This EYFS Self-Evaluation Bundle is ideal for any EYFS leader looking for a structured and guided way to evaluate actions, improvements and development points in their early years setting across the year. The EYFS self-evaluation form (SEF) template is carefully structured and is aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook so you can evaluate your provision’s current strengths and areas for development based on a robust set of criteria, which include: Quality of Education, including Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact Behaviour and Attitudes Personal Development Leadership and Management Each of the above sections contains sets of reflective questions, allowing you to be critical and accurate in your early years self-evaluation. Alongside each section are ideas for where you can find multiple sources of evidence to back up your judgement. A further template - Quality of Education Self-Evaluation - is also included. This document allows you to dig deeper into the effectiveness of the teaching and learning that your early years setting provides, allowing you to RAG-rate your provision in different areas. This can then inform your next steps for improvement. Also included are the EYFS Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids, which are fully aligned to the latest 2024 Ofsted School Inspection Handbook and which you can use to support your decision-making when self-evaluating your strengths and weaknesses. The editable EYFS SEF template and accompanying documents are ideal for new early years leads or those wishing to refine their EYFS SEF writing process. Often, these sorts of documents are kept - either digitally or paper-based - in an EYFS leader file. For further support with creating, building and organising an effective early years leader folder, this template along with many more are also included in our full EYFS Leader Folder Pack. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

his EYFS Safeguarding and Welfare Checklist is ideal for any EYFS leader who’s looking to explore safeguarding and child welfare in their setting. It’s suitable for EYFS leaders in both school-based settings as well as group-based providers such as nurseries and preschools, and is built from all of the safeguarding and welfare requirements in section 3 of the EYFS statutory framework for group and school-based providers (and therefore isn’t applicable to childminders). The checklist walks you through different criteria about welfare and safeguarding in the EYFS, allowing you to identify your current strengths and make a plan for any areas of development. The following broad areas are included in the checklist: Child Protection Recruitment Training and Qualifications Staff Ratios Child Health Behaviour Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Premises and Equipment Record Keeping Each section can help you to critically reflect on your safeguarding procedures and processes, allowing you to keep every child safe as well as ensuring compliance with safeguarding requirements in the EYFS. Every early years leader should ensure they’re aware of their setting’s strengths and levels of compliance when it comes to safeguarding as well as ensuring any weaknesses are addressed quickly. This information should be regularly reviewed so it’s ideal to keep copies and records together, such as in an EYFS leader folder. For further support with creating, building and organising an effective early years leader folder, this template along with many more, are also included in our EYFS Leader Folder Pack. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

This EYFS Leader Folder Checklist is ideal for any EYFS lead looking for ideas and guidance on the documentation they might want to include in their EYFS leader file, regardless of whether it’s kept digitally or in a paper-based folder. The checklist is designed to save your time in wondering what to include in an EYFS leader folder by helping you to consider the different documents you might need. Each suggestion has handy notes about what to include and you can tick them off once completed, allowing you to stay on top of keeping your EYFS file organised. The checklist is split into the following helpful sections: EYFS Improvement and Leadership Curriculum and Assessment Information Pastoral Information Communication and Involvement Staffing, Training and Development Governors and External Advisors This editable EYFS leadership folder template is ideal for new early years leads or those wishing to refine how they store and organise their EYFS information. For further support with creating, building and organising an effective early years leader folder, this template along with many more are also included in our full EYFS Leader Folder Pack. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Thinking about doing a spot check on your special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision or wondering what Ofsted will ask about SEND when they visit? This pack, perfect for school leaders and SENDCos, has been designed to give you the tools to gather snapshot viewpoints of SEND and inclusion practices in your setting. In turn, this allows you to gain insight into how others could view your SEND provision and the steps you may need to take to keep improving it. This pack includes: Example SENDCo Ofsted questions SEND subject knowledge question bank SEND questions for pupils SEND document and files checklist Deep dive process overview for SEND Deep dive evidence exploration for SEND Further resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk