NDNA Responds to Select Committee Report on Role of Ofsted

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

NDNA - Purnima TanukuNational Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) today responded to the Education Committee’s report ‘The Role and Performance of Ofsted.’

NDNA said that whilst a number of the recommendations were welcome, nurseries would be keen to ensure that any changes ensured an improved inspection system that parents fully understand, with inspectors having the right skills and knowledge to support continuous improvement.

Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive of National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) comments: “The proposal to split Ofsted into two parts is an interesting one, but NDNA believes that more detailed discussions would be required and careful consideration of the impact and benefits of such a move thoroughly considered.
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Ofsted should be split in two, says MPs’ committee.

Monday, April 18th, 2011
Ofsted head Christine Gilbert

"There are issues about additional costs and a risk of distraction from the core business – namely continuing to deliver high-quality, rigorous inspection which helps to drive up standards for children and learners everywhere."

England’s education and children’s services regulator Ofsted is too big to function effectively and should be split in two, MPs argue.

The Commons Education Committee is calling for it to be divided into separate inspectorates for education and children’s care.

Ofsted broadened its remit to cover children’s services when the Department for Education did the same in 2007.

Ofsted said any re-structuring was a matter for the government.

The government said it would consider the findings and respond in due course.

The committee reported in 2010 that the growth of Ofsted’s responsibilities was causing it to “become an unwieldy and unco-ordinated body”.
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Early Years practitioners respond to the review

Friday, April 1st, 2011

On Wednesday, the EYFS review recommended that the EYFS should remain mandatory, but be simpler and less bureaucratic.

In light of the recommendations, many industry professionals have formed their own responses and suggestions about how the review could change their approach to early years.

Early Years Professional Dawn Burnham, who recently held a live webcast on the EYFS topic ‘Parents as Partners‘, has shared her thoughts on the review;
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