Children's Behaviour

Ofsted Inspection Focus

Ofsted have announced that inspectors are going to be asked to ‘collect additional evidence on behaviour as part of inspections to find out how the early years affect later attitudes to learning at school’ in inspections during 2017. Inspectors will be observing children’s listening skills, how prepared they are for learning and observing their relationships and interactions with others. They have stated that these observations will help them to better understand how the early years contribute to future attitudes to learning.

You will find more information in the latest Ofsted annual report and this interview with Gill Jones, deputy director of Ofsted.

Childcare.co.uk is pleased to announce a new series of Information Guides  to support practitioners with all aspects of children’s behaviour.

The new series of Information Guides  includes:

Chapter 1 – Introduction to behaviour

Chapter 2 – Personal, social and emotional development (PSED) unpicked

Chapter 3 – Planning to support children’s behaviour

Chapter 4 – 2 year olds

Chapter 5 – Promoting positive behaviour

Chapter 6 – Teaching social skills and empathy

Chapter 7 – Supporting children’s strong emotions

Chapter 8 – Supporting the challenging child

Chapter 9 – Common behaviours unpicked

Chapter 10 – Biting and fighting

Chapter 11 – Bullying

Chapter 12 – Audit provision

CPD Learning Certificate

There is a completion certificate at the end of Chapter 12 for practitioners who have read through all the chapters, reflected on their provision and ways of working and completed the provision audit.