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Child Neglect Training Course

  Child Neglect Training Online Course This online training course is aimed at practitioners to provide them with a better understanding of the issues of neglect. Child Neglect affects a large number of children in the UK, and has leaves permanent damage to their lives.  This course will look at

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Safer Recruitment Checklist for Managers

Safer Recruitment Checklist for Managers Whilst recruiting staff it is best practice to have a practical approach, a checklist will help to plan ahead and keep on track. Managers should use this tool to identify tasks that need completing. Recruitment & Selection process Safer Recruitment Step Completed? Refer to your

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Performance Appraisal

A performance appraisal is a process for individual employees and those concerned with the individuals performance. The manager will arrange a meeting to discuss and evaluate their performance, during this meeting an appraisals needs to be constructive with developmental discussion between all parties. Managers should focus on supporting the individual to

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Community Playthings

Community Playthings are designed and manufactured in the UK for primary schools and early years settings,  The furniture and play equipment is designed to last more than ten years and is of high quality. Each piece of equipment has been designed to support children’s open ended play and to help

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Statutory requirement checklist for early years settings

 Checklist for early years settings This list does not cover every requirement of the EYFS, so refer the statutory framework.   Section 1-The Learning and Development Requirements. Are you observing each child to find out about their needs, interests and ideas? Do you use these observations to inform future plans

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Q & A about an early years Ofsted Inspection

An Ofsted Inspection can be very daunting, below is some questions and answers that were answered by an Ofsted Inspector. Also we have included some mock Ofsted inspection questions that can be used in the setting. Q & A about Ofsted Inspections from earlyyearscareers Mock ofsted inspection checklist questions for practice .What evidence is

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Early years inspection handbook for inspectors

A new handbook written for inspecting registered early years provision required to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage The handbook contains guidance for Ofsted inspectors conducting inspections. It gives clear information on what inspectors must do and it helps providers understand what is expected. This guidance is to be used from

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Examples of tracking children within the EYFS

It is highly important that children’s development is tracked across the EYFS, there is clear guidance stated in the EYFS that practitioner are to identify how children are progressing and document this for others to see. Documenting children’s progress enables parents and other professionals to recognise the child’s progress and

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Books on best practice in the Early Years

Here is a collection of books that will help practitioners to implement best practice in the Early Years.                                         

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