Last chance to apply to become an Early Years SLE

The Warwickshire Teaching School Alliance is pleased to announce a new recruitment round for early years Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs).  

The SLE role is about developing the capacity and capability of other leaders so that they have the skills to lead their own teams and improve practice in their own schools.

Applicants need to have been in a leadership role for at least two years.  

The application window opened on Monday 4 November and closes on Monday 25 November.  Interviews will take place on Monday 9 December.

For further information please contact the Teaching School Coordinator, Michelle Hutton via email on Hutton.m2@welearn365.com or phone 01926 853394.

Childcare and early years providers survey: 2019

The DfE has published a summary following their survey of UK childcare and early years providers in 2019.  It includes information on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision, including:

• provider characteristics
• number of places
• number of children attending
• staff characteristics and qualifications
• fees

Read the summary here

Outstanding result for Nic Nac Pre-School

Congratulations to staff at Nic Nac Pre-School in Nuneaton who recently received ‘Outstanding’ judgements across all of the four inspection areas - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.

Ofsted stated:

Children flourish in this exceptional pre-school. They receive the highest levels of support from staff, who are passionate about their role and want all children to achieve the very best they can.

Children at the setting receive excellent support to settle. They separate well from their parents and carers and feel secure.

Children's emotional well-being and care are high priorities. They receive exceptionally high levels of praise and reassurance.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive excellent support. They excel in this highly supportive environment.

Children are resilient and learn to cooperate. They use their imagination as they work together to build a shop and consider what they need to sell.

Children's pre-writing skills develop as they make lists. They draw maps and think about what country they are in.

Children talk about money and what it is used for. During a game about Santa, the children understand they will need five pounds to buy presents.

The interests of children are key to the pre-school's success. Children make decisions about their own play and staff are highly skilled at following children's leads. Staff know how and when to intervene to extend children's learning.

Language is uppermost in helping children to move forward. A wealth of resources and the exceptional interactions with staff support children to learn new words.

You can read the full report on Ofsted's website here.