Early Years School Improvement
Developed in partnership with national Early Years experts, and in collaboration with schools, trusts and Local Authorities within the Whole Education network, our Early Years School Improvement programme works with leaders across the Early Years system to establish sustainable, self-improving approaches to provision.
The programme brings together trust leaders, school leaders and Early Years leaders who are placing Early Years at the heart of long-term educational success. It creates shared understanding, common language and strong alignment around what rigorous Early Years provision looks like across different contexts.
This leadership programme is delivered virtually by Whole Education, working closely with Early Years experts and drawing on the collective expertise of participants. Leaders learn with and from one another, sharing practice and challenging thinking as they drive Early Years forward as a strategic priority for children, families and communities.
The programme embeds sustainable, self-improving systems within schools, across trusts and across LAs in ways that are manageable, motivating and meaningful. This work strengthens Early Years provision and improves outcomes for children, laying strong foundations for success throughout their education.
Focus Areas
Throughout the project, we will use the Evaluate My School (EMS) platform to support Early Years leaders to work alongside their School Leaders to effectively self evaluate provision in their schools across key areas. The self evaluation will incorporate the EYFS principles of: A unique child, positive relationship, enabling environments and learning & development and the statutory requirements for Early Years.
The key focus areas are:
Intent
Implementation
Impact
Working with families and communities
Effective use of adults
Transition
Leadership & Management
Early Years leaders then use this self evaluation to write action plans which are put into practice, guided throughout by the expert Whole Education Early Years network and an effective peer support model.
“I was able to approach inspection with far more confidence and evidence. I used my Whole Education work as the basis for my entire discussion about our Early Years provision.”
“The input we received on the effectiveness of the action plans was incredibly detailed and supportive. I can now see where to focus our agenda to support Leads going forward.”