Ofsted’s every pronouncement about early years inspection is seized upon by our readers when we report on them – hardly surprising when the regulator and its verdicts are so fundamental to a setting’s success and sustainability.
So details of the completely new Education Inspection Framework arriving in September are of huge interest and are being pored over as they are released.
Last week, Ofsted launched a consultation on the proposed EIF, and you can read about the draft framework and handbook in our story:
Education Inspection Framework 2019: key changes for early years
The biggest change is the switch of emphasis from outcomes to ‘quality of education’, recognising an over-reliance on data in current inspections.
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