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How Ofsted’s Big Listen reports will impact the early years

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The Ofsted Big Listen has reported. I have summarised the main thrust of the report.
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF.
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. - LEYF

They will act using 7Cs but we need to engage and make sure we influence some of the planned changes which will include an Ofsted Academy. 

They want to make their inspection frameworks relevant to the sector and that’s important for Early Years as there is much usage of the language “outcomes achieved” which does not always lie easily within the world of small children. 

Take up their offer and engage so when they reset their relationship with the sector, they do so in a fair and balanced way. 

How Ofsted consulted 

The Big Listen was the largest consultation in Ofsted’s history with over 20,000 responses to the public consultation, including over 4,300 responses from children to a bespoke children’s consultation.   

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