I felt that the no-notice rule was good, as you got to see a nursery in its true form. But I have since learned that a pre-school that is part of a nearby children's centre got a week's notice, and was told which day that Ofsted was due in.
Then I received a call from a training company that I use, as I have two staff training at NVQ level 2 and 3. They asked for time with the staff to talk them through their files and prep them, as Ofsted would be visiting them the following week.
When I asked the staff why they needed the time out with the assessor, they explained that she lets them do the work, but then goes through it telling them what they need to add by writing it out on Post-its for them throughout the file. The trainees add the assessor's points in their file in their own words. This means they can hand in any old work and have it practically rewritten for them. The assessor spent nearly two hours with them prepping their files, which is outrageous.
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