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Preparing for Early Years Inspection – Self Evaluation for School Improvement
- This is a one day course that will enable you to fully understand the process of early years inspection in maintained schools and academies.
- You will be supported by ECM advisers to prepare for observations, meetings and we will help you to gather and evaluate important information so you feel confident and organised.
By the end of the course you will:
- understand how the effectiveness of the early years provision: quality and standards may be evaluated using the latest inspection framework;
- have some practical strategies and resources to prepare staff for inspection;
- have an understanding of baseline, progress and school readiness measures, including a’ good level of development’ and a new way to measure ‘exceeding’; and
- consider the effectiveness and impact of the current early years curriculum, teaching, continuous provision and assessment.
Most importantly you will leave having completed practical tasks and action planning
- Facilitator
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Sarah Quinn (ECM Consultant)
Sarah delivers training and support to schools as an adviser working closely with leadership teams, and teachers to raise the quality of their practice and the outcomes for children. Her training covers a range of areas including inspection preparation, teaching, curriculum, assessment and early years.
Before joining ECM, Sarah was a full-time senior consultant with a large educational consultancy.
Sarah was a highly successful primary school teacher and leader, with the last early years maintained provision she led graded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Sarah previously worked as a managing inspector and for CfBT Inspection Services as the Central Senior Managing Inspector delivering training to inspectors, quality assuring inspection work and performance managing a large team of inspectors. Sarah has extensive experience in the inspection of full primary schools, children’s centres and early years provisions, maintained, independent and registered.
Hopwood Hall College
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How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.
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