Let’s improve early years education with the help of His Majesty’s inspectors Wendy Ratcliff and Phil Minns.
This compelling webinar dives into Ofsted’s Best Start in Life research, revealing strategies to elevate the quality of education for children from birth to 4 years old.
Learn directly from Ofsted about the latest updates to the Inspection Handbook that reflect crucial changes to the EYFS mandated by the Department for Education.
Watch as Wendy and Phil answer questions asked by real early years professionals during the Q&A session!
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🕒 Timestamps
0:00 Welcome
0:06 Phil Minns intro
2:04 The Best Start in Life intro
5:19 Original research
7:25 The main message from the research
10:55 The prime areas of learning
14:33 Communication and language
18:34 Physical development
23:50 PSED
31:00 Curriculum by design, not chance
32:46 Wendy Ratcliff
34:25 Ofsted updates
36:18 Ofsted complaints consultation
38:48 Policy for deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence
39:40 Ofsted's Big Listen
44:44 Ofsted resources
46:46 Q: How is Ofsted taking into account the current recruitment crisis in early years and how does that impact inspections?
51:10 Q: Could ongoing information be requested from providers rather than a one or two-day visit?
51:48 Q: Why are there so many changes to the handbook?
52:50 Q: As a childminder how can I best support children that have come to me after a full day at school?
53:57 Q: Can you talk about the process for registering with Ofsted as a Nany?
54:35 Q: What should you do on an inspection if you feel concerned about an inspector's behaviour?
55:36 Q: Will there be any future changes?
57:37 Thank you
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Links and resources:
Phil and Wendy's Presentation: www.parenta.com/wp-content/upl...
Take part in the Big Listen: www.gov.uk/government/consult...
Guidance for EY providers, practitioners and parents: www.gov.uk/government/publica...
An overview of Ofsted’s “Best start in life” research review: hello.parenta.com/parenta/for...