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Effective Self-Assessment – Measuring the Impact of Practice
Area: Leaders & Managers Audience: Leaders & Managers
This course explores Ofsted’s expectations for a settings self-evaluation. It will support
leaders and managers to discuss confidently how they evaluate the quality of the provision
and have a clear and ambitious vision. It will consider how to capture and measure the
impact of the provision and will support leaders and managers to gather and summarise
evidence, to show they have an accurate view of the quality of provision and what needs to
improve. It will also provide an opportunity to look at how to undertake an effective
improvement plan that demonstrates progress over time.
Learning Objectives:

• To explore the relevance and importance of continuous self-assessment and
improvement

• To identify different ways of reflecting on practice including the importance of peer
observations and how these impact on the quality of practice

• To understand how to capture, record and measure evidence accurately
• To reflect on how to show case effective self-assessment
• To explore what Ofsted are looking for when case tracking children’s progress
• To explore how to develop a successful improvement plan

Effective Teaching and Learning
Area: Learning and Development Audience: Practitioners
This course will explore what effective teaching and learning looks like in the early years and
what the key elements of effective teaching are. It will describe how Ofsted makes
judgements on the quality of the teaching and learning at early years inspections
Learning Objectives:
• To describe effective teaching strategies to help children make good progress
• To explore the characteristics of effective teaching and learning
• To understand how Ofsted evaluates and makes judgements on the quality of the
teaching and learning at inspection
• To reflect and challenge practice to further improve the quality of teaching and
learning in settings

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