Louise Chapman

Early Years Lead

Our Early Years Central Service support comprises the following:

For the Early Years Practitioners:

• Auditing and quality assuring Early Years environment and provision
• Advise Early Years operation set up on a day to day basis
• Ensure continuous and enhanced provision is in place
• Improve and implement communication and Language within the Early Years
• Quality assure Phonics and Early Reading
• Support parental engagement
• Identification of pupils, tracking and assessments
• Support the EYFS lead to become an effective leader
• Impress the importance of ‘The role of the Adult/s’
• Quality assure Outdoor Learning
• Quality assure and overview curriculum planning and progression
• Support data analysis to show progress and outcomes
• Support and develop classroom practice in the EYFS
• Support and develop curriculum subject leaders to enhance the knowledge of their subject within the Early Years
• Liaising with external agencies on behalf of the school and ensuring that all professionals are held accountable to their remit

For the Trustees / Governors:

• Auditing of each EYFS department every year. Audit report written with feedback given to Headteacher, Governor and CEO
• Termly feedback report on EYFS on all schools to Trustees and Chair of Governors
• Training on key areas of EYFS
• Part of the school review team with discussing EYFS with Headteacher

For the Headteachers:

• Termly feedback on their EY department and next steps improvement plan with 1:1 meeting
• Consultation of EY strategic aims by Headteachers to formulate SEND MAT Development Plan
• Provide operational support and advice for early year setting that require extensive input
• EYFS training offered to setting and to staff, on best practice
• Ensuring that EYFS is working at its optimum level and impact
• Ensuring that EYFS setting are within correct adult ratios and pupil numbers

For the Pupils / Students / Parents:

• Ensuring correct support and provision is in place for all pupils in EYFS
• Providing support for parents in EYFS
• Offer of screenings and testing to ensure that all pupils are meeting developmental milestones
• Liaising with external services on behalf of the parent to ensure correct support is provided for pupil and parent