Children and Family Services Provider Briefing Welcome Autumn 2015

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Children and Family Services

Provider Briefing

Welcome

Autumn 2015

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Housekeeping

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Provider Briefing

• The Common Inspection Framework

• British Values

Inspecting Safeguarding in Early

Years

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This Provider Briefing will support you in:

•understanding how the new Common Inspection Framework underpins the practice and provision of all early years providers

•understanding what British values are and look like in the early years

•understanding and reflecting on safeguarding within your organisation with reference to the Ofsted inspection

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The Common Inspection Framework

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Common Inspection Framework

• For use from 1st September 2015• Aligns inspection of maintained schools, academies,

non-association independent schools, further education and skills providers and early years providers

• Common set of judgements and consistent criteria for reaching those judgements

• Reflects legislation for all, supported by inspection handbooks for all 5 education remits (including ‘Early Years Inspection Handbook’ (Aug 2015 Ref: 150068)

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Key ‘changes’ - what does it all mean for us?

• Introduces ‘half a working days’ notice of inspections (unless inadequate or concerns)

• Includes ‘tracking’ of at least two children, EYPP child must be one if attending

• No grade descriptors for ‘Requires Improvement’ (just, not ‘Good’)

• Written judgement under Leadership and Management about the effectiveness of Safeguarding arrangements (not graded)

• British Values underpinned by Prevent Duty

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Common Inspection FrameworkIn line with the CIF, inspectors will make judgments and give grades for the following:

•Effectiveness of leadership and management•Teaching learning and assessment •Personal development, behaviour and welfare•Outcomes for children

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Overall Effectiveness• Strong focus on teaching• Safeguarding is key• Takes account of all four judgements• All judgments are likely to match

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Effectiveness of leadership & management

Key Points for early years:•Particular focus on the curriculum•Ambitious vision – the impact of the culture of the setting•Safeguarding – not graded judgment but inspectors must report whether it is effective or not•Emphasis on British Values•Use and impact of EYPP

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Effectiveness of leadership & management - SEF

New SEF form, in line with new CIF is now available:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-online-self-evaluation-form-sef-and-guidance-for-providers-delivering-the-early-years-foundation-stage

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Teaching learning & assessment

Key points for early years:•Assessment - emphasis on securing evidence of all kinds of assessment•Parents - strong focus on parents as sources of information and partners in children’s learning•Teaching - no preferred approach•Learning – characteristics of effective learning•Joint Observations

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare

Key points for early years:•Keeping safe•Self-awareness and understanding of how to be successful learner•Social and emotional elements•Attendance•Behaviour•Keeping Healthy•Personal Development

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Outcomes for children

Critical focus – the progress of different groups from their starting points

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Local Providers – Case StudiesUnfortunately, Ofsted did not publish the results of the Common Inspection Framework pilot.

However we have contacted those Leicestershire early years providers who have been inspected since 1st September 2015.

We asked for feedback on their experience of ‘new inspection process’.

The following comments have been gathered from those providers – many thanks to all those who shared!

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Over to you…

Examine the ‘Sources of evidence’ bullet points and the ‘Good’ grade descriptors taken from the Early Years Inspection Handbook (Sept 2015)

Consider:

What will this look like in your setting and how will you share what you are doing with Ofsted during the inspection?

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British Values

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British ValuesWhat does this mean?

Definition:

‘democracy, rule of Law, equality of opportunity, freedom of speech and the rights of all men and women to live free from persecution of any kind.’

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British Values

The fundamental British Values include:

• Democracy

• Rule of law

• Individual liberty

• Mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

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The Prevent Duty

• Risk Assessment

• Working in Partnership

• Staff Training

• IT Policies

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Early Years Foundation Stage

Activity:

Looking at the Early Learning Goal, consider how British Values are/can be fostered through everyday practice?

What would this look like?

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Next StepsIn order for schools and childcare providers to fulfil the Prevent Duty, it is essential that providers:

•Ensure Best Practice within PSED & UW

•Develop awareness

•Assess and take action

•Make referrals

•Assess staff training needs

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Next Steps

What do you need to do next?

•Ofsted Documents

•Review Policies and procedures

•Raising Staff awareness

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Inspecting Safeguarding in Early Years

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Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings

June 2015Ref. 150067

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‘Culture of Vigilance’

• What does this look / feel like?

• How do you support/promote this?

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Professional Curiosity

•What is it?

•How do you implement this?

•Barriers and how you overcome them?

•Actions to take back to the setting

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Professional Curiosity

• Challenging ideas and opinions

• Mindful of situations, detail and background

• Questioning

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Whistle-blowing

•What does this mean to you?

•Does your setting/provision’s culture reflect this?

•What could you do better?

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Resources

• ‘Working together to safeguard children’• ‘Department for Business Innovation & Skills -

Whistleblowing Guidance and Code of practice• ‘SafeNetwork – Whistle blowing procedures• ‘SCR’ – Often have elements of this to take

learning from – e.g. Vanessa George• Ofsted – Whistle blowing line

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Information Sharing

What happens currently?•Non-attendance

•Children in care/ child protection plan

•Health Visitor

•Schools/other settings

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Resources

• ‘Working together to safeguard children’

• ‘Information Sharing; Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers(2015)

• ‘Children Workforce Matters’ - training

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InspectingSafeguarding

CompetencyFramework

Supervision

Practice/Knowledge

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TrainingResources

SEF

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Partnership Working

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Updates

•Early Years Provider Updates (Email)

•Latest News available at www.leics.gov.uk/childcare_news

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