Autumn/Winter QIF visit and other useful information

From: Ask CYPS <askcyps@bristol.gov.uk>
Sent: 21 September 2021 12:13
Subject: Autumn/Winter QIF visit and other useful information

Dear Colleagues in Early Years Settings,

We hope that all is well with you, your teams and your families and that everyone has managed to enjoy a well-deserved and much needed break at some point over the Summer.  The reformed EYFS Statutory Framework is now in place for all schools and settings with EYFS provision. Lead Teachers are busy already, supporting practitioners to develop high quality practice and provision in Bristol’s schools and EY Settings.

Autumn/Winter QIF visit

These lead teacher visits are available to all Early Years settings including PVI settings, Maintained Nursery Schools and Local Authority Children’s Centres.

We are very much hoping that Lead Teachers can meet you and your teams in person for these visits this year to celebrate, reflect and discuss the new EYFS in the context of your school/setting. If this is not possible, we will of course be offering this important professional conversation via zoom/teams. Your Lead Teacher will be in touch to arrange a suitable date.

The focus this year is assessment, and the visit will be an opportunity for some shared thinking about how to articulate effectively and confidently the learning of the children we work with. This is an important emphasis in the new EYFS framework:  “practitioners should draw on their knowledge of the child and their own expert professional judgement and should not be required to prove this through collection of physical evidence “ EYFS Statutory FW, 2021 Assessment 2.2

The visit will include a short observation (if possible) of a child that you have identified in advance, who is not yet meeting developmental milestones. The reflective discussion that follows is an opportunity to rehearse, with prompts, the story of the most important parts of this child’s learning journey. Your Lead Teacher will be able to share useful resources including the new Bristol Assessment guidance to support thinking about what might happen next to ensure further progress for the child discussed. We hope that this partnership working will offer a valuable space for pedagogical thinking and planning related to the changes in the EYFS.

Please find attached the visit note template and prompt sheet.

Other support available

• Please be reassured that your Area EY Consultant and Lead Teacher are available to support you. Don’t hesitate to get in touch.
• Local managers meetings for PVI settings will continue to be available termly. Your lead teacher will let you know the dates.
• The Bristol Early Years website is available to you and provides a wealth of resources and information. Bristol Early Years | A source of information, guidance and support for the Early Years community in Bristol
• A number of FREE Network CPD opportunities are available for all schools and settings in Bristol. These sessions have been developed with a focus on the new EYFS through a child development lens. Area Networks | Bristol Early Years
• Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub offers a range of online CPD opportunities to support your practice and provision with new courses and visiting national trainers to support the revised EYFS. You can browse and book here: www.beytc.co.uk

As always, thank you for all that you do for Bristol’s children and their families.

Best wishes and keep in touch with us,

The Early Years Team

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QIF visit Autumn Winter 2021 (1)
Rehearsing the story about a child’s learning- Lead Teacher Year R Annual Visit 2021