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Bookstart pre-schooler packs for North Devon settings
We are collecting orders for BookTrust pre-schooler packs for those children in targeted areas of North Devon, so please look out for the email in the next week. The closing date for orders is Friday 4th October 2024.
Health and safety law poster: what you need to know
A poster from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which has information on health and safety laws and lists what workers and their employers should do.
PANTS resources for early years settings and schools
NSPCC Learning, along with the PSHE Association, has updated its Talk PANTS resources for nurseries and primary schools to help keep children safe from sexual abuse.
Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership – Thematic review on responses to neglect
Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership (DSCP) are conducting a survey to gather your valuable feedback on recognising and responding to neglect in children and families. Survey closes on Monday 7th October 2024.
Findings of Ofsted’s Big Listen public consultation
The Big Listen was launched in March. It gave professionals, children and learners, parents, carers, and the public an opportunity to give their feedback across 4 areas: Ofsted’s culture, inspection practice, reporting and the impact of inspection. Ofsted has now published the response to the Big Listen, setting out the actions they will take to address what they have heard.
PANTS resources for early years settings and schools
NSPCC Learning, along with the PSHE Association, has updated its Talk PANTS resources for nurseries and primary schools to help keep children safe from sexual abuse.
Health Protection – start of the new term advice
Useful updates and resources for your setting around preventing and managing cases and outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Changes to reporting critical incidents in schools and educational settings
As of 4 September 2024, the process for reporting a Critical Incident impacting a school or educational setting in Devon has changed.
Nursery Plus Team undertake VIG training
Some members of the Nursery Plus Team have been undertaking Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) training. VIG is a positive strengths-based approach to analysing interactions between adults and children in order to support practice and relationships. We look forward to the opportunity to share it with you in our future Nursery Plus work.
Congratulations to our ‘Outstanding’ providers
We would like to congratulate two of our Devon Childminders on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspections. Well done!