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Do you find that your September INSET ends up being planned in the last few weeks of the summer holiday? Want to get ahead and get organised? Honeyguide’s comprehensive INSET Preparation Checklist is here to support you! From planning key priorities and 51ºÚÁÏ training, to organisation and setup of your September staff training days, this checklist will help you to maximise impact and save you time. Further resources can be found on our website.

Are you stepping into your first EYFS leadership role? Congratulations! This comprehensive and FREE checklist for new early years leaders is here to provide you with different ideas for how to get started in your new post over the first few weeks, half term and term. Designed to be fully editable, adapt and amend it to tailor it to your new EYFS role. Let us support your thinking and workload so you can find balance as a new EYFS leader. There are lots of EYFS leader resources and supportive materials available on our website too.

This Single Central Record (SCR) Compliance Bundle is ideal for DSLs, headteachers and school leaders who want to check their safer recruitment and record-keeping processes against the criteria outlined in Part 3 of Keeping Children Safe in Education. Fully in line with KCSIE 2024 and the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook (September 2024), this bundle will help school leaders and 51ºÚÁÏ lead governors to: Conduct checks on whether their Single Central Record contains information about the correct people, including staff members, trainee teachers, agency and third-party workers, volunteers and contractors Identify whether the correct checks have been conducted depending on the person’s role in school, including enhanced DBS checks, children’s barred list checks, Section 128 checks, right to work in the UK checks and other statutory and recommended checks Verify whether dates are recorded for all of the above checks Triangulate and confirm your SCR evidence by conducting a spot check into a staff member’s personnel file. The bundle contains two templates to support you in doing this. The Single Central Record (SCR) Overview Checklist and The Single Central Record (SCR) Spot Check. Further compliance and leadership resources can be found on our website.

This Subject Intervention and Provision Map Bundle is ideal for any subject leader who’s looking to explore what additional support is given to pupils in their subject. Aimed at primary subject leaders, this mini bundle contains two useful editable Word templates. The Subject Intervention and Provision Audit allows you to look in-depth at your subject and the provision, adaptations, differentiation and intervention on offer. This template is split into three handy sections that cover the following: Quality First Teaching Targeted Pupil Support Group Intervention This allows you to explore the current offer for pupils who need additional support to attain well in your subject as well as changes that could be made to further improve outcomes for pupils. You can then use the Subject Provision Map to give an overview of the different types of provision and support available in different year groups as well as summarising the general strategies used by all staff to support learning. Further subject leader resources can be found on our website.

This EYFS Learning Environment and Resource Audit Bundle is ideal for any early years leader who’s looking to explore how the learning environment and resources across their early years setting supports children’s early development. The Learning Environment Audit template walks you through different reflective questions about your areas of indoor provision, outdoor provision and how you structure your spaces and resources to support development in the seven areas of learning. This allows you to identify the current strengths of your EYFS spaces and rooms, and make a plan for any areas of development. The following types of questions are included - why not see if you can answer them about your setting? Are items and equipment labelled? Is this in a child-friendly font? Are photographs also used? Is furniture adapted for any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities? What natural materials are available for children to interact with and observe? What first aid provision is in place for the outdoor space(s)? Questions like these can help you critically reflect on your early years learning environment in order to makes changes to give your children the best possible experiences. Also included is an EYFS Resource Audit and Inventory template which covers the types of early years resources, furnishings and equipment that you might have. This can help you to identify any gaps in your resource stock as well as finding where old equipment needs replacing or updating. This template also allows you to consider different resource types, such as those that support different areas of learning, sensory and therapeutic resources, technology and digital resources, and health and safety equipment. Further EYFS resources can be found on our website.

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.

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.

his EYFS Safeguarding and Welfare Checklist is ideal for any EYFS leader who’s looking to explore 51ºÚÁÏ 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 51ºÚÁÏ 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 51ºÚÁÏ 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 51ºÚÁÏ procedures and processes, allowing you to keep every child safe as well as ensuring compliance with 51ºÚÁÏ 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 51ºÚÁÏ 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.

Whether you’re a new early years leader looking to create your first EYFS leader file or are an experienced foundation stage lead wanting to ensure your EYFS folder contains all the documents you need, this EYFS Leader Folder Pack is ideal for you. With 31 editable templates and full guidance, it’ll walk you through what you could include in your EYFS leader folder - digital or paper-based - and why you need to include it. Suitable for EYFS leaders who work within a primary school as well as those in group-based settings such as nurseries and preschools, this pack will save you both time and energy in creating your subject leader file. This pack includes: EYFS Leader Folder Checklist EYFS Curriculum Overview Checklist EYFS Summary Overview EYFS Leader Yearly Planner EYFS Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids EYFS Self-Evaluation Form EYFS Safeguarding and Welfare Checklist EYFS Improvement Plan EYFS Improvement Plan Checklist EYFS Action Plan EYFS Leader Self-Review EYFS Intent, Implementation and Impact Checklist EYFS Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement Checklist Quality of Education Self-Evaluation Learning Walk Template (EYFS) Work Scrutiny Template (EYFS) EYFS Cultural Capital, Personal Development and Enrichment Audit EYFS Intervention and Provision Mapping EYFS Provision Map EYFS Learning Environment Audit EYFS Resource Audit and Inventory EYFS Pupil Progress Meeting EYFS Link Governor Meeting Report EYFS Report to Governors EYFS Pupil Voice Survey EYFS Staff Voice Survey EYFS Parent Feedback Survey Staff EYFS Knowledge Audit EYFS Practitioner Skills Audit Professional Development Plan and Record Supervision Meeting Template Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

If you’re looking to explore your school’s provision and curriculum in Understanding the World (UW) for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by both EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting UW learning opportunities and where there are opportunities to develop further. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you’re looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

If you’re looking to explore your school’s provision and curriculum for physical development for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by both EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting physical development learning opportunities in order to develop their gross and fine motor skills. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you’re looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

If you’re looking to explore your school’s provision and curriculum in Communication and Language for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting learning opportunities to speak, listen, develop their vocabulary and build their early communication skills. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you’re looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

If you’re looking to explore your school’s provision and curriculum in Literacy for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting learning opportunities in early literacy, including comprehension, word reading and early writing and mark-making. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you’re looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

If you’re looking to explore your school’s provision and curriculum in Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) for your early years children, this audit pack gives you the perfect starting point. Aimed at primary school settings, the audit can be used by EYFS leads, year 1 leaders & teachers, KS1 phase leaders and curriculum leaders to explore how effectively your school gives children broad and exciting EAD learning opportunities and where there are chances to develop this even further. Links are also made between the EYFS and the National Curriculum subjects in Year 1 to provide support for that crucial transition, and is ideal if you’re looking to provide a cohesive curriculum offer between the early years and KS1. More EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website.

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.

Involving and reporting to governors is an important aspect of subject leadership. Keep link governors and the wider governing body informed and up to date on the work you have understaken in your subject area as subject lead with these helpful templates. More subject leadership resources can be found on our website.

Want to audit the cultural capital, enrichment and personal development opportunities available in your subject area and how you can enhance these? Including careers and British Values, you’ll be able to answer any questions from Ofsted or other professionals regarding these areas in your subject. Further subject leadership resources are available on our website.

Use this checklist to review your curriculum intent, implementation and impact statement to ensure it contains everything it needs on your school website for each subject area. Further subject leadership resources can be found on our website.

This Subject Leader Self-Review form serves as a summative document to record the results of your continuous and rigorous self-assessment process. There is no set time of year for its completion. It is generally best to integrate it with your usual review and planning cycle. Although it should be completed at least once a year, it is most beneficial when used as an ongoing tool. Further subject leadership resources can be found on our website.

New to subject leadership, changing subject or an experienced subject leader wanting to ensure you tick everything off? This helpful checklist planner will ensure you have considered all of the tasks you need to do as a subject leader each term and across the year. Further resources for subject leadership can be found on our website.