Learning Outcome 1 Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
Learning Outcome 1
Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
Assessment Criteria:
1.4 Identify the regulations and requirements relevant to assessment in own area of practice.
Activity 1
In the space below, please identify the regulations and requirements relevant to assessment in the early years sector.
Ofsted
Ofsted stand for ‘Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted are responsible for inspecting education and care in a number of settings including: Nurseries, Schools, Children’s Centres, Higher education for 16-19 year olds, Local education authorities and Teaching training institutions. Ofsted assesses the different organisations to see if they are good enough to provide care and education to children and learners in the sector.
The main things they inspect are:
The guidance, support and care the setting gives
The way it delivers the course, curriculum and other activities.
The amount it enables learners to be healthy and stay safe.
Leadership management
How well children and learners enjoy their education and how they make a positive contribution to the school.
How well children and learners skills that will contribute to their future economic wellbeing.
The safety and cleanliness of the building
OFSTED inspect further education and skills so they can give information to providers, employers, learners to help further improvement. Types of information they provide are: The provider’s performance, the provider’s quality and standards and the ability and effectiveness of the training and education given and evaluation of how it meets learners’ needs. The length of inspections can vary depending on the size of the setting, how many leaner’s there are and the size of the funding contract. Inspections tend to last between 3 and 5 days. OFSTEDs aim by doing inspections is to raise standards and improve lives. They use a framework to guide them through the inspection called ‘Common
Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
Assessment Criteria:
1.4 Identify the regulations and requirements relevant to assessment in own area of practice.
Activity 1
In the space below, please identify the regulations and requirements relevant to assessment in the early years sector.
Ofsted
Ofsted stand for ‘Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted are responsible for inspecting education and care in a number of settings including: Nurseries, Schools, Children’s Centres, Higher education for 16-19 year olds, Local education authorities and Teaching training institutions. Ofsted assesses the different organisations to see if they are good enough to provide care and education to children and learners in the sector.
The main things they inspect are:
The guidance, support and care the setting gives
The way it delivers the course, curriculum and other activities.
The amount it enables learners to be healthy and stay safe.
Leadership management
How well children and learners enjoy their education and how they make a positive contribution to the school.
How well children and learners skills that will contribute to their future economic wellbeing.
The safety and cleanliness of the building
OFSTED inspect further education and skills so they can give information to providers, employers, learners to help further improvement. Types of information they provide are: The provider’s performance, the provider’s quality and standards and the ability and effectiveness of the training and education given and evaluation of how it meets learners’ needs. The length of inspections can vary depending on the size of the setting, how many leaner’s there are and the size of the funding contract. Inspections tend to last between 3 and 5 days. OFSTEDs aim by doing inspections is to raise standards and improve lives. They use a framework to guide them through the inspection called ‘Common