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Brent embraces the ECER’S
challenge
Wendy Yianni – Head Teacher
Wendy Kelly – PVI Manager
Linda Lockie – Early Years Advisory Teacher
Low ratios
Relevant qualificationsHigh level qualifications
Developmental communication
Child led activities
Small sized groups
Engaging with parents
Stable, warm relationships
Good social mix
Floor space
From the Institute for Public Policy Research – 2013,
Early Developments – Bridging the Gap between evidence and policy in the EYs
Experience
Good standards of English
ECERS course for 23 settings (PVIs and schools) from
October 2013 to March 2014 who were good and
outstanding settings
On the journey………………….
Strong leaders……
• Getting It Right First Time:“Strong and effective leadership makes a setting good or outstanding. It
drives up the quality of a setting’s work and ensures that all children are
helped to reach their potential. It is no surprise that strong leaders share
common features”. Ofsted, July 2013, Achieving and maintaining high quality early
years provision. P6.
ECERS Rating Scales
Inadequate Minimal Good Excellent
Emerging/Focusing Developing Establishing Enhancing
Progression Matrix of a setting
Any tool is only as good as the person wielding it…
• Honest and rigorous cycles of self evaluation
– process not output
• Ability to galvanise change
• Accurate self reflection as leader
• Reflection processes owned by wider team
• Robust commitment to on going
improvement
Leaders should have :
Leading from the front? …………………………………..
Next Steps for Brent
ECERS Champions Network Cluster meetings
Focus on training for leadership,
SEF and Data
LA monitoring
role lessens
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Jelli Tots NurseryPVI experience
• Background of the setting
• Leadership
• Improvements and impact
• Challenges
• Next steps
Although attitudes and regulations have changed since the 1960’s playgroup movement, many buildings have not.
Many nurseries face the challenge of operating within restricted physical environments which need to be set up and packed away everyday.
Leadership style
How my leadership style has influenced
how I introduced ECERS to the rest of the team.
Challenges
• Funding for large scale improvements to the
physical environment.
• Finding non-contact time for staff to carry out
scoring.
• Inclusion of students/volunteers and parents
in the ECERS programme.
• The non-permanence and restrictions of a
pack away setting.
Next steps
• To keep ECERS sustained within my setting.
• To maintain a network with colleagues from the course and continue sharing good practice.
• To be an ECERS ‘champion’ using the knowledge gained throughout the course to support and empower other settings in their cycle of improvement.
Why did we need to make a change at CGSS
• Brent Steering Group
• Staff team – work life balance/continuous provision/ leaders of learning
• My Vision – to inspire staff team to sustain -Dynamic Learning Environment –bespoke to CGSS
• SDP priority – ECERS & ITERS
Wendy Yianni – Head Teacher
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• Identifying an issue - include the stakeholders /PT provision – impact on learning environment
• Imagining a possible solution – ECERS
• Trying it out – Ecers Audits/training
• Evaluating it – Impact – sharing successes / challenges
• Changing practice – Enabling environment /Happier staff team / Community achievement / PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE.
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The headteacher provides inspired leadership, which gives rise to strong teamwork(Ofsted 2005)
The nursery is extremely well led by the headteacher who, along with the whole staff, has high expectations
of what can be achieved. (Ofsted 2008)
Headteacher has a very clear vision and provides strong drive for excellence (Ofsted 2010)The headteacher and staff are a dedicated and inspirational team with a passion for providing the best
possible learning opportunities for all children. (Ofsted 2012)
Steal great ingredients from around the world and bring them back to your school community and
make a unique recipes that impact of teaching and learning at your school
Quote from Primary ICT conference 2010 /Professor Stephen Heppell
• Vision
• Brand it
• Get people on board
• Articulate
• Whole school
• Non negotiable
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