Victoria Adjo Climbié would have been 30 today! She died aged 8. She was tortured and murdered by her great-aunt and her boyfriend. Her death led to a public inquiry and produced major changes in child protection policies in the United Kingdom. #RememberingVictoriaClimbié

Parent or carer of a child with #SEND in Islington? Fill in the survey: ow.ly/yHug50GCpXq or email us on [email protected] – please check your council website for more details CQC Press Office

Shared my presentation from this evening’s webinar for the EY Early Adopters Facebook live event with Tapestry @GillJonesOfsted Wendy Ratcliff HMI 🔽🔽 juliangrenier.blogspot.com/2021/11/early-…

Parent or carer of a child with #SEND in Torbay? Fill in the survey ow.ly/Ljm850GIaZP or email us on [email protected] – please check your council website for more details CQC Press Office

“We don’t have impossible expectations of an all singing, all dancing [primary] curriculum, or expect you to have a department lead, like a secondary school!”

Happy #InternationalMensDay! We want to say thank you to all of our male nursery teachers because they have been positive male role models and provide safe & caring environments for many children. Well done to all of the men making such a huge impact in the Early Years sector 👏

Looking to move to one of the DFE accredited SSP programmes? Is your PPG high but you don't qualify for support from your local English Hub? Take a look at the areas below contact Learners First Schools Partnership #acceleratorhubs #phonics #accredited #SSP #support

Fantastic opportunity from @ELResearchSch > Find out more about #selfregulation in the early years and hear from leading researchers and expert practitioners 3 free twilight sessions online More details and quick sign up: researchschool.org.uk/eastlondon/eve…

We look back to the @EYFSF podcast episode: 'A conversation with Ofsted on the revised EYFS', when Dr Helen Edwards Phil Minns and Wendy Ratcliff HMI clarified some questions raised in the Early Years community about the new EYFS. #EYFS2021OnTapestry ow.ly/QRKY50GNNYP

1 in 29 children experience the loss of a parent. Yet school staff receive no bereavement training. In this webinar, Suzannah Phillips of Winston's Wish provides training and advice to teaching professionals on how to support a child dealing with grief: buff.ly/3a9fCvn

We’ve amended our deferral policy to clarify how Ofsted will consider requests for deferrals, including those related to COVID-19: gov.uk/guidance/defer…

PollyL I think of what Phil Minns said about ‘hitting the target but missing the point’

The Ofsted Annual Report is finally done and live! I will now go into hibernation for the winter. #OfstedAR21 gov.uk/government/pub…

Want ideas about how to challenge gender stereotypes at each age? Really useful guide from Fawcett Society #unlimitedpotential

Just for you! #nocabbage Ofsted Phil Minns

Her Majesty's Inspector (HMI), Schools - Early Education - Curriculum Lead civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

Want to make a big difference for young children? We need early education experts to join Ofsted's Curriculum Unit. You will combine inspection with curriculum expertise to promote knowledge within the organisation and across the wider sector. Get in touch for more information.

Practitioners value play. They use it to teach many aspects of the curriculum, enhanced by skillful adult intervention. They should also introduce children to new knowledge through explicit teaching. 6/6

Today we have published the first in a series of reviews of early education focusing on children from birth to 4. gov.uk/government/pub…

Thanks to Kirsty Godfrey, HMI for an engaging session last night on a Deep Dive into Reading 📚 clear explanations and next steps, inspirational….just a snippet of the fantastic feedback from everyone who joined the session! Ofsted