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Back to blogOfsted has a Big Conversation with the London OBC
One of the few benefits of COVID-19 was that we learned that we could manage big meetings...
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: in Conversation with Gill Jones
Listen and Listen Well is Gill Jones’ Mantra Gill and I became friends under the most usual...
London OBC is next week
It was about five years ago when things with Ofsted were not positive, I started the...
The London Ofsted Big Conversation: Keep Your Eye on the Ofsted Ball
Last week we hosted a good humoured (it was at wine-time, as chosen by you!) virtual London...
The London OBC and St Patrick Welcomes You!
On the 17th of March we usually celebrate St Patrick’s Day but this year we are inviting...
So the Results are in….
The consultation has closed and we now await the Government’s response to our feedback about the proposed...
Take the Christmas Quiz and See if You Can Remember Anything From 2016!
Many of you have broken up this weekend (or broken down!) and the rest of us continue...
Ofsted has discovered Child Poverty
“If we get the early years right, we pave the way for a lifetime of achievement. If...
What is teaching and who are the teachers in Early Years?
Recently, the Chief Inspector for Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw launched the Annual Report on Early Years 2012-13...
The #OfstedBigconversation – London
The London Big Conversation was hosted last week at LEYF and an informed and lively audience greeted...
If we want to improve the lives of poor two year olds, we need to have an intelligent Ofsted conversation
'More nursery education should be carried out in schools to prepare children better for later education and...