to do this in an age appropriate way, through ensuring
children learn right from wrong, mix and share with
other children and value other’s views, know about
similarities and differences between themselves and
others, and challenge negative attitudes and
stereotypes.’
Paragraph 61, Prevent Duty Guidance in England and
Wales
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Guidance on British Values and the
Prevent duty
Guidance materials can be accessed here:
http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/2015/03/fundamentalbritish-values-in-the-early-years/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventduty-guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protectingchildren-from-radicalisation-the-prevent-duty
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The early years pupil premium
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Funding became available in April 2015.
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During inspection, the inspector will track the progress
of a child who is supported through the premium.
Early years settings must be able to demonstrate at
inspection how they have used the additional money to
support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged
children. How are you closing the ‘gaps’?
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Monitoring children’s attendance
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For children aged under five years,
attendance in early years provision is not
statutory.
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But, we need to be aware of any patterns
in non-attendance in case there are any
safeguarding concerns.
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Also, if children fail to attend regularly,
what impact does this have on their
learning and their ability to start school?
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How well do early years settings monitor
non-attendance?
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Measuring children’s progress
Under the new framework, settings
need to be able to show the inspector
how they ensure all children, and
groups of children, make progress.
How can you demonstrate you are
‘closing the gaps’ for the most
vulnerable children?
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The Common Inspection
Framework judgements
The Common Inspection Framework judgements
Inspectors will gather evidence to make judgements on:
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the effectiveness of leadership and management
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the outcomes for children and learners
the quality of teaching, learning and assessment
children’s personal development, behaviour and
welfare
the overall effectiveness of the setting.
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Effectiveness of leadership and
management
Key points for early years:
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Particular focus on the curriculum
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Improve teaching through rigorous monitoring
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Emphasis on British values
Ambitious vision – how well do leaders and managers
make continual improvements?
Safeguarding – not a graded judgement but inspectors
must report whether it is effective or not
Use and impact of Early Years Pupil Premium
How well are ‘gaps’ closing for the most
disadvantaged children?
Teaching, learning and assessment
Key points for early years:
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Assessment – emphasis on securing evidence of all
kinds of assessment – are children making progress?
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Parents – strong focus on parents as sources of
information and partners in children’s learning
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Teaching - no preferred approach
Learning – characteristics of effective learning
Personal development, behaviour
and welfare
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Keeping safe
Self-awareness and understanding of how to be a
successful learner
Behaviour – understanding right from wrong
Social and emotional development
Making positive relationships
Attendance
Keeping healthy
Personal development
Being ready to start school
Outcomes for children
Inspectors will evaluate:
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how well all children make progress from their
individual starting points
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whether staff accurately know what children can
already do, and whether they plan for what they need
to do next
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the progress individual children and groups of groups
of children make
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how well settings ‘close gaps’ to ensure all children
make good or better progress.
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Overall Effectiveness
Overall effectiveness - Outstanding (1)
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The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is
outstanding.
All other key judgements are likely to be
outstanding. In exceptional circumstances one of the
key judgements may be good, providing that there is
convincing evidence that the provider is improving this
area rapidly and securely towards outstanding.
Safeguarding is effective.
The most important change here is the impact of the other
three key judgements on Overall Effectiveness
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Preparing for inspection
How to get the best from your
inspection
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Planning the inspection timetable
The inspector will:
 agree a timetable for the inspection, including joint
observations
 ask for the setting’s self-evaluation (if not submitted
online)
 ask about the different groups of children who attend
the setting
 make arrangements for providing final feedback
 have a tour of the setting and meet the staff and
children
 ensure the provider/owner/nominated person is aware
of the inspection and can be present if possible.
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Key inspection activities
The inspector needs to gather relevant evidence to make
judgements. This will be collected in a number of ways,
such as:
 observing practice to ensure effective teaching helps
children make good progress
 completing a joint observation with a manager or
senior member of staff
 tracking individual children to measure their progress
 looking at some records
 having a meeting with leaders and managers
 talking to staff, key persons, children and parents.
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Joint observations
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These are an excellent way of gathering
evidence across all aspects of the
evaluation schedule.
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They help the inspector to assess the
accuracy and quality of the provider’s
monitoring and evaluation of staff
practice (Leadership and Management).
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They offer you an opportunity to
contribute evidence towards judgements
about the quality of teaching and
learning, and children’s well-being.
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Case tracking
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Inspectors must track at least two
children within your setting.
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They may look at a child from a specific
group of children, such as a funded twoyear-old.
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Inspectors will always track a child in
receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium
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They will use the evidence to assess how
well the setting helps all children to make
effective progress, including those who
may need additional support.
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Thank you for listening.
Any questions?
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