The news analysis article 'Failed' inspectors lose their jobs (15-28 October 2012) contained several inaccuracies and I believe misrepresented the training and assessment process that inspectors undertook. I attended training for the new early years inspection framework in Manchester in early July and my experience was quite different from that reported in the article. We were supported during this training; every opportunity was given to ask questions and have points clarified.
The training rooms were not overcrowded, disruptive or noisy. On day one we were asked to complete a questionnaire to assess our current level of understanding and knowledge based on the reading material that had been given prior to the training. We were given 20 minutes to complete this task. The second part of the assessment took place at the end of the afternoon of day three. The first completed questionnaire was returned, plus another blank copy, and again we had 20 minutes to complete it.
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