EYFS Framework and Ofsted: Understanding Inspection Practice

Matt Bromley
Education journalist, author, and advisor

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This webinar will provide headteachers, school leaders, teachers and practitioners with expert insight into the latest Ofsted guidance on inspection practice for registered early years providers which reflect the revised EYFS framework that came into force on 1 September 2021.
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This webinar will provide headteachers, school leaders, teachers and practitioners with expert insight into the latest Ofsted guidance on inspection practice for registered early years providers which reflect the revised EYFS framework that came into force on 1 September 2021.

On 15 December 2021, Ofsted updated their ‘Ofsted EIF inspections and the EYFS’ guidance to help clarify Ofsted expectations and answer common questions around delivering the new EYFS reforms, EYFS curriculum implementation and the overall inspection process for registered early years providers.

In this webinar Matt Bromley, education writer and adviser with over twenty years’ experience as a teacher, headteacher and principal, will explore the key updates to the guidance, what these changes mean for providers and what key elements Ofsted will focus on during their inspections.  

Outcome 1:

Understanding Ofsted expectations around collection of physical evidence in relation to assessment and how they will look to judge overall quality of the curriculum

Outcome 2:

Understanding Ofsted’s stance on modifications and disapplications of the EYFS and their expectations on how settings deliver COVID-safe provision

Outcome 3:

Clarifying Ofsted expectations with respect to the delivery of an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum and how providers are expected to use ‘Development matters’

Outcome 4:

Recognising common misconceptions around curriculum planning, pupil assessment and the Ofsted inspection process and confirming how progress will be judged

Outcome 5:

Identifying common areas of inspection practice including notice periods, expected availability of management and aspirational levels of improvement

Matt Bromley

Matt Bromley is an education journalist, author, and advisor with twenty-five years’ experience in teaching and leadership including as a secondary school headteacher and academy principal, further education college vice principal, and multi-academy trust director. Matt is a public speaker, trainer, initial teacher training lecturer, and school improvement advisor. He remains a practising teacher, currently working in secondary, FE and HE settings. Matt writes for various magazines, is the author of numerous best-selling books on education, and co-hosts an award-winning podcast. 

 Currently, Matt is a public speaker, trainer, school improvement advisor, and school governor. He writes for various newspapers and magazines and is the author of numerous best-selling books for teachers. Matt also has an education blog, which was once voted one of the UK’s most influential. He regularly speaks at national and international conferences and events and provides education advice to charities, government agencies, training providers, colleges, and multi-academy trusts. He works as a consultant and trainer with several companies. He also provides a wide selection of direct-to-market consultancy and training services through his own company, Bromley Education. 

Matt has also been the deputy headteacher of a small rural school. He is an experienced teacher of English language and literature at key stages 3, 4, and 5 and has a strong record of exam success at GCSE and A level both as a classroom teacher and as a middle and senior leader. He continues to teach English to secondary school students and is the lead lecturer on a national initial teacher training programme which leads to a Level Diploma in Education and Training.